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Of Free Will

Section 9.4

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he freeth him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone enables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so as that, by reason of his remaining corruption, he doth not perfectly nor only will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil.

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Col. 1:13
[13] He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
John 8:34, 36
[34] Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. [36] So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
Phil. 2:13
[13] for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
Rom. 6:18, 22
[18] and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. [22] But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
Gal. 5:17
[17] For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
Rom. 7:15, 18, 19, 21, 23
[15] For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. [18] For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. [19] For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. [21] So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. [23] but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.
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9.3 9.5

Chapter 9: Of Free Will

The state of man's will in its various conditions

Of Free Will

Section 9.1

God hath endued the will of man with that natural liberty and power of acting upon choice that it is neither forced, nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined to do good or evil.

Of Free Will

Section 9.2

Man in his state of innocency had freedom and power to will and to do that which was good and well-pleasing to God; but yet mutably, so that he might fall from it.

Of Free Will

Section 9.3

Man by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation; so as a natural man being altogether averse from that good, and dead in sin, is not able by his own strength to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto.

Of Free Will

Section 9.4

When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he freeth him from his natural bondage under sin, and by his grace alone enables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so as that, by reason of his remaining corruption, he doth not perfectly nor only will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil.

Of Free Will

Section 9.5

The will of man is made perfectly and immutably free to do good alone in the state of glory only.