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39 predestinarian concepts are omitted , such as Preston's argument that every act of man is directed by God . ... Wesley recognized that such a doctrine ultimately jeopardizes man's responsible moral action , since salvation , under ...
39 predestinarian concepts are omitted , such as Preston's argument that every act of man is directed by God . ... Wesley recognized that such a doctrine ultimately jeopardizes man's responsible moral action , since salvation , under ...
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Nevertheless , God in his gracious mercy and on his own initiative alone establishes a new covenant with man ... Christ has gained reconciliation between man and God and is now counted for man's own righteousness - believe , and live .
Nevertheless , God in his gracious mercy and on his own initiative alone establishes a new covenant with man ... Christ has gained reconciliation between man and God and is now counted for man's own righteousness - believe , and live .
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Man's responsibility thus restored by prevenient grace carries with it as a corollary the ability to distinguish right ... Part of the gift of prevenient grace is , then , man's conscience.120 Through prevenient grace , man becomes a ...
Man's responsibility thus restored by prevenient grace carries with it as a corollary the ability to distinguish right ... Part of the gift of prevenient grace is , then , man's conscience.120 Through prevenient grace , man becomes a ...
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Contents
Abbreviations | 11 |
Puritan Authors in Wesleys Publications | 31 |
Wesleys Abridgment of Puritan Literature | 47 |
Copyright | |
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