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Madan on Article XIII: Of Works before Justification

Martin Madan, 1772

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Article XIII. Of Works before Justification

Works done before the grace of Christ, and the Inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do 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 and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin.

Text: Book of Common Prayer (1662)

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7 RAS done before the Grace of Christ and the Inspiration of his Spirit, are nit pleasant to Gop, forasmuch as they spring nat of Faith in Jesus Cyri/t,

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Christ, * neither do they make Men me to receive Grace, or (as the Scheool-authors jay) deserve Grace of Congruity : Yea rather, for that they are not done as * Gop has willed and commanded them to be done, Wwe doubt not but * they have the Nature of Sin,

  • Feb, xi. 6. Without Faith it is impossible to please Gop. Rom. viii. 8. They that are in the Flesh cannot please Gov,

2 Tit. iii. 5. Not by Works of Righteousness which we have done, but according to His Mercy He saved us, by the washing of Regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost,

3 Cl. iii. 17. Whatsoever ye do in Word or Deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giv- ing Thanks to God, and the Father by Him.

  • Rom. xiv. 22, Whatsoever is not of Faith is Sin.

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