Thursday Thoughts! 12/19/2019.

GRACE, n. L. gratia, which is formed on the Celtic Eng. agree, congruous, and ready. The primary sense of gratus, is free, ready, quick, willing, prompt, from advancing. 1. Favor good will kindness disposition to oblige another as a grant made as an act of grace. Or each, or all, may win a lady's grace. 2. Appropriately, the free unmerited love and favor of God, the spring and source of all the benefits men receive from him. And if by grace,then it is no more of works. Romans 11 3. Favorable influence of God divine influence or the influence of the spirit, in renewing the heart and restraining from sin. My grace is sufficient for thee. 2 Corinthians 12 4. The application of Christ's righteousness to the sinner. Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. Romans 5 5. A state of reconciliation to God. Romans 5:2 . 6. Virtuous or religious affection or disposition, as a liberal disposition, faith, meekness, humility, patience, &c. proceeding from divine influence. 7. Spiritual instruction, improvement and edification. Ephesians 4:29 . 8. Apostleship, or the qualifications of an apostle. Ephesians 3.8 . 9. Eternal life final salvation. 1 Peter 1:13 . 10. Favor mercy pardon. Bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. 11. Favor conferred. I should therefore esteem it a great favor and grace. 12. Privilege. To few great Jupiter imparts this grace. 13. That in manner, deportment or language which renders it appropriate and agreeable suitableness elegance with appropriate dignity. We say, a speaker delivers his address with grace a man performs his part with grace. Grace was in all her steps. Her purple habit sits with such a grace On her smooth shoulders. 14. Natural or acquired excellence any endowment that recommends the possessor to others as the graces of wit and learning. 15. Beauty embellishment in general, whatever adorns and recommends to favor sometimes, a single beauty.