, of himself and without grace, can prepare himself for grace. Objection 4: Further, it is written ( Prov. 16:1 ) that "it is the part of man to prepare the soul." Now an action is said to be part of a man, when he can do it by himself. Hence it seems that man by himself can prep…

grace is an act of the free-will moved by God. And thus man is said to prepare himself, according to Prov. 16:1 : "It is the part of man to prepare the soul"; yet it is principally from God, Who moves the free-will. Hence it is said that man's will is prepared by God, and that ma…

in the first instance, therefore, that without grace a man can prepare himself for grace. 4. Again, Prov. 16:1 says: “The preparations of the heart in man.” Migne: “It is of man to prepare the soul.” Now that is said to be of man which he can do by himself. Hence it seems that a…