A discourse of the saving grace of God

And as they need not, so they must not ⟨p. 74⟩Pray, that God would make Grace effectual, or make it work effectually in them for God cannot do it, and they must no seek that of him which he cannot do• To make Grace effectual, is of unwilling to make them willing, to determine th• Will to what he Proposes; but this (the• say) he cannot do, without invading it freedom: All that he can do, is to Propose, and leave the Will to do as it likes if he should bow it effectually one way o• other, that would be a breach upon th• liberty which is essential to it; so that • beg this of him, would be to seek an i• possibility. So that, unless they will • absurd, they must not Pray that God woul• effectually bow or incline their Wills, • believe in Christ, to turn to God, to lov• him, to fear him, to walk in his way to hate Sin, or mortify it; yea, or • avoid it. They must not Pray, that Go• would effectually subdue their Wills • his Will in any thing: For, to be so su• jected, though to God, and by a Divi• Motion, is not consistent with that Fre• dom which the Nature of the Will r• quires.

And as they need not, so they must not ⟨p. 74⟩Pray, that God would make Grace effectual, or make it work effectually in them for God cannot do it, and they must no seek that of him which he cannot do To make Grace effectual, is of unwilling to make them willing, to determine th Will to what he Proposes; but this (the say) he cannot do, without invading it freedom: All that he can do, is to Propose, and leave the Will to do as it likes if he should bow it effectually one way o other, that would be a breach upon th liberty which is essential to it; so that beg this of him, would be to seek an i possibility. So that, unless they will absurd, they must not Pray that God woul effectually bow or incline their Wills, believe in Christ, to turn to God, to lov him, to fear him, to walk in his way to hate Sin, or mortifie it; yea, or avoid it. They must not Pray, that Go would effectually subdue their Wills his Will in any thing: For, to be so su jected, though to God, and by a Divi Motion, is not consistent with that Fre dom which the Nature of the Will r quires.