Works of piety
But what good works are those, the practice of which, you affirm, is necessary to sanctification? First, all works of piety, such as public prayer, family prayer, and praying in our closet (Matthew 6:6); receiving the supper of the Lord (1 Corinthians 11:20); searching the Scriptures, by hearing, reading, meditating (Acts 17:11); and using such a measure of fasting or abstinence as our bodily health allows.
1771 text
9. “But what good works are those, the practice of which, you affirm to be necessary to sanctification.” First, all works of piety, such as public prayer, family prayer, and praying in our closet: receiving the supper of the Lord: searching the scriptures, by hearing, reading, meditating: and using such a measure of fasting or abstinence, as our bodily health allows.
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Catalogue & scope
Sermon 43 in the 1771 Works. Ephesians 2:8.
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