7 October 2015 A.D. 10th of 39 Articles, “Of Free-Will”—Bishop Hugh Latimer & Marian Martyr
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October 2015 A.D. 10th of 39 Articles, “Of
Free-Will”—Bishop Hugh Latimer & 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 Latimer – “We
are fleshly, we are carnal, we can do nothing perfectly as we ought to do;
wherefore we have need to say with St. Augustine, ‘Domine fac quae praecipis,
et praecipe quod vis,’ ‘Lord do thou with me what thou commandest, and then
command what thou wilt.’ For we of our own strength and power are not
able to do his commandments; but that lack, our Saviour will supply with his
fulfilling, and with his perfectness the will take our imperfectness.” – Ser.
on Lord’s Prayer.
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