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…

3. Those inclinations are presented as an object to the understanding, which weighs them, debates them, takes counsel about them; and at length, when it hath by its ultimate, and conclusive dictates, confirmed them, propounds them to the will as to be chosen.

4. After those initial inclinations, arising from infused Grace, have passed the censure of the understanding, and are allowed by the preceding judgement thereof; then at length doth the Will put forth a complete and effectual willingness, from which conversion immediately doth follow, or rather that very willing is the conversion of a man unto God. In these four things is the conversion of man accomplished:

4. After those initiall inclinations, arising from infused Grace, have passed the censure of the understanding, and are allowed by the preceding judgement thereof; then at length doth the Will put forth a compleat and effectual willingnesse, from which conversion immediately doth follow, or rather that very willing is the conversion of a man unto God. In these four things is the conversion of man accomplished:

1. Here first the reception of the habit of Grace infused is indeed irresistible, but neither free nor voluntary, for the Will is merely passive in the receiving, and therefore exercises not its freedom.

1. Here first the reception of the habit of Grace infused is indeed irresistible, but neither free nor voluntary, for the Will is meerly passive in the receiving, and therefore exercises not its freedome.