Lastly, this power of believing and coming to Christ cannot be in all men, since the Scripture saith of all men (even these within the Visible Church not excepted) that until the light of the Gospel savingly enlighten them, they sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, Isa. 9.1. Math. 4.15, 16. And [Greek or Hebrew] No man can come to Christ without the Fathers drawing, and God teaching the heart, Joh. 6.44, 45. The natural man, [Greek or Hebrew], cannot understand the things of God, but judges them foolishness. 1 Cor. 2.14. His wisdom cannot be subject to the Law of God. Rom. 8.7. He cannot ([Greek or Hebrew]) call the Lord, Jesus, except by the Spirit of Jesus, 1 Cor. 12.3. He is a withered branch ⟨p. 127⟩being out of Christ, and can do nothing, Joh. 15.3.4. It shall be clear to any, that the Holy Ghost denieth any such power, as they affirm. It reckons not much to tell that Jesuits,1 as Martmez de Ripul. Swarez, Alphonsus Curiel, Duvallius, Lod. Molina, Did. Ruiz, Vasquez, Bellarmine, Phili. Samachaeus, Sorbonicus, Gully. Estius, Dominica, Toletus Cardinalis, Pirerius, Salmeron, teach that, without saving grace, men may, and can first know moral truths, shining virtues, as heathens, be free of sin, as touching these virtues in their due circumstances. 2. Keep the Commandments and Law of Nature. 3. Dispose themselves for, and obtain the grace of Conversion by their own industry. 4. Be victorious over this or that weighty temptation singly taken. 5. That there is no intrinsical hurt of free-will, that it is wounded a little, because of the darkness of the mind, and languor of nature, but not dead to actions supernatural. 6. That we may love God as the Author of nature, and Creator sincerely; And Arminians teach that we may without the Spirit of God know all truth, quantum sufficit ad salutem, sufficiently to salvation, and so may will, love, and believe without the infused supernatural habit or grace, so their Apology.
Lastly, this power of believing and coming to Christ cannot be in all men, since the Scripture saith of all men (even these within the Visible Church not excepted) that untill the light of the Gospel savingly enlighten them, they sit in darknesse and in the shadow of death, Isa. 9.1. Math. 4.15, 16. And 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 No man can come to Christ without the Fathers drawing, and God teaching the heart, Joh. 6.44, 45. The naturall man, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, cannot understand the things of God, but judges them foolishnesse. 1 Cor. 2.14. His wisedome cannot be subject to the Law of God. Rom. 8.7. He cannot (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) call the Lord, Jesus, except by the Spirit of Jesus, 1 Cor. 12.3. He is a withered branch ⟨p. 127⟩being out of Christ, and can do nothing, Joh. 15.3.4. It shall be clear to any, that the Holy Ghost denyeth any such power, as they affirm. It reckons not much to tell that Jesuites,1 as Martmez de Ripul. Swarez, Alphonsus Curiel, Duvallius, Lod. Molma, Did. Ruiz, Vasquez, Bellarmine, Phili. Samachaeus, Sorbonicus, Gulie. Estius, Dominica, Toletus Cardinalis, Pirerius, Salmeron, teach that, without saving grace, men may, and can first know morall truths, shining vertues, as heathens, be free of sin, as touching these vertues in their due circumstances. 2. Keep the Commandements and Law of Nature. 3. Dispose themselves for, and obtain the grace of Conversion by their own industrie. 4. Be victo•rious over this or that weighty temptation singly taken. 5. That there is no intrinsecall hurt of free-will, that it is wounded a little, because of the darknesse of the mind, and langour of nature, but not dead to actions supernaturall. 6. That we may love God as the Author of nature, and Creator sincerelie; And Arminians teach that we may without the Spirit of God know all truth, quantum sufficit ad salutem, sufficiently to salvation, and so may will, love, and beleeve without the infused supernaturall habit or grace, so their Apologie.
- 1Martmez. de Ripul. de Ente supernat. Lib. 1. Dis. 20. N. 57. Suarez, lib. 1. de necessi. gratiae c. 4. per totum. Curiel in 12 q 109. Art. 2. N. 1. Duvallius, Tract. de necess. gratiae, Q 1. Art. 2 Molina de Concor. Q. 14▪ Art. 13. Disp. 9. per totum. Did. Ruiz. Tom. de volinider. Tom. de Praed•fini. Vasquez 12. Disp. 138. Bellar. De grat. & libe. arbit. Lib. 6. c. 13. & per totum. Gamachaeus in 12 Q. 85. Cap. 1. & seq. Estius Lib. 2. Dist. 41. Sect. 1. Sect. 2. & seq. Tolet. Come. •n Joan. 6. in Rom. 14. Pirer. in Rom. 8. & Rom. 14. Remonst. in Scriptis Synod. Art. 4. p. 158, 159.Martmez. de Ripul. de Ente supernat. Lib. 1. Dis. 20. N. 57. Suarez, lib. 1. de necessi. gratiae c. 4. per totum. Curiel in 12 q 109. Art. 2. N. 1. Duvallius, Tract. de necess. gratiae, Q 1. Art. 2 Molina de Concor. Q. 14▪ Art. 13. Disp. 9. per totum. Did. Ruiz. Tom. de volinider. Tom. de Praed•fini. Vasquez 12. Disp. 138. Bellar. De grat. & libe. arbit. Lib. 6. c. 13. & per totum. Gamachaeus in 12 Q. 85. Cap. 1. & seq. Estius Lib. 2. Dist. 41. Sect. 1. Sect. 2. & seq. Tolet. Com. •n Ioan. 6. in Rom. 14. Pirer. in Rom. 8. & Rom. 14. Remonst. in Scriptis Synod. Art. 4. p. 158, 159.
