The position of John Preston, Doctor in Divinity ... concerning the irresistibleness of converting…The position of John Preston, Doctor in Divinity ... concerning the irresistiblenesse of converting…

Lest that any should suspect that I fasten upon him an opinion, which is not his, let his words be read, which may be found in a Treatise entitled Decl. sent. Arm. pag. 181. and they are these, Grace (saith Arm.) is so described in Scripture, as that it may be ⟨p. 2⟩resisted, received in vain, that man may hinder his assent unto it, deny to co-operate with it, and therefore an irresistible power, and working, is not to be attributed unto Grace. Now, if Arminius in these words do not pull down what he seemed to build in the former, let others judge.

Lest that any should suspect that I fasten upon him an opinion, which is not his, let his words be read, which may be found in a Treatise intituled Decl. sent. Arm. pag. 181. and they are these, Grace (saith Arm.) is so described in Scripture, as that it may be ⟨p. 2⟩resisted, received in vaine, that man may hinder his assent unto it, deny to co-operate with it, and therefore an irresistible power, and working, is not to be attributed unto Grace. Now, if Arminius in these words do not pull downe what he seemed to build in the former, let others judge.

I know the Arminians cavil about the word Irresistible, used by Calvin, and other of our Divines, and cry out, That by this opinion of ours, men are turned into stocks, acting not at all in the work of Conversion, but, as stones, are acted and moved by another; yea, that men do not believe, but God in man repents and believes.

I know the Arminians cavill about the word Irresistible, used by Calvin, and other of our Divines, and cry out, That by this opinion of ours, men are turned into stocks, acting not at all in the work of Conversion, but, as stones, are acted and moved by another; yea, that men doe not believe, but God in man repents and believes.