Christ, and salvation through him is the free gift of God, as it is written, ‘By grace ye are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God’ (Eph. 2:8); and, ‘Unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him,’ etc. (Phil. 1:29). ART. VI. That some receive the gift of faith from God, and others do not receive it, proceeds from God’s eternal decree. ‘For known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world’ (Acts 15:18; Eph. 1:11). According
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