Paragraph 2 Man, in his state of innocency, had freedom and power to will and to do that which was good and well-pleasing to God,2 but yet was unstable, so that he might fall from it.3 2 Eccles. 7:29 3 Gen. 3:6 Paragraph 3 Man, by his fall into a state of sin, has wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation;4 so as a natural man, being altogether averse from that good, and dead in sin,5 is not able by his own strength to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto.6 4 Rom. 5:6, 8:7 5 Eph. 2:1,5 6 Titus 3:3–5; John 6:44 jb1t