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.

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If we conceive a continuous series of supernatural graces, each may be called either prevenient or subsequent, according as it is regarded either as a cause or as an effect.

From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur

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

The metaphorical expression “come to me,” according to the context, means “believe in me;” whereas the Father's “drawing” plainly refers to the operation of prevenient grace.

From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur

I answer that, As grace is divided into operating and cooperating, with regard to its diverse effects, so also is it divided into prevenient and subsequent, howsoever we consider grace.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint