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
There is an infusion from God's will into his will, and now prevenient Grace is changed into operating Grace.
From The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church by Rhodes, M. (Mosheim)
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
Hence if with regard to these, grace must be divided into prevenient and subsequent, it would seem that there are infinite species of grace.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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
