The relative property of the Son is to be begotten, that is, so to proceed from the Father as to be a participant of the same essence and perfectly carry on the Father's nature.

The will of God is single and totally one in Him.

The will of God is eternal because He does not begin to will what He did not will before, nor cease to will what He willed before.

The attributes of God tell us what He is and who He is.

The first act of religion, therefore, concerns those things which are communicated to us from God. The other concerns those things which we yield to God.

In the exercise of God's efficiency, the decree of God comes first. This manner of working is the most perfect of all and notably agrees with the divine nature.

The passive receiving of Christ is the process by which a spiritual principle of grace is generated in the will of man.