A discourse of the saving grace of God

2. They charge our Doctrine, as making God unmerciful, because he gives not to the greatest part of Mankind, that Grace which is necessary to Salvation: Whereas we deny not that God gives that Grace which they count sufficient; we grant he gives all that Grace which is necessary by their Doctrine, even to Reprobates. But we say, their Doctrine, how much soever it triumphs in advancing and extending Gods Love to Mankind; yet it makes him far more unmerciful, in that it will not have God to vouchsafe that Grace which is necessary or sufficient for Salvation, special Grace, to any at all. Mere swasive Grace, which leaves it to the choice of Mans unrenewed Will, whether it will turn to God or no, which ⟨p. 115⟩they say is all that God vouchsafes to any, did never alone, can never of it self Save any Man: And so they will have, not only some, but all Men to Perish, for any Grace that God gives them. Whatever Ostentation it makes of magnifying Divine Mercy, yet what Doctrine can be more unmerciful, than that which leaves all Men to be Damned, unless their Free-will do something more for them than the Grace of God.

2. They charge our Doctrine, as makeing God unmerciful, because he gives not to the greatest part of Mankind, that Grace which is necessary to Salvation: Whereas we deny not that God gives that Grace which they count sufficient; we grant he gives all that Grace which is necessary by their Doctrine, even to Reprobates. But we say, their Doctrine, how much soever it triumphs in advancing and extending Gods Love to Mankind; yet it makes him far more unmerciful, in that it will not have God to vouchsafe that Grace which is necessary or sufficient for Salvation, special Grace, to any at all. Meer swasive Grace, which leaves it to the choice of Mans unrenewed Will, whether it will turn to God or no, which ⟨p. 115⟩they say is all that God vouchsafes to any, did never alone, can never of it self Save any Man: And so they will have, not only some, but all Men to Perish, for any Grace that God gives them. Whatever Ostentation it makes of magnifying Divine Mercy, yet what Doctrine can be more unmerciful, than that which leaves all Men to be Damned, unless their Free-will do something more for them than the Grace of God.