Exposition of the Canons, First Head of Doctrine, Of Divine Predestination: Article 16 (3)

The second class of Christians which the article mentions may be called the class of the "imperfect believers." They are characterized by the following: 1) They seriously desire to be turned to God, and to please Him only. (The Dutch has here: "They earnestly desire to convert themselves to God." It makes no essential difference, however. 2) They earnestly desire to be delivered from the body of death. And, 3) They cannot yet reach that measure of holiness and faith to which they aspire. The...