Article 10. Of Free-will
Article 10. Of Free-will
The first fifteen Articles of the Church of England as revised by the Westminster Assembly, with their Scripture proofs, compared with the 1638 text; free PDF
Struck through: what the Assembly removed or changed. Underlined: what it added or put in its place.
Church of England (1638 edition)
THe condition of man after the fall of Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself by his own naturall strength and good works to faith and calling upon God: Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will.
The Assembly’s revision (1647)
The condition of man after the fall of Adam is such, that he cannot turn or prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith and calling upon Goda; wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasing and acceptable to Godb, without the grace of God by Christ, both preventing us, that we may have a good Will, and working so effectually in us, as that it determineth our Will to that which is goodc, and also working with us when we have that will unto goodd.
Scripture proofs of the 1647 print
- a. Ephesians 2:1,5; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 2:8,9,10; John 6:44,65.
- b. Romans 8:8; Hebrews 11:6.
- c. Ezekiel 11:19,20; Ezekiel 36:26,27; Jeremiah 31:32,33; Hebrews 8:10,11; Philippians 2:12,13; John 6:45; Ephesians 1:19,20; 1 Corinthians 4:7.
- d. Hebrews 13:21; Philippians 1:6; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:23,24; 1 Kings 8:57,58.