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The application of redemption
The application of redemption by the effectual work of the word, and spirit of Christ, for the bringing home of lost sinners to God ... by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ...
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1656
The Application of Redemption, by the effectual work of the Word an… › Book 8
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Efficacious, or Effectual Grace and Help is, when §3the work formerly intended and purposed by the ⟨p. 432⟩Lord, is now really accomplished, actually performed, and put into Execution: When the Soul […] turned, and called according to his purpose, Rom. […]. 28. So that the full sense is, Where ever there is […] absolute sufficiency of preventing and […] Grace, there is an actual Efficacy in the accomplishment of that work upon the Soul. And this […] from the former Doctrine by force of […] Argument several ways: Thus,
Efficacious, or Effectual Grace and Help is, when §3the work formerly intended and purposed by the ⟨p. 432⟩Lord, is now really accomplished, actually performed, and put into Execution: When the Soul 〈…〉 turned, and called according to his purpose, Rom. 〈…〉. 28. So that the ful sense is, Where ever there is 〈…〉 absolute sufficiency of preventing and 〈…〉 Grace, there is an actual Efficacy in the accomplishment of that work upon the Soul. And this 〈…〉 from the former Doctrine by force of 〈…〉 Argument several wayes: Thus,
Where there is the Concurrence of all […] §1putting forth themselves for the work of Conversion, there that work will certainly and effectually be brought forth; because there is no more required to the existence of any thing, than the Causes of it, and those jointly working for that End. But […] there is the sufficiency of preventing Grace, there […] all the Causes of Conversion, and all these working: For in that there is a sufficiency, therein all the […] are implied: in that it is the sufficiency of […] Grace, which is a motion and impression of […] Spirit, therein the action of these is expressed: And the work must needs follow, and the drawing […] fail to be Efficacious. For the reason why a reasonable Agent is sufficient to accomplish, and […] doth not; it is, because he hath power but […] and doth not put forth that power to the […] mance of the work: But so it is not here.