§. 5. Of the repair of Grace.§. 5. Of the repaire of Grace.

§. 5. Of the repair of Grace.

§. 5. Of the repaire of Grace.

From the second I gather that,

FRom the second I gather that,

The graces which are decayed in us, ¹or seem to be lost, may be resumed and recovered. Thus much intimateth Christ unto Peter, saying,^c When thou art converted, &c. This cannot be meant of his first conversion, which long before was wrought in him, but of his recovery. The Prophets oft call upon Gods people, who had made themselves naked, and fallen off from their Lord and Captain the Lord God, to return again unto him. Very express and direct for this purpose is the^f charge of Christ to Ephesus, Remember from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works. ⁴Was it not the recovery of grace which David so earnestly prayed for? In faith he prayed, and was heard.

The graces which are decayed in vs, ¹or seeme to be lost, may be resumed and recouered. Thus much intimateth Christ vnto Peter, saying,^c When thou art conuerted, &c. This cannot be meant of his first conuersion, which long before was wrought in him, but of his recouery. The Prophets oft call vpon Gods people, who had made themselues naked, and fallen off from their Lord and Captaine the Lord God, to returne againe vnto him. Very expresse and direct for this purpose is the