In the exercise of God's efficiency, the decree of God comes first. This manner of working is the most perfect of all and notably agrees with the divine nature.
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The will of God is eternal because He does not begin to will what He did not will before, nor cease to will what He willed before.
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This subsistence, or manner of being of God is his one essence so far as it has personal properties.
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The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.
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Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity of God's image.
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The relative property of the Son is to be begotten, that is, so to proceed from the Father as to be a participant of the same essence and perfectly carry on the Father's nature.
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