Of Sufficient and Effeïival Grace, á3 3 only tomake them better, and bring them nearer it, and prepare them for it; ( which forne call Grace mediately fufficient to Salvation 5 but that's an improperSpeech, as long asfor want of their Obedience, they never attain tomuch that is abfolutely necefJary.) Formy part I doubt not to afrert, r. That no man in the World bath Grace fufficient for Salvation, that is, Glorification, an hour before he dieth : Forhe cannot befaved without more 5 that is, without the Grace of perfeverance to the end. But every believing Penitent hath Grace fufficient and effectual to give him a prefent Right tosalvation. And 2. I add, that there is no fuch thingas Grace fufficient tosalvation which is not effeaual, anddoth not fave. Seeing all that perfevere in holinefs are faved; and they that do not, have not Grace fufficient ( that is, neceffary) to Salvation. 3. And I add, that no man hath Grace fu cient togive him a Right todrift, and Pardonand salvation, which is not effeJual, anddoth notprocure it. Forevery penitent trueBeliever hath that Bight to Chrift, Pardon and Life : And he that is not a peni- tent Believler, hath not Grace fufficient to obtain that Right. A. " Tes, If he have fufficient tohelp him tobelieve. B. Not fo, : unlefs he al1ually believe For is not Faith itt alp,fomewbat more than power to believe? Whenyouconfefs that menare damned that have the Power, but not that have theA&. A. " Tes 5 but man caufeth the All oft, when God bath given ,only the " Power, andneceffry concurfeto theprodu ionof the .Al. l B. Corvinasand othersof you ordinarilyconfefs, that Faith it fell is the Gift of God, and that Faith is more thanapower tobelieve. And we denominate Gods Graceby thevarious effe&s: Therefore I may fay that aman that bathGracefufcient to believe, yet hath not Grace finer ent toyuftification, tillhe have, r. TheGraceof Faith. 2. And fo the Grace of the moral donation of the Covenant, which is the juftifying, pardoningInftrument. A. " Tonteem then to deny fufficient Graceyourfelf. R. I affert, I. That godly menhavepower or fufficient Grace tomany ads of Faith, Love and Duty which they never do. 2. And that all men e But ì am not able tó by common Grace, or fufficient, are able todobetter than they do, in reel, wo at P'fgq. s3 preRaration for fpecial Grace. 3. And that they are bound fo to do, difp. 9e. e. 4. Nangaam in order to their Salvation. And fo that all men havefome helps and accoutre nobin obligati". Grace in its kind fufficient toenable them to leek Salvation, and that iimaem¡o1.',1' eni tico . Godwill not forfake them till they forfakehim. * tatione qua it bane vou- A. "But dothnotyour Church of England, Art. r a [Worlddone Lero , dr i11O elfervate 3 f ys po mta. Liquor de p0æ- <t before the Graceof Chrtf$, and the Infpirationof hisSpirit, are not plea- cetto aflrmattve, tai nono "fant to God, forafmuch as theyfpring not of Faithin jefii chrill 5 neither 1"1002 lemma, adelt quo fouet obligare, fad ¢team " do theymake men meet to receive Grace, or (as the School Authors fay) cajou obligati" memori e " cleferveGrace of congruity : yea rather, for that theyare not done as God oceorrit. Andheaddetfi "bath willed, andcommanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have aila Si 1 °in' [molten, " thenature offin.] fatiret cogitatio, nallano- . This Article is intended againtt merit ofcongruity in the worksof beer j unlefsJ bÿ [tuffi- wicked men. And it is certain, that all their worksare (in, inthat they cleat Grace I he meant are in defectivenefs of endsand manner, and inperverfene f , the violations bÿ centuiónphenatu- of the Law of God, (as to pray to God only to be faved from Hell, ralpower of cogaatibrr without love to God, and Holinefs, or hatredof Sin ; togive Alms for má2 w rei 6óú,db if a; the fameends, be.) where the love of God, the true end is left out,Law of Godor Man; it the actionmutt needs be fin. Butwe faynot that it is only (fn, or totally het iould but t,make him- fin. It'is good andpleaing to Godfeeundum quid, though not fimpli- tnoas and wicked e. titer: And fuch Actions as are fin by deficiency, may have a tendency couóh;nece ;ço much
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