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... nothing that deserves the name of Christian obedience , or acceptable service .
They know that “ without faith , it is impossible to please God , ” as well as that the
faith which is dead and not productive of holy obedience is unavailable both ...
... nothing that deserves the name of Christian obedience , or acceptable service .
They know that “ without faith , it is impossible to please God , ” as well as that the
faith which is dead and not productive of holy obedience is unavailable both ...
Page 136
If , on the contrary , however , we are placed in a good and acceptable condition
by partaking of the Spirit of Christ , the continuance of this participation secures
the continuance of that acceptable condition . Supposing the condition of ...
If , on the contrary , however , we are placed in a good and acceptable condition
by partaking of the Spirit of Christ , the continuance of this participation secures
the continuance of that acceptable condition . Supposing the condition of ...
Page 141
To believe that a compliance is acceptable , is one thing ; but to comply is
another . A belief which was not productive of obedience , could be nothing more
than a dead faith . Must we recur again to the notion , that their dead faith ,
brought ...
To believe that a compliance is acceptable , is one thing ; but to comply is
another . A belief which was not productive of obedience , could be nothing more
than a dead faith . Must we recur again to the notion , that their dead faith ,
brought ...
Page 147
It is indeed subjoined “ but obedience must be added , to préserve the state of
justification when obtained.'t This , however , increases the difficulty : for we are
told that ' in reality , true • Christian faith , and good works pleasant and "
acceptable ...
It is indeed subjoined “ but obedience must be added , to préserve the state of
justification when obtained.'t This , however , increases the difficulty : for we are
told that ' in reality , true • Christian faith , and good works pleasant and "
acceptable ...
Page 460
... pleasant and acceptable to God , without the grace of God , by Christ
preventing us , that we may have a good will , and working with us when we have
that good will . ” In this Article we are taught , in the plainest manner , that the 460
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... pleasant and acceptable to God , without the grace of God , by Christ
preventing us , that we may have a good will , and working with us when we have
that good will . ” In this Article we are taught , in the plainest manner , that the 460
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| Title | A Defence of Modern Calvinism: Containing an Examination of the Bishop of Lincoln's Work, Entitled a Refutation of Calvinism |
| Author | Edward Williams |
| Publisher | J. Black, 1812 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 28 Apr 2015 |
| Length | 544 pages |
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