...they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the school-authors say) deserve grace of congruity : yea, rather for that they are not done as God hath willed...done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin. XIV. Of Works of Supererogation. VOLUNTARY works besides, over and above God's commandments, which...

...put the whole matter as far beyond doubt as words can place it, she closes her decision thus ; " Yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed...done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin." Now, if works wrought previous to justification, are sin, it is absolutely impossible that we should...

...grace of Christ, and the in* spiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God : — * forasmuch as they are not done, as God hath willed ' and commanded...be done; we doubt not but ' they have the nature of sin.'1 — TheStoicks allowed, that they owed many things to the gods: but not their wisdom and virtue...

...done before the grace of Christ, ' and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant ' to God ;— for that they are not done, as God hath ' willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt ' not but that they have the nature of sin.'1 " The " ploughing of the wicked is sin."* Every human deed, therefore,...

...Jesus Christ, (though often from some kind of faith: in God they may spring,) f< yea, rather, because they are not done, as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not (how strange soever it may appear to some,) but they have the nature of sin." 6. Perhaps those who...

...Jesus Christ ; neither da they make incn meet to receive grace, or deserve grace of congruity ; yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed...we doubt not but they have the nature of sin.'— At the same time, the con sis'.cnt Calvinist. regards the work of the Holy Spirit, i|i restoring the...

...of this Spirit are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not oi faith in Jesas Christ ; yea, for that they are not done as God hath willed and...done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin.' This grace of Ch* ist, or renewing of the Holy Ghost, consists of those new views, new principles of...

...the •chool authors aay) deserve grace of congruity: yea, rather tor that they are not done as Gpd hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin — Art. l3. " These works the apoBtle calleth good works ; saying, we are God's workmanship, created in Christ...

...justification, have the nature of sin, (both because they spring not of faith in Christ, and because they are not done as God hath willed < and commanded them to be done,) what becomes of sanctification previous to justification ? It is utterly excluded: seeing whatever...

...his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ: — yea rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed...done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin. The reason of this is obvious. A polluted heart can no more bring forth a good action, than a polluted...