14 October 2015 A.D. 10th of 39 Articles, “Of Free Will”—Archdeacon Philpot
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October 2015 A.D. 10th of 39 Articles, “Of Free
Will”—Archdeacon Philpot
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.
Archdeacon Philpot –
“For he” (Florebell, with whom Philpot agrees on this point,) “judgeth God to
be the author of all those things which we do rightwisely (righteously,) and
that without his inspiration and help we are not able anything of ourselves
well; yea, neither to endeavour nor to begin; and that the blissful and
everlasting life cometh not to us by violence and by that self nature of our
good doings, but by the abundance of the divine goodness, recompensing our good
deeds and wills, whatsoever they be, with so great a reward.” – Transl. of
Curio’s Defence.
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