 | 1768 - 750 էջ
...the juft and fcriptural view of the matter, I think, is undeniable, on this fingle acroonr, that " it is God that worketh in us to will, and to do, of hi« good pleafure." If every thing that is good in u» is the work rf Gi'd, it is abfurd to repreffnt... | |
 | 1744 - 448 էջ
...thing that is in us emi.nently to God, from whom every good Gift doth dejcend. Thus we are told, that it is God that worketh in us to will and to do of his own good pleafure : yet it is evident, that this is not to be underftood fo as to exclude our... | |
 | Jacob Duché - 1779 - 452 էջ
...Veneration for GOD, becaufe they are immediately infpired by the Spirit of GOD, even by that Spirit which " worketh in us to will and to " do, according to his good pleafure." " Except V Except your righteoufnefs (hall ex" ceed the righteoufnefs of the Scribes " and... | |
 | 1813 - 996 էջ
...be in what is good (and very active and indefatigably diligent we ought to be in every good work), ' it is God that worketh in us, to will and to do of his good pleasure.' It is in respect of the same kind of inability, that God ' cannot deny himself;'... | |
 | John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - 1802 - 606 էջ
...the juft and fcriptural view of the matter, I think, is undeniable, on this fingle account, " that it is God that worketh in us to will, and to do of " his good pleafure." If every thing that is good in us is the work of God, it isabfurd to reprefent... | |
 | William Jay - 1805 - 486 էջ
...filled with the fpirit ;" and that we are to " work 'out our own falvation with " fear and trembling ; FOR it is God that worketh " in us to will and to do of his own good pleafure." This being premifed, we proceed to eftablifh the doclrine we have advanced.... | |
 | Benjamin Beddome - 1807 - 546 էջ
...and teach us to go. Our return to God is free and voluntary, but we act only by being ^cted upon. " It is God that worketh in us to will and to do of his good pleasure," and, " thou, Lord, hast wrought all our works'in us." It is he that both seeks... | |
 | William Paley - 1808 - 564 էջ
...is operating, and we co-operating with him. " Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;1' and why? "for it is God that worketh in us to will and to do •• 3 E according according to his good pleasure." He is not superseding our endeavours, (the very... | |
 | William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - 1810 - 350 էջ
...all business, the business of salvation, he is operating, and we co-operating with him. 'c Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;" and why...superseding our endeavours (the very contrary is implied by commending us to exert. them) ; but still, nothing is done without him. If we have moral strength,... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1811 - 824 էջ
...in what is good, (and very active and indefatigably diligent we ought to be in every good work,) " it is God that worketh in us, *' to will and to do of his good pleasure." It is in respect of the same kind of inability, that God " can"not deny himself;"... | |
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Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;" and why? "for it is God that worketh in us to will and to do according to his good pleasure. 
