...that which is good and well-pleasing to God ; but yet mutably, so that he might fall from it. III. Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly...as a natural man, being altogether averse from that which is good, and dead in sin, is not able, by his own strength, to convert himself, or to prepare...

...to the morality of any act. There are three views of the doctrine of ability. The old one is, " That man by his fall into a state of sin hath wholly lost...salvation ; so as a natural man, being altogether averse Irom that which is good, and dead in sin, is not able by his own strength to convert himself, or to...

...spiritual good accompanying salvation ; so, as a natural man, being altogether averse from that which js good, and dead in sin, is not able by his own strength...to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto without divine aid." — Chap. 9, sec. 3. Here observe that man is said to have lost all ability of...

...glory. Overture No. 11. — Shall Section iii of Chapter ix be so changed as to read as follows: III. Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all disposition to any spiritual good accompanying salvation ; so as a natural man being altogether averse...

...throw the responsibility of the sinner's perdition upon himself; although it is also stated that " man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all disposition to any spiritual good accompanying salvation ; so as a natural man, being altogether averse...

...that which was* good and well pleasing to God; but yet mutably, so that he might fall from it. III. Man by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost...convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto. IV. When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, he freeth him from his...

...ix., sec. i. On the contrary, he does teach, in accordance with our standards, that man by the fall, hath wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation. " In respect to the fourth charge, that faith is an act of the mind, Mr. Barnes does teach it, in accordance...

...ourselves helpless for anything but sin. We are told in another statement of the same denomination: "Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly...salvation; so, as a natural man, being altogether averse to that good and dead in sin, is not able by his own strength to convert himself or prepare himself...

...will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation; so, as a natural man, being altogether averse to that good and dead in sin, is not able by his own strength to convert himself or prepare himself thereunto." He is not even responsible for his own temptations. A devil has been invented...

...other thing in the creature, as conditions or causes moving him therennto"; if he were to preach that "man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of will to do any spiritual good accompanying salvation, so that, as a natural man, being altogether averse from...