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" We are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Faith, and not for our own works or deservings. "
History of the Church of Christ - Page 305
by Joseph Milner - 1809
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The Creeds of Christendom: With a History and Critical Notes, Vol III

Philip Schaff - 1877 - 948 pages
...made partakers of him and all his benefits. OF JUSTIFICATION AND FAITH. 34. We are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, applied by faith, and not for our own works or merits. And this righteousness, which we so receive...
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The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher...: With a Life of the Author...

James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...meaning is this, as it is in the articles of the Church of England, that " we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith, and not for our own works and deservings ;" that is, for the merits of Jesus Christ, God is well pleased with the obedience of...
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Articles agreed upon by the archbishops and bishops ... and the whole clergy ...

Church of England articles - 1855 - 76 pages
...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 and Saviour...by Faith, and not for our own works or deservings : Wherefore, that we are justified by Faith only is a most wholesome Doctrine, and very full of comfort,...
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The funeral sermon of John Sarney

James Neale - 1760 - 52 pages
...confeffing thereby that great fcripture truth taught in our Church, that we are accounted righteous before GOD, only for the merit of our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST by faith and not by our own works or defervings ; and I truft in GOD his prayer is heard, and his forrow now turned...
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The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A ...: Containing ..., Volume 4

George Whitefield - 1771 - 494 pages
...his own natural ftrength and good " to faith and calKng upon GoD. That we are accounted " righteous before GoD, only for the merit of our LoRD and "•...JESUS CHRIST, by faith, and not for our own " works or defervings. That albeit good works, which are " fruits of faith, and follow after juftification, cannot...
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The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A ...: Containing ..., Volume 5

George Whitefield - 1772 - 490 pages
...Eleventh Artide of our Church : " We are ac<•' counted righteous before GOD, only for the merits of our *' Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST by faith, and not for our •' own works or defcrvings." This dodtrine of our free juftification by faith in CHRIST JESUS, howevir cenlurcd and...
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Aspasio Vindicated and the Scripture Doctrine of Imputed Righteousness ...

James Hervey - 1792 - 496 pages
...how can you fubfcribe that emphatical article, which declares, " We are accounted righteous be" fore GOD, only for the merit of our LORD and " SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST." Surely, Sir, you are accounted righteous, for the fake of that, what* Thefe are Mr. Wcfi y's own words,...
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The Methodist Magazine: For the Year ... ; Being a Continuation ..., Volume 41

John Wesley, George Story - 1818 - 934 pages
...what we further learn, that, touching the article of our justification, we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour...by faith, and not for our own works or deservings. Who we have done all, we are still but unprofitable servants. Instead of being inflated with I know...
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The Orthodox churchman's magazine; or, A Treasury of divine and ..., Volume 7

1804 - 508 pages
...that law, and the light of nature§." And the Romanist she teaches, that " we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith ; and neither for our own works works or deservings||," nor yet lor the supererogatory works of the Saintsf...
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The Christian Observer, Volume 31

1832 - 852 pages
...religious opinion in our Church — must mean, that the doctrine that " we are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour...faith, and not for our own works or deservings," is not, as our Eleventh Article calls it, "a wholesome doctrine, " but that it is " unworthy only of "...
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