Article XIII: Of Works before Justification

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XIII of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Works before Justification, preached on the Fifth Sunday in Lent (3.22.2026)."Works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School Authors say) deserve grace of congruity; yea rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin."