A discourse of the saving grace of God

(16.) It Cashiers the Spirit of Grace, and all its special Offices and Operations. To pass by those who ascribe nothing at all to the Spirit; those who attribute most to it, so far as I can discern, will have us beholding to him for nothing at all, but common Light, such as the Children of Darkness have; and so weak and powerless, that the Will needs not follow it is not determined, nor effectually move• or inclined by it. The Spirit of Grace (with them) has no immediate Influence upon the Will or Affections; and thi• is all too which the Mind has from th• Spirit, it moves neither Will nor Affect• once, but remotely, but by virtue of thi• Light: So that the Spirit of Grace do• nothing in the whole Soul, Mind, Wi• or Affections, but what this light amount to. No more is needful, either for th• first rise of Holiness, or for the increas• and growth, or the strengthening and co• tinuance of it.

(16.) It Cashiers the Spirit of Grace, and all its special Offices and Operations. To pass by those who ascribe nothing at all to the Spirit; those who attribute most to it, so far as I can discern, will have us beholding to him for nothing at all, but common Light, such as the Childre• of Darkness have; and so weak and powerless, that the Will needs not follow it is not determined, nor effectually move• or inclined by it. The Spirit of Grac• (with them) has no immediate Influenc• upon the Will or Affections; and thi• is all too which the Mind has from th• Spirit, it moves neither Will nor Affect• ons, but remotely, but by vertue of thi• Light: So that the Spirit of Grace do nothing in the whole Soul, Mind, Wi or Affections, but what this light amoun to. No more is needful, either for th first rise of Holiness, or for the increas and growth, or the strengthening and co tinuance of it.