| 单词 | preparing grace |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspreparing grace preparing grace n. Theology (now rare) = prevenient grace n. at prevenient adj. 1. ΚΠ 1606Preparing grace [see sense 1]. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. Ded. No mortal man can assign the minutary juncture of Time, when preparing grace..ended, and saving grace..did first begin. 1673 R. Baxter Christian Directory 188 It is apparent that almost all Gods preparing Grace consisteth in exciting and improving the Natural Principle of self-love in man; and manifesting to him, that if he will do as one that Loveth himself, he must be a Christian, and must forsake sin. 1779 W. Cowper in J. Newton & W. Cowper Olney Hymns ii. 106 Father of mercies, we have need Of thy preparing grace. 1874 J. W. Watson & M. J. Evans tr. J. J. van Oosterzee Christian Dogmatics 673 The preparing grace (gratia præveniens), whose work has with full right been more closely observed by the later rather than by the earlier Dogmatics. < as lemmas |
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