I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

Answ. This is yet worser: But what mean you by that word, Maliciously?¹ A man may be said to sin ex malitia, or maliciously, three ways, saith Aureolus: Either because he sins from some evil habit, and so all wicked men sin; yet they do not all sin against the Holy Ghost: Or, because a man sins out of anger, passion, or evil will against another; so Paul sinned when he persecuted the Church of God, he was carried out with a malicious spirit against the Saints and People of God; yet he did not sin against the Holy Ghost. Or else because a man is moved to sin, not out of any evil habit, passion, or ignorance; but merely from the liberty of his own will, because it pleaseth him, and because he doth hate that which his own Conviction tells him is right and good. Now have you sinned thus? Surely no; for then you would not be troubled about it, but be well pleased with it.

Answ. This is yet worser: But what mean you by that word, Maliciously?¹ A man may be said to sin ex malitia, or maliciously, three waies, saith Aureolus: Either because he sins from some evil habit, and so al wicked men sin; yet they do not al sin against the Holy Ghost: Or, because a man sins out of anger, passion, or evil wil against another; so Paul sin'd when he persecuted the Church of God, he was carried out with a malicious spirit against the Saints and People of God; yet he did not sin against the Holy Ghost. Or else because a man is moved to sin, not out of any evil habit, passion, or ignorance; but meerly from the liberty of his own wil, because it pleaseth him, and because he doth hate that which his own Conviction tels him is right and good. Now have you sin'd thus? Surely no; for then you would not be troubled about it, but be wel pleased with it.

1. 1Peccatum ex malitia quandoque dicitur peccatum ex habitu, puta quando ex malo habitu, quis est intemperatus vel gulosus et sic non loquimur in proposito, alio modo dicitur quod procedit ex passione tamen deliberate et scienter puta si quis invideat &c. nec sic loquimu• in proposito; sed vocatur peccatum ex malitia proprie quando movetur quis non ex habitu nec passione nec ignorantia sed ex mera libertate voluntatis Sc. quod sic placet et hoc modo dicitur peccatum in spiritum sanctum. Aureol. in Lib. 2. Sent. Dist. 43. Art. 1.