 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...  Plain Practical Sermons - Page xxxiiby John Wood Warter - 1844Full view - About this book
 | John Wesley, George Story - 1818 - 934 pages
...faith and calling upon God? " The answer again is ready : though we have no power to do good marks pleasant and acceptable to God WITHOUT THE GRACE of...Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will and jam-Icing with us when we have that good will -. yet WITH the grace of God, which will never be refused... | |
 | Methodist episcopal church - 1798 - 192 pages
...have no power to do good works, pleafant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Chrilt' preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. NOTES. {l) 2 Cor. iii. 5. Not that we are fufficient of ourfelves, to" think any thing as of... | |
 | George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...death and damnation before his eyes. This »lso the Church strongly affirms in her 10th Article, ' The condition of man after the fall of Adam, is such,...God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing (going before) us, that we may have a good will, and working with us when we have that good will.'... | |
 | 1815 - 436 pages
...spring out necessarily of a true and lively faith ;' — and that ' whereas the condition of man, since the fall of Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and...strength and good works to faith and calling upon God:' it is the office of God the Holy Ghost, 'by his grace preventing us, to put into our minds good desires,... | |
 | 1802 - 628 pages
...\ve have no power to do good works pleafant and acceptable to God without the grace of God by Chrift preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us when we have that good will, XI. Of the Jaßif cation of Man. ~V\7"E are accounted righteous before God, only for the * '... | |
 | John Overton - 1802 - 436 pages
...after the fall of Adam, is fuch, that he cannot turn and prepare himlelf, by his own natural ftrength and good works, to faith, and calling 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 have... | |
 | Henry Dimock - 1804 - 360 pages
...diametrically opposite to the doctrines of the Church of England. In the 10th Article it is said, " we have no power to do good works, pleasant and acceptable...God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good witl, and working with us when we have that good will." JJo words can be more pointedly directed against... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...and therefore," in every person born into this world, it deserveth " God's wrath and damnation."...." The condition " of man, after the fall of Adam, is...that he " cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own na" tural strength and good works, to faith and calling " upon God : wherefore we have no power to... | |
 | 1805 - 298 pages
...lust, wisdom, sensuality, affection, or desire, . which is contrary and not subject to the law of God. That he cannot turn, and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith and and calling upon God ; but must stand indebted for all this to the grace of God by Christ preventing... | |
 | Rowland Hill - 1806 - 336 pages
...made our church-books, yet to me it appears sure and certain, as they say in. the next artide, That the condition of man, after the fall of Adam, is such,...will, and working with us when we have that good- will." And though, I confess, I have not minded the prayers so much as I should have done, yet I remember... | |
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