Two Dissertations · §788 · John Davenant

Cap. X Ultimum Propos. 1.III: Augustine — true grace is inspiration of love; he makes us walk and do; adjutorium whereby something is done; not only to be able but to will

A few from Augustine (Contra duas epistolas Pelagianorum 4.5): he describes true grace as the inspiration of love, that we may do what is known with holy love—that is proper grace. And 4.6: We walk, we keep, we do—but he makes us walk, keep, do. This is God’s grace making us good; this his mercy going before us. He calls this grace of Christ a help whereby something is done. From it, he says, there is in us not only power to do what we will, but also to will what we can (De correptione et gratia 11–12).

Latin

Ex Augustino paucula delibemus: Contra 2. Epist. Pelag. lib. 4. cap. 5. gratiam veram sic describit, Inspiratio dilectionis, ut cognita sancto amore faciamus, propria gratia est. Et cap. 6. Nos ambulamus, nos observamus, nos facimus, sed ille facit ut ambulemus, ut observemus, ut faciamus. Haec est gratia Dei bonos faciens nos, haec misericordia ejus praeveniens nos. Hanc gratiam Christi vocat adjutorium quo aliquid fit. Dicit ab hac gratia esse in nobis non solum posse quod volumus, verum etiam velle quod possumus, De corr. et grat. cap. 11. et 12.

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