Chapter 9: Of Free-will

God hath indued the Will of man with that naturall liberty, that it is neither forced, nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined to good or evil.^a

God has endowed the Will of man with that natural liberty, that it is neither forced, nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined to good or evil.^a

Man, in his state of Innocency, had freedom, and power, to will, and to do that which was good, and well pleasing to God;^a but yet, mutably, so that he might fall from it.^b

Man, in his state of Innocency, had freedom, and power, to will, and to do that which was good, and well pleasing to God;^a but yet, mutably, so that he might fall from it.^b

Man by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of Will to any spirituall good accompanying salvation:^a so as, a naturall man, being altogether averse from that good,^b and dead in sin,^c is not able, by his own strength, to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto.^d

Man by his fall into a state of sin, has wholly lost all ability of Will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation:^a so as, a natural man, being altogether averse from that good,^b and dead in sin,^c is not able, by his own strength, to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto.^d

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he freeth him from his naturall bondage under sin;^a and, by his grace alone, inables him freely to will, and to do that which is spiritually good;^b 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.^c

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he frees him from his natural bondage under sin;^a and, by his grace alone, enables him freely to will, and to do that which is spiritually good;^b 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.^c

The will of man is made, perfectly, and immutably free to good alone, in the state of Glory only.^a

The will of man is made, perfectly, and immutably free to good alone, in the state of Glory only.^a