12 October 2015 A.D. 10th of 39 Articles, “Of Free Will”—Bishop John Hooper & Marian Martyr
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October 2015 A.D. 10th of 39 Articles, “Of Free
Will”—Bishop John Hooper & Marian Martyr
Jones,
Thomas R. “An Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles.” NewScriptorium. N.d. http://newscriptorium.com/assets/docs/anglican/39-articles/jones39reformers.htm. Accessed 7 Jun 2015.
An
Exposition of the Thirty Nine Articles, By the Reformers: Extracts carefully
and fully selected from the Works of Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer, Hooper, Jewel,
Philpot, Pilkington, Coverdale, Becon, Bradford, Sandys, Grindal, Whitgift,
Etc.
Article X—Of Free-Will.
The condition of Man after the fall of Adam is such, that he cannot turn and
prepare himself by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and
calling upon God: wherefore we have no power to do good works 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.
Bishop John Hooper –
“The nature of man by the infection of original sin is so corrupted, and the
heart so oppressed with contrary motions and violent resistance unto virtue,
that men never consent so willingly and steadfastly unto the knowledge of
virtue as they should do. (Rom. 1). ... The man is drawn with his own lusts and
love of the world unto the contempt of God, and consenteth not unto his true
knowledge. ... This aversion and malicious obstinacy of the will must be daily
mortified, or else it will work thine eternal displeasure, and make thee the
everlasting enemy of God.” – Answer to Bishop of Winchester.
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