Reformed Professor Samuel Strimesius explaining that both elect and non-elect receive internal drawing, though only the elect receive the ultimate drawing that infallibly brings them to faith. “Hence 3. Not Only the Elect constitute the Object of Internal Vocation, but also the Reprobate, to whom often all day long God extends his hands, not only calling Externally, but also Internally offering counsel (Proverbs 1:24- 25), like a Hen expanding the wings of her grace with the desire of preserving her chicks (Matthew 23:37), standing before the doors of the Heart and knocking that they might be opened (Revelation 3:20). Since 4. The Mode of Internal Vocation and its Degree is not always the same by reason of its persuasion and drawing. Even he is persuaded to whom it is sufficiently persuaded (that is, reasons for obeying, to which it is easy for the illuminated one to give assent, are applied), that is, he is convinced in conscience and called inwardly, even if, his Conscience being unwilling, he does not follow. Even he is drawn who is not drawn through: Not all are drawn by the ultimate drawing, but he who denies that all are drawn by a more remote drawing, removes that general help which Prosper says knocks on the hearts of all men (see the Bishops and Lambeth Theologians on Article VIII, commenting thus, p. 19).” —Samuel Strimesius, An Ingenious Inquisition into Arminianism

“God wishes all to be saved, namely, when they turn themselves from their ways…We hold, then, that; God wills not the death of a sinner, since he calls all equally to repentance, and promises himself prepared to receive them if they only seriously repent.” —John Calvin, Commentary on Ezekiel 18

“If only the inward effectual call reveals God’s saving will, how can the bare outward call assure me that God truly wills me to believe, repent, and be saved?” Davenant: “MINIST[ER]. You misconceive God’s calling. His outward calling by preaching the word in men’s ears is a means to convey the sense of the word preached inwardly to their understandings, and mediante intellectu [by the means of intellect] inwardly to stir up their wills to the doing of such things as they now see would make for their eternal good. And I appeal unto your own knowledge and experience; did the word preached never pierce further than your ears? Has it not enlightened your understanding with the wholesome doctrine of the Gospel? Has not God’s Spirit at some time or other by the word inwardly moved you to break off your sinful and lustful courses, and to lead a sober, just, and religious life? Why do you, contrary to your own conscience, falsely accuse God of affording you a bare outward calling, but no inward? Why do you traduce him as not willing that you should believe, repent, and so be saved? Take it for a certain rule; God always wills men should do those things which by his word written he enjoins them to do, and by his Spirit enlightening and inciting he so helps them to do, that it is only the voluntary perverseness and stubbornness of their own wills resisting the word and the Spirit which hinders them from doing those things which they should. It is true, that God can make any hard and resisting heart a soft and obedient heart; and he does it where he has an eternal purpose out of special mercy so to do: and it is as true, that God may justly leave a stubborn heart to his own resistancy and perverseness; and this he does where he has purposed in justice so to do. Deus miseretur cujus vult, & quem vult indurat [God shows mercy to whom He wills, and hardens whom He wills]. If you long to be assured of this secret meaning or purpose of God towards you in particular before you resolve upon your repentance, I can assure you that it is the devil who has stirred up in you a longing after a thing impossible, that so he may procure your destruction. Strive therefore to bring this foolish and wicked fancy out of your mind, and to judge of the meaning of God, which belongs unto you, according to his word revealed unto you, leaving his secret and unsearchable will unto himself.” —Animadversions

God loves all men. God has a special love for the elect. God wills that all men repent and be saved. God wills that the elect infallibly repent and be saved. God provides Christ to die for the sins of all mankind. God provides Christ to die effectually for the sins of the elect alone. God provides sufficient grace for all, through the gospel, that they may believe and be saved. God provides efficacious grace to the elect that they may infallibly believe and be saved.