Johannes Maccovius on sins committed out of weakness

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There is a distinction between sin committed out of weakness and sin committed out of full desire. The Arminians ridicule this distinction by saying: if a criminal sins, does he not sin out of weakness too, because by his nature he is not able to do any good? Answer: no. For we assert that only they sin out of weakness, who resist sins with all, though imperfect power. Yet because it is an imperfect power, they fall. And they grieve because of their committed sins, for they know what their duty is, because they are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. For those, who are completely dead in their sins, cannot be called weak, but only those who possess a spiritual life which does not square with criminals.

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