Justification (Duckworth) n. 7

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7. [49.] VII

If anyone says that free-will, stirred and roused by God, by giving its assent to God in His rousing and calling, in no way co-operates towards influencing and preparing itself to obtain the grace of justification, that it cannot refuse its consent if it would, but like a lifeless thing does nothing at all and is completely passive, let him be anathema, Canons 4.

[50.] If anyone says that a wicked person is justified by faith alone, so as to understand that he needs nothing that would cooperate towards the possession of the grace of justification, or that there is no necessity at all for him to be prepared and influenced by the inclination of his own will, let him be anathema, Canons 9.

[51.] If anyone says that a justified person sins when he does good works with a view to eternal reward, [let him be anathema,] Canons 31.

[52.] By Adam's sin, free-will, although weakened and upset, was certainly not extinguished, Session VI, 13th January 1547, Chapter I.

[53.] Man can turn of his own free-will by freely giving his assent to grace and co-operating with it, Ibid. Chapter 5.


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