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Q136 But why does He not completely sanctify us immediately?
A136 No, instead marvel at His goodness, in that He instils any little drop of regenerating grace in man. Yet why He defers the full sanctification of us into another age, there are many reasons, and chiefly two. One, because we are of little faith, and therefore, as much as is in us, we impede the inworking of the Holy Spirit.
The second, so that, as we are saved by grace alone, and not by works, he who glories, should glory only in God. For if this sanctification were complete in us, our righteousness would also be complete, or inherent in us, and then Christ would not be wholly and properly our Saviour, but only the tool and instrument for disposing us in such a way that we might justify ourselves by our own righteousness, which is plainly the foul and detestable error of the Semi-Pelagian Sophists.
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A136 No, instead marvel at His goodness, in that He instils any little drop of regenerating grace in man. Yet why He defers the full sanctification of us into another age, there are many reasons, and chiefly two. One, because we are of little faith, and therefore, as much as is in us, we impede the inworking of the Holy Spirit.
The second, so that, as we are saved by grace alone, and not by works, he who glories, should glory only in God. For if this sanctification were complete in us, our righteousness would also be complete, or inherent in us, and then Christ would not be wholly and properly our Saviour, but only the tool and instrument for disposing us in such a way that we might justify ourselves by our own righteousness, which is plainly the foul and detestable error of the Semi-Pelagian Sophists.
For the reference, see:
Theodore Beza: why is sanctification imperfect in this life?
Q136 But why does He not completely sanctify us immediately? A136 No, instead marvel at His goodness, in that He instills any little drop of regenerating grace in man. Yet why He defers the full sa…
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