A sermon preached before the king at White-Hall on March 22, 1667, being Easter-day…

2. Grace is Necessary to put this Habitual Fitness into Exercise. It is God that worketh in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure, Phil. 2. 13. It is God that Works all our Works in us and for us, Isaiah 26. 12. Certum est Nos facere quum facimus, sed ille ⟨p. 15⟩facit ut faciamus, as Saint Austin speaks. It is true we are the Workmen when we do work, but it is he by his Grace who enableth us to Work.

2. Grace is Necessary to put this Habitual Fitness into Excercise. It is God that worketh in us both to will and to doe of his good pleasure, Phil. 2. 13. It is God that Works all our Works in us and for us, Isaiah 26. 12. Certum est Nos facere quum facimus, sed ille ⟨p. 15⟩facit ut faciamus, as Saint Austin speaks. It is true we are the Workmen when we do work, but it is he by his Grace who enableth us to Work.

3. Grace is necessary to our perseverance in well-doing, as the presence of the Sun is Necessary to the Continuance of Light in the House, He is able to Keep us from falling, as Saint Jude speaks, verse 24. Non Mihi sufficit, sayeth Saint Hierom, quòd semel Donavit, nisi semper Donaverit, Peto ut accipiam, & cum accepero Rursus Peto: It is not enough for me that God giveth me Grace once, except he give it me always, I beg that I may receive it, and when I have received it, I beg it still. We must thus by constancy in Faith and Prayer Attend upon all the means of Grace, because Every Step of our Sufficiency depends upon it.