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Chapter 9 : Of Free Will
- God hath indued the Will of Man, with that natural liberty, and power of acting upon choice; that it is (a.) neither forced, nor by any necessity of nature determined to do good or evil.
a. Matthew 17:12; James 1:14; Deuteronomy 30:19
- Man in his state of innocency, had freedom, and power, to will, and to do that (b.) which was good, and well-pleasing to God; but yet (c.) was mutable, so that he might fall from it.
b. Ecclesiastes 7:29
c. Genesis 3:6 - Man by his fall into a state of sin hath wholly lost (d.) all ability of Will, to any spiritual good accompanying salvation; so as a natural man, being altogether averse from that good, (e.) and dead in Sin, is not able, by his own strength, to (f.) convert himself; or to prepare himself thereunto.
d. Romans 5:6, 8:7
e. Ephesians 2:1, 5
f. Titus 3:3-5; John 6:44 - When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of Grace (g.) he freeth him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone, enables him (h.) freely to will, and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so as that by reason of his (i.) remaining corruptions he doth not perfectly nor only will that which is good; but doth also will that which is evil.
g. Colossians 1:13; John 8:36
h. Philippians 2:13
i. Romans 7:15, 18, 19, 21, 23 - The Will of Man is made (k.) perfectly, and immutably free to good alone, in the state of Glory only.
k. Ephesians 4:13
_ Preface & Preamble
1. Of the Holy Scriptures
2. Of God and of the Holy Trinity
3. Of God's Decrees
4. Of Creation
5. Of Divine Providence
6. Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and the Punishment Thereof
7. Of God's Covenant
8. Of Christ the Mediator
9. Of Free Will
10. Of Effectual Calling
11. Of Justification
12. Of Adoption
13. Of Sanctification
14. Of Saving Faith
15. Of Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
16. Of Good Works
17. Of the Perseverance of the Saints
18. Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
19. Of the Law of God
20. Of the Gospel, and of the Extent of the Grace Thereof
21. Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience
22. Of Religous Worship and the Sabbath Day
23. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
24. Of the Civil Magistrate
25. Of Marriage
26. Of the Church
27. Of the Communion of Saints
28. Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper
29. Of Baptism
30. Of the Lord's Supper
31. Of the State of Man After Death and of the Resurrection of the Dead
32. Of the Last Judgement
_ An Appendix
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The Cambridge Declaration
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