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A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the…A commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the…
A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and judicial divine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement upon the sixth chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelor of DivinityA commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and iudiciall diuine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement vpon the sixt chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelour of Diuinitie
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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For the better clearing of this doctrine, five questions are to be answered. The first is, what was the preventing grace in the conversion of Paul? Answer. Schoolmen, and Papists generally §10teach, that it was the inspiration of good motions, and desires, into the heart of Paul. But it is false which they teach: for the heart is uncapable of any good desire, or purpose, till it be regenerate. The trueth is this: that the preventing grace, in the first conversion, is the grace of regeneration, and secondly, the inspiration §15of good desires, and motions. When Christ prevents Lazarus, that he may revive again, he first puts a soul into him, and then he calls unto him, and saith, Come forth, Lazarus, because he was dead: in like manner, we are dead in sin, and therefore regeneration (which is the soul of our souls) must §20be put into us, before any inspiration of heavenly motions can take place. Yet after we are once borne anew, good motions and desires put into our hearts, may be the preventing grace, for the doing of sundry good workers.
For the better cleering of this doctrine, fiue questions are to be answered. The first is, what was the preuenting grace in the conuersion of Paul? Answer. Schoolemen, and Papists generally §10teach, that it was the inspiration of good motions, and desires, into the heart of Paul. But it is false which they teach: for the heart is vncapable of any good desire, or purpose, till it be regenerate. The trueth is this: that the preuenting grace, in the first conuersion, is the grace of regeneration, and secondly, the inspiration §15of good desires, and motions. When Christ preuents Lazarus, that he may reuiue againe, he first puts a soule into him, and then he calls vnto him, and saith, Come forth, Lazarus, because he was dead: in like manner, we are dead in sinne, and therefore regeneration (which is the soule of our soules) must §20be put into vs, before any inspiration of heauenly motions can take place. Yet after we are once borne anew, good motions and desires put into our hearts, may be the preuenting grace, for the doing of sundrie good workers.