Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Savoy Assembly · PDF

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Chapter 9: Of Free-will

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he freeth him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone inables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so, as that by reason of his remaining corruption, he doth not perfectly nor onely will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil.

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he frees him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone enables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so, as that by reason of his remaining corruption, he does not perfectly nor only will that which is good, but does also will that which is evil.

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Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 9.4 → Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 9.4

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he freeth him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone inables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so, as that by reason of his remaining corruption, he doth not perfectly nor onely will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 9.4

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he freeth him from his naturall bondage under sin; and, by his grace alone, inables him freely to will, and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so, as that by reason of his remaining corruption, he doth not, perfectly, nor only, will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil.

Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 9.4

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he freeth him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone inables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so, as that by reason of his remaining corruption, he doth not perfectly nor onely will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 9.4

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of Grace he freeth him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone, enables him freely to will, and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so as that by reason of his remaining corruptions he doth not perfectly nor only will that which is good; but doth also will that which is evil.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), Paragraph 9.4

When God converts a Sinner, and translates him into the state of Grace, he frees him from his natural Bondage under Sin, and by his Grace alone enables him freely to will, and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so as that by reason of his remaining Corruptions, he doth not perfectly, nor only will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 9.4 → Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 9.4

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he frees him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone enables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so, as that by reason of his remaining corruption, he does not perfectly nor only will that which is good, but does also will that which is evil.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 9.4

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he frees him from his natural bondage under sin; and, by his grace alone, enables him freely to will, and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so, as that by reason of his remaining corruption, he does not, perfectly, nor only, will that which is good, but does also will that which is evil.

Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 9.4

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he frees him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone enables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so, as that by reason of his remaining corruption, he does not perfectly nor only will that which is good, but does also will that which is evil.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 9.4

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of Grace he freeth him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone, enables him freely to will, and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so as that by reason of his remaining corruptions he doth not perfectly nor only will that which is good; but doth also will that which is evil.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), Paragraph 9.4

When God converts a Sinner, and translates him into the state of Grace, he frees him from his natural Bondage under Sin, and by his Grace alone enables him freely to will, and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so as that by reason of his remaining Corruptions, he doth not perfectly, nor only will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil.

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