The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

First, As they have knowledge and other faculties of the mind, without which no reasonable soul consisteth: so I do not see but they may have supernatural Grace, some seeds of the habit of faith for the apprehending of Christ, that are of the nature of faith, and faith it self in a kind (which how small soever, sufficeth to salvation) doth the weakness of the Organ of the body make it impossible for God to work supernaturally in their soul? and to give to little children whom his purpose is to save, at the least so much illumination of the mind (more then is ordinary for that age) as may be fit to receive the Grace of Christ? Those, whom in a moment, and at an instant, as soon as they are taken up into Heaven, he filleth with a whole Sea of Knowledge and Understanding of Christ, more then all the Prophets and Apostles had whilst they lived upon the Earth, can he not immediately before, sprinkle them with one jot of Knowledge, as much Faith as the grain of a Mustard Seed; and make them by the tip of the hand of the soul, and, as it were, the fingers end, to touch him, whom they shall immediately have the full fruition of?

First, As they haue knowledge and other faculties of the minde, without which no reasonable soule consisteth: so I doe not see but they may haue supernaturall Grace, some seedes of the habit of faith for the apprehending of Christ, that are of the nature of faith, and faith it selfe in a kind (which how small soeuer, sufficeth to saluation) doth the weaknesse of the Organ of the bodie make it impossible for God to worke supernaturally in their soule? and to giue to little children whome his purpose is to saue, at the least so much illumination of the minde (more then is ordinarie for that age) as may bee fit to receiue the Grace of Christ? Those, whom in a moment, and at an instant, as soone as they are taken vp into Heauen, hee filleth with a whole Sea of Knowledge and Vnderstanding of Christ, more then all the Prophets and Apostles had whilest they liued vpon the Earth, can hee not immediately before, sprinkle them with one iot of Knowledge, asmuch Faith as the graine of a Mustard Seed; and make them by the tip of the hand of the soule, and, as it were, the fingers end, to touch him, whom they shall immediately haue the full fruition of?