A discourse of the saving grace of God

Nay further, the Lord is so far from Determining the Will, and so from causing the Act by making it willing; that it is impossible for him to do it. They say (as was showed before) that the Will cannot be determined by God himself without destroying it; they will have it an Inconsistency, and to imply a Contradiction. And thus the Lord is so far from being the Worker or real Cause of actual Faith, Conversion, Sanctification, that it is impossible he should be the Cause thereof; he is so far from actually working these, that he cannot do it.

Nay further, the Lord is so far from Determining the Will, and so from causing the Act by making it willing; that it is impossible for him to do it. They say (as was shewed before) that the Will cannot be determined by God himself without destroying it; they will have it an Inconsistency, and to imply a Contradiction. And thus the Lord is so far from being the Worker or real Cause of actual Faith, Conversion, Sanctification, that it is impossible he should be the Cause thereof; he is so far from actually working these, that he cannot do it.

Let me but add one Argument more. This Grace is given equally to all, and effects no more in one than another; and therefore can be no more the Cause of actual Conversion in those that turn to God, than in those that are never converted; works Regeneration no more in those that are sanctified, than in the unregenerate; i. e. works it not at all, is no Cause of it. The Lord, by virtue of this Grace, gives actual Faith and Repentance no more to those that Believe and Repent, than to such as persevere in Impenitency and Unbelief: gave Faith no more to Paul than to Judas, Repentance no ⟨p. 54⟩more to Peter than to Simon Magus; i. e. he gives it not at all.

Let me but add one Argument more. This Grace is given equally to all, and effects no more in one than another; and therefore can be no more the Cause of actual Conversion in those that turn to God, than in those that are never converted; works Regeneration no more in those that are sanctified, than in the unregenerate; i. e. works it not at all, is no Cause of it. The Lord, by vertue of this Grace, gives actual Faith and Repentance no more to those that Believe and Repent, than to such as persevere in Impenitency and Unbelief: gave Faith no more to Paul than to Judas, Repentance no