The condition of man, after the fall of Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God : wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without... The Fathers, the Reformers, and the Public Formularies, of the Church of ... - Page 55by John Allen - 1817 - 203 pagesFull view - About this book
| Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...concupiscence hath the nature of sin. 25. The condition of man after the fall of Adam is such that he can not turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength...God. Wherefore, we have no power to do good works, pleasing and acceptable unto God, without the grace of God preventing us, that we may have a good will,... | |
| Church orders, Ancient - 1675 - 314 pages
...Edwardi 6. decimus. 10. Of Free-will. The condition of man after the fall of Adam is such, lhat be cannot turn and prepare himself by his own natural...have a good will and working with us, when we have thai good will. 11. Of the Justification of Man. " We are accounted righleous before God, only for... | |
| Church of England articles - 1855 - 76 pages
...hath of itself the nature of sin. X. Of free-Will. ППНЕ condition of Man after the fall of JL Adam is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself,...and working with us, when we have that good will. XI. Oftlie Justification of Man. WE are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord... | |
| John Norris - Knowledge, Theory of - 1704 - 620 pages
...Goodnefs, becaufe the good that he does is owing both firft and laft to the influence of the Divine Grace preventing us, that we may have a good Will, and working with us when we have that good Will : So no Man has reafon upon this Suppofition to be in the leaft degree proud of his fytowledge , becaufe... | |
| John Norris - Christian life - 1707 - 440 pages
...little has its Root and Principle in the Grace of God,withqut which prevent. r: E§ ing !ng us lhat we may have a good Will, and working with us when we have that good Will, we can do nothing. That in fine we depend upon God, not only for our Being and the Continuance of it,... | |
| Thomas Gregory - Booksellers' catalogs - 1708 - 368 pages
...That the Con10. dition of Man after the Fall of Adam, is fuch, that he cannot turn and prepare himfelf by his own Natural Strength and good Works, to Faith, and calling upon God $ and that therefore we have no power to do good Works pleafant and acceptable to God, without the... | |
| John Norris - Christian life - 1710 - 424 pages
...immediate Principle. For tho' all that is good in us muft be finally refolv'd into the Grace of God, preventing us that we may have a good Will, and working with us when we have that good Will., as our Church exprefles it, yet it being one part of the Grace of God to inlighten our Underftandings,... | |
| Thomas Bennet - 1715 - 228 pages
...Two Propofitions. 1. The Condition of Man after the is fuch, that he cannot turn and prepare himfelf by his own natural Strength and good Works to Faith and Calling upon God. 2. We have no Power to do good Works pleafant and acceptable to God, without the Grace of God by Chrift... | |
| Free will and determinism - 1719 - 432 pages
...Article; The. condition of Man, after the Fall of Adam, « fitch, that he cannot turn and prepare himfelf by his own natural Strength, and good Works, to Faith...upon God: wherefore we have no Power to do good Works pleafant and acceptable to God, without the Grace of God by Chrift preventing us, that we may hav.ea... | |
| Thomas Bennet - Clergy - 1727 - 216 pages
...pleafant and acceptable to God., without the Grace of God by Chrift preventing us, that we may hav^ a good will, and working with us when we have that good will. For the better underftanding of this and fome following Articles, 'tis neceflfary to obferve, that... | |
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