Two Dissertations · §483 · John Davenant

Cap. VI Arg. 11: that doctrine empties election of efficacy toward the elect in the way

That doctrine does not rightly explain predestination or election: it grants the fruit, but no efficacy of election toward directing, keeping, and bringing the elect through to the goal on the way of salvation. Holy Scripture marks a special operation and providence of God flowing from the election decree — freeing the elect from all those evils that would otherwise block their salvation.

Latin

Illa doctrina non recte explicat praedestinationem sive electionem, quae fructum, nullam efficaciam electionis agnoscit quoad electos in via salutis dirigendos, conservandos, atque ad ipsam metam eandem perducendos. Nam sacrae Scripturae specialem quandam operationem et providentiam Dei denotant a decreto electionis manantem, quae electos ab omnibus iis malis liberat, quae illorum salutem alioquin impedirent.

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