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29. Non propriis viribus, sed gratiæ dono fortes sunt, — Lumen quippe Dei est gratia praeveniens. Quae si in nostro corde nequaquam gratuito consurgeret, profecto mens nostra in peccatorum suorum tenebris obscura remaneret. Unde ei subditur:
29. They are strong not by their own powers, but by the gift of grace.—For the light of God is prevenient grace. If this were in no way freely to arise in our heart, surely our mind would remain darkened in the shadows of its own sins. Whence it is added to it:
29. 他們剛強並非靠自己的力量，乃是靠恩典的賞賜。—因為神的光就是先行的恩典。這恩典若不白白地在我們心中興起，我們的心思必要在自身罪愆的黑暗中晦暗不明。故此接著對它說：