prevenient
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He is almost entirely dependent upon God's "prevenient grace," which gives him the desire to do God's will, and "subsequent grace," which enables him to do it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thesis II: The sinner, even after he has received the faith, stands in absolute need of prevenient and co-operating grace for every single salutary act required in the process of justification.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur
That the diligent worshipper doeth good to himself; not of himself but by the prevenient grace of God, which is freely given to all men without exception.
From True Christianity by Arndt, Johann
But God's love is never subsequent, but always prevenient, according to 1 John 4:10: "Not as though we had loved God, but because He hath first loved us."
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
A careful study of their writings, however, shows that these authors had in mind co-operating, not prevenient grace.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur
