{"id":"16.3","chapter":16,"number":3,"text":"Their ability to doe good works, is not at all of themselves, but wholly from the Spirit of Christ. And that they may be inabled thereunto, besides the graces they have already received, there is required an actuall influence of the same holy Spirit, to work in them to will and to doe, of his good pleasure: yet are they not hereupon to grow negligent, as if they were not bound to perform any duty, unlesse, upon a speciall motion of the Spirit; but, they ought to be diligent in stirring up the grace of God that is in them.","segments":[{"text":"Their ability to doe good works, is not at all of themselves, but wholly from the Spirit of Christ.","proofs":["John 15:4–5","Ezekiel 36:26–27"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 15:4–5","osis":["John.15.4-John.15.5"]},{"printed":"Ezekiel 36:26–27","osis":["Ezek.36.26-Ezek.36.27"]}],"note":null},{"text":"And that they may be inabled thereunto, besides the graces they have already received, there is required an actuall influence of the same holy Spirit, to work in them to will and to doe, of his good pleasure:","proofs":["Philippians 2:13","Philippians 4:13","2 Corinthians 3:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Philippians 2:13","osis":["Phil.2.13"]},{"printed":"Philippians 4:13","osis":["Phil.4.13"]},{"printed":"2 Corinthians 3:5","osis":["2Cor.3.5"]}],"note":null},{"text":"yet are they not hereupon to grow negligent, as if they were not bound to perform any duty, unlesse, upon a speciall motion of the Spirit; but, they ought to be diligent in stirring up the grace of God that is in them.","proofs":["Philippians 2:12","Hebrews 6:11–12","2 Peter 1:3","2 Peter 1:5","2 Peter 1:10–11","Isaiah 64:7","2 Timothy 1:6","Acts 26:6–7","Jude 20–21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Philippians 2:12","osis":["Phil.2.12"]},{"printed":"Hebrews 6:11–12","osis":["Heb.6.11-Heb.6.12"]},{"printed":"2 Peter 1:3","osis":["2Pet.1.3"]},{"printed":"2 Peter 1:5","osis":["2Pet.1.5"]},{"printed":"2 Peter 1:10–11","osis":["2Pet.1.10-2Pet.1.11"]},{"printed":"Isaiah 64:7","osis":["Isa.64.7"]},{"printed":"2 Timothy 1:6","osis":["2Tim.1.6"]},{"printed":"Acts 26:6–7","osis":["Acts.26.6-Acts.26.7"]},{"printed":"Jude 20–21","osis":["Jude.1.20-Jude.1.21"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1677":["16.3"],"lbcf1689":["16.3"],"savoy1658":["16.3"],"wcf1646-modernized":["16.3"]},"diffs":[{"source":"lbcf1689","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"required","position":null}]},{"source":"lbcf1677","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"required","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}