prevenient
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Origin of prevenient
1600–10; < Latin praevenient- (stem of praeveniēns ) coming before, present participle of praevenīre to anticipate. See pre-, convenient
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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
“Now, I find thy prevenient grace helping my infirmities, and assisting me to pray as I ought.”
From True Christianity by Arndt, Johann
The Doctors call this gratiam primam et praevenientem, that is, the first and prevenient grace.
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)
Consequently, there can be no efficacious prayer without prevenient grace, and purely natural prayer is inefficacious for salvation.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur
After prevenient Grace, however, begins to make itself felt, then the will begins to take part.
From The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church by Rhodes, M. (Mosheim)
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