A Candid Inquiry into the Controversies among Evangelicals · §718 · Samuel Strimesius

Annotatio VI §.V (2a): Impious resist grace-increase — Oblation offered, Reception blocked

(2a) From Impious eaters’ nature: they maliciously resist, so they are incapable of — and unworthy of — the increase of preventing grace placed in Christ’s vivifying body.

Do not split Reception vs Retention to give Impious reception. Better (as Lutherans elsewhere): Oblation reaches them by grace; Reception does not — the same obstinate malice that blocks retention blocks reception.

Latin

(2) Ex natura Manducantium Impiorum, quia (a) sunt malitiosè repugnantes, Ergo Augmenti gratiæ divinæ prævenientis (quale augmentum in corpore Christi spiritualiter vivificante reponendum est) omnino ut incapaces, ita eodem indigni. Excipis, distinguendo inter Receptionem, & Retentionem carnis Christi; prius concedendum esse Impiis, non verò posterius. Respond. Rectius distingui hîc (ut aliàs Lutherani solent) inter Oblationem & Receptionem, quarum prior quidem competit in Impios per Gratiam Christi; posterior non item, ob malitiam eorum obstinatam, quæ ipsa quia Retentionem carnis Christi impedit sola, etiam pari ratione Receptionem ejusdem; Alias causa nulla esset, quare, obstante licèt Communicantis malitia, retineri tamen caro Christi non posset æquè, atque, obstante licet ejusdem malitia, recipi atque manducari.

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