A discourse of the saving grace of God

(13.) It tempts men strongly to neglect God and their Souls, to live in any Wickedness their Inclination leads them to, and not to break off a Course of Sin by speedy Repentance: For their pretended sufficient Grace is universal, and denied to none; that brings Repentance to every Mans power and choice, he has Grace enough to repent if he will. And since it is in his own Power, he may take his own time for it, and need not fear to satisfy himself with the Pleasures or Advantages of Sin.

(13.) It tempts men strongly to neglect God and their Souls, to live in any Wickedness their Inclination leads them to, and not to break off a Course of Sin by speedy Repentance: For their pretended sufficient Grace is universal, and denied to none; that brings Repentance to every Mans power and choice, he has Grace enough to repent if he will. And since it is in his own Power, he may take his own time for it, and need not fear to satisfie himself with the Pleasures or Advantages of Sin.

What is to be feared, to restrain them here from the Practice of Ungodliness and Unrighteousness? unless they will say, that common Grace being abused, may be withdrawn, and the Sinner by the Judgment of God given up to Obduration. Here ⟨p. 80⟩would be some danger indeed, if that Obduration did irresistibly determine the Sinners Will to such Wickedness: But there is no fear of that; for, by their Principles the Will cannot be so determined, either to good or evil; it is inconsistent with that Liberty which is essential to it, and which it cannot want while it is a Will. Therefore no light can be withdrawn, no hardness can be contracted; but the Will must still be at liberty, to turn to God or not to turn, to repent or not to repent, at pleasure. They have security, from their Principles, to go on in their evil ways, 'till they be in danger to live no longer; and then it is not a peradventure, if God will give them Repentance; they have enough for that in their own Power, and may repent and turn to God when they list. Accordingly, one of the prime Asserters of this Doctrine, being admonished of his Debauches, made this return; I am a Child of the Devil to day, but I have Free-will, and to morrow I will make my self a Child of God.