How the Unworthy Sometimes Receive the Grace of the Saving Word

But sometimes, in the lavish generosity of God in his providence, “who wills all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth,” someone who has not shown by a blameless life that he is worthy of preaching the gospel is granted the grace of spiritual teaching for the good of many. But by what means the Lord grants the gifts of healing for driving out demons is what we must explain next, in a similar discussion. Since we are about to get up for supper, we will keep it for the evening, because what is taken in by degrees, and without too much bodily strain, is always grasped more effectively by the heart. [a]