The LBCF of 1689 - Ch 9, Para 1

The great salvation unfolded in Chapters 7 and 8 is now brought to the sinner - but in what condition is the sinner found? What is the nature of his ability to choose, and to act upon that choice? We examine two false views of human ability, and the reformed view of the human will. Men and women in a state of moral ruin are completely free to act and choose as they please, otherwise responsibility does not exist. The problem lies in that their choice will infallibly be what they please, and nothing more. They are in bondage to the moral disposition and character of the soul, which is totally depraved.