136 OfSufficient andEgettual Grace, n Okam, Gabriel , and catberinra do bold, that The fecond Crimination. there are three ranks of mien in Gods Decree : r. nently of perfons emi- A. " 7hegreat differencebetween its, is, that they holdGods Grace to be ypredeflinated, to whomGodwill give fuch " unrefiffible 5' * As if it didmove man as aflone, or a deadbody, and did extraordinary Grace as a' meditateorforce theWill of man: Whereas we hold,that God worl¿ethby (hall ex feafcertain their ce Converfion and Salvo- fuck moral, internal andexternalfwatton on the Will, as talleth not away tion : n. Anotherof the "the t power of refer fling and doing the contrary. the ordinary who B. I confers this is the Point that maketh the greateft noife. But let to are fore-Coen Mt well g fufficient Grace, and fo us enquire how far indeed.you differ. . eleaed to Glory upon I. Reffnance is Paffive (as a hard block refit we eththe dge) or Attive that fore-fight. '3. The g ) Áeprobates who are ( as Fightersdo refit each other. ) decreed toHell for their 2. R f (lance is ofëtual ( when the Refiner overcometh ) or uneffeElu- fore-teen fin. Vide Okam in T. d. 4r. g. t. Gabr. 41 (when it is overcome. ) ibid. q. T. a. I. da de 3 The Aa of Refinance mutt be diftinguifhed from the power of bike Vaf ate in T. Tbe. q. >y. diqq.go: C. I. who Refinance : And toovercome atrial Re iftance, from the deftroying of contradideth them,`cap thePower. o. ea 23. Yet denieth that in man there isany 4 Phyfical andmoral Power ofrefiningmuff be diftinguifned as is afore- caufe condition, or oc raid. nation of his predefti- nation, difp. gr. 5 Real andLogical Power of Refinancealfomutt be dininguifhed as Tilenue againft Camero afore. ]appethall upon the net fiit A. Well : How d0 en applythe a diflinftions? ibi[íty of Grace, but y ppy f never fufficiently ex- E. I. All the gracious. Operations of Godon the Soul of a Sinner, are The' the word. S not only reßiible, butever reffled, both pavely and Aâively, in force lt 'Armznians Synod, p. 1 5, alfert, Etiam fa- degree. i. Materia paffiva qua talis, is raid to refill themotion of the pernattralem potentiam aífive nature, in that itsown nature is averfe toAClion, and the motes velantati eonferre, da bac ration Denm immediate mull be violenttís. And thoughmans Soul be not material, yet as under in volxntatem agate; modo God it is fubilantia paffiva, and fo pafvely may be Paid to refft, in .a ilia aet, volantatem non- lower fort, that is, to require the exerting óf thePower ofthe Agent 'netetet, antetedenter, > > libertatempotentiamq; non toits motion : Though this puttethGod to no difficulty. 2: Butfnful volendi roar. Privations and indifpofitions make the name ofpave ref(ance to the Hear a ,feftite, Rti de Predef. d. 6. Jebt.4.p.9t. Grace of God, yet more apt. 3. And the contraryoperations and reni-_ Vocatio e ficax[ratmcf- tenceofavitiousMindandWill, areanattivereffance. Though it be feflran infallibiliter for- tiro, gaoniam foamegsca- above our reach to know in what fence it may or may not becalled a diatom accipit ex pre¡ci- R-efflance as toGods All in itfelf( God beingnot panìve) 5 yet that it may ve a preaw Dei- be called a Re(tflance as to the eJ7 fl is paft doubt 5 (AsI refita mans movente na(tram volnnta- o > ton ea cenfentiat: Work, if I undo what he doth, though I touch not him.) All penitent Nam inftperebilzs violas mens confciences tell them that they refill God in all the good that he Vocations ¡ecundtm pro- y g Nihon eft. perfwadeth.them to, and doth them. B ectingdooe l ,ts. 2. No:.nian actively refieth God, but by his own power: That is, affecting the neceffita- tion of all that cometh I. God as theAuthor of Nature, keepeth up natural Power, and concurreth TO pars , would prove with ir. 2 . Manvitiateth andperverteth this, inmorals. 3.. God by that yet Sinners drierve damnation, though they outwardand inward motiondoth Operate towardsthe reifying of it. could not fm lets than 4, Man Minghis natural power victoufly againt thole reifyingOpe- they did, becaufe Chrifì meritedGlory that could rations, ftriveth by itagamt Gods gracious Work, and fo refifteth him POI fin.] But it's a de- by hisown ftrength. ofit from ambiguity When ever Grace e fefteth the Faith, Repentance, Obedience which of the words, [Can and it 3 JJ > p Cánnot]. It was not for moveth us to, it overcometh all our attuai refinance. Grace is not want of Power that Chritt could not fn,bur always overcome, when it is refined. To fa y that effettual Graceover- by perfeftlonofbolinefs: cometh refinance, is but to fay that it is effettual. Eut.it is for want ofna- 4,. All Gracewhich isfußcient, that is, which giveth all that is ab- tural .power to over- come God,that he feign- folutely neceffar) to the effect, is not viEtorious or effeinal5 and fo it is erh men to be Sinners r f flible,. as that fignifieth fuperable,. and that iene f dual 5 that is, all and damned. neceffaryfufrcient Grace is not effeítual. 5. It
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