 | Lyman Beecher - 1866 - 612 pages
...blended, though less evenly. " God hath endued the will of man," we read, " with that natural liberty that it is neither forced, nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined to good or evil." Nothing can be more satisfactory than this. But "man, by his fall into a state of sin,... | |
 | Samuel Simon Schmucker - 1867 - 294 pages
...them by ordinary generation.' The condition of man, after the fall of Adam, is such,s that his will is neither forced, nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined to do good or evil ;* but it does not pos' German Reformed, Heidelberg, CQ 26. ' Lutheran and Moravian (United Brethren's)... | |
 | Samuel Simon Schmucker - 1868 - 288 pages
...them by ordinary generation.'^ The condition of man, after the fall of Adam, is such,8 that his will is neither forced, nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined to do good or evil ;* but it does not pos2 Gerr^an Reformed, Heidelberg, CQ 26. 8 Lutheran and Moravian (United Brethren's)... | |
 | 1865 - 456 pages
...of woman. The confession affirms, that " God hath endued the will of man with that natural liberty that it is neither forced, nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined to good or evil." And this seemingly frank statement is balanced by this other, that " man, by his fall... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1870 - 1070 pages
...own [the Westminster] Confession, that ' God hath endued the will of man with that natural liberty, that it is neither forced, nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined to good or evil.' " Dr. Shedd, an American Presbyterian of the Old School, in bis History of Christian... | |
 | Joseph Jackson Goadby - 1871 - 392 pages
...accounts for its want of general favour. The twentieth article touches on "The Free Will in Man :" — " God hath endued the will of man with that natural liberty and power of acting upon choice, that is neither forced, nor by any necessity of nature, determined to do good or evil ; but man, in a state... | |
 | Joseph Jackson Goadby - 1871 - 420 pages
...accounts for its want of general favour. The twentieth article touches on "The Free Will in Man :"— " God hath endued the will of man with that natural liberty and power of acting upon choice, that is neither forced, nor by any necessity of nature, determined to do good or evil; but man, in a state... | |
 | James Porter - 1875 - 514 pages
...good, and wholly inclined to all evil, do proceed all actual transgressions. " III. OF FREE WILL. " God hath endued the will of man with that natural...necessity of nature determined, to do good or evil. " Man, in his state of innocency, had freedom and power to will and do that which was good and well... | |
 | James Porter - 1875 - 528 pages
...good, and wholly inclined to all evil, do proceed all actual transgressions. " III. OF FREE WILL. " God hath endued the will of man with that natural...necessity of nature determined, to do good or evil. " Man, in his state of innocency, had freedom and power to will and do that which was good and well... | |
 | Ichabod Smith Spencer - 1875 - 568 pages
...whatsoever comes to pass.' The other affirms, ' God hath endued the will of man with that natural liberty, that it is neither forced, nor, by any absolute necessity of nature, determined to good or evil.' God foreordained that man should be a free agent, — and he is one. The eternal decree... | |
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Man by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation... 
