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The Exception.
* 1.1The first point in handling the Ru•• that is excepted against, is a generall pr••¦position, that there be some preparatio•• wrought in men by the Spirit, before th•• beleeue in Christ.
Against this there lie two exception•• first, that I doe not distinguish the gifts 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Spirit, which I say goe before Faith 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christ as preparations to it, nor shew wh••¦ther they bee common graces to Repro¦bates, or peculiar to the Elect, doe tend n••¦cessarily vnto saluation, and haue the pro¦mise: secondly, that the places alleadge by me to proue the generall proposition doe not proue it: but onely this, that Go•• workes Faith, in those in whom it i•• wrought, and that there is neither will, no•• deede in mans power to beleeue in Chris•• for saluation.