Question 177 — The Gratuitous Grace Consisting in Words

We must now consider the gratuitous grace that attaches to words; of which the Apostle says (1 Cor 12:8): To one . . . by the Spirit is given the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge. Under this head there are two points of inquiry:

(1) Whether any gratuitous grace attaches to words?

• (2) To whom is the grace becoming?