...Christ,' affirms the Church of England very justly, in her 13th article : ' And the inspiration of this Spirit are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ ; yea, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but...

...Christ,' affirms the Church of England very justly, in her 13th article : ' And the inspiration of this Spirit are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ ; yea, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but...

...Christ,' affirms the Church of England very justly, in her 13th article : ' And the inspiration of this Spirit are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ ; yea, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but...

...preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. 26. Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his spirit, are not pleasing unto God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men...

...Ecclesiae. -i ,nl"i I"1!-! f "Works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of hii • Spirit are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith •in Christ. Yea rather, we doubt not but they have the nature of • sin." Thirteenth. Article nf the Church...

...regeneration, to follow after it; namely, this : works done " before the grace of Christ," or regeneration, are not " pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Christ" Then, most manifestly, the "faith of Christ" cannot exist before the " inspiration Of his Spirit,"...

...and may fully justify the more guarded censure conveyed in the thirteenth Article of our Church, on " works " done before the grace of Christ and the " inspiration of his Spirit." If, therefore, the apparent virtues of the heathen can be traced to impure or earthly sources, it is...

...Homily of justification, is a most certain and wholesome doctrine for Christian men. 12. Works lefore Justification. Works done before the grace of Christ,...pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesu Christ ' , neither do they make men meet to receive grace, (or as.the school authors say) deserve...

...of the Church of England on this point is very clear and full. In the 13th article she says, that " Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...to God ; forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Christ — yea, rather for that they are not done, as God hath willed and commanded them to be done,...

...holy God, because it does not proceed from a pure motive. On this ground our church says, Artie, xiii. "Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they are not of faith in Jesus Christ ; yea, for that they are not done аз God hath willed A'Vrir.^sf...