| James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...which hinds me as strictly to believe, as to keep any of the commandments: says the apostle, "Wheregis boasting then? it is excluded ; by what law ? of works ? nay, but by the law of faith." So that if I will not believe on the Lord Jesus, who eases me of the vigour of the law, and so is my... | |
| John Covel - 1722 - 502 pages
...Juftified freely by his i4°,V Grace through the Re dem ft ion in Chrijl Jefus. Where is boa fling then ? It is excluded. By what Law ? Of Works ? Nay, but by the Law of Faith. Where then are the fret ended Works of Supererogation? I Would fain fee what things there are or can... | |
| Benjamin Jenks - 1732 - 240 pages
...Exdudes Boafting^ven that fills them with fuch Prejudice againft it. Rom. 5. 2.7. Where is Boafting then ? It is excluded. By what Law ? Of Works ? Nay, but by the Law of Faith. And therefore are they fo much againft this Faith ; Becaufe it is fo much againft their Boafting Trade.... | |
| Francis Fox - 1748 - 598 pages
...fight. — That he might be jufr, and the juUifiernf him that -believ. th in Jelus. Where is boafting then ? It is excluded. By what Law ? 'of Works? Nay; but by the Law of Faith. pnciled, we ihall be faved thro' is Litt. -, ' L' t Rom. 6 4, я. í Col. 2.13. il.j. i>3- See on Joh.... | |
| John Abernethy - 1748 - 414 pages
...accepting us : It cuts off all pretences to merit, and excludes boafting. Rom. iii. 27. Where is boajting then ? it is excluded. By what law? of works? nay, but by the law of faith. But we are not to understand all this, as if the gofpel were a mere unconditionate declaration of pardon... | |
| John Mason - 1754 - 350 pages
...does the Apoftle fay, by Grace are ye favfd (m) : fo aptly may we apply his Words, where is boa/ling then ? it is excluded. By -what Law ? of Works ? nay, but by the Law of Faith (n): and fo properly is this GOfpel Covenant called a Covenant of Grace. 2. It is moreover called a... | |
| John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - 1765 - 326 pages
...between grace and debt, and excludes every thing that might make it of debt : " Where is boafting " then ? It is excluded. By what law ? of " works ? Nay ; but by the law of faith. " Therefore we conclude, that a man is juftified •* by faith, without the deeds of the law •[."... | |
| Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...righteoufnefs for the rcmiflion of lias that are pail, thro' the forbearance of God. v. 27. Where is bo.ilting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay : but by the law of faith, v. 28. Thirefore we conclude, that a man is juftified by faith without the deeds ofthelaw. Tit.iii.... | |
| James Murray - 1774 - 244 pages
...righte&ufnefs r that be might bejuft, andthejujiifier of them that believe in Jefut. Where is boa/ting then ? It is excluded. By what law ? of works? Nay;. but by the law of faith, fherefore ive conclude that a man is juftifed by faith without the deeds of the law *. For if righteoufncfe... | |
| Joseph Priestley - 1791 - 232 pages
...righteoufnefs, that he might be juji, and the jujiifier of him that believeth in Jefus. JVhere is boajling then ? It is excluded. By what law? of works? nay, but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is juftified by faith, without the deeds of the law. If we confider... | |
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