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A00600 Pelagius redivivus. Or Pelagius raked out of the ashes by Arminius and his schollers; Parallelismus nov-antiqui erroris Pelagiarminiani. English Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645. 1626 (1626) STC 10736; ESTC S101870 11,143 39

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working bee strong enough if it were such as Satan vseth 6 Of Perseuerance Demipelag PRopos 3. For Perseuerance in Faith and Grace three needeth no new and speciall grace What we either haue by nature or haue formerly goten by the spirit of grace sufficeth for such Perseuerance This Proposition cannot be be fairely prescribed for the true state of the question much lesse for the whole question of Perseuerance For the Demipelagians did not deny the ayde of new Grace for perseuering as is euident by Prospers words forecited God foresaw who would beleeue and perseuere in that Faith which in processe should be helped by Grace The Proposition should rather haue beene thus formed Out of Saint Austin in his Treatise of Perseuerance That Perseuerance to the ende is in our power and is not the gift of God Out of Hilar. to Aust Neither will they yeeld that such perseuerance is giuen to any man from which hee is not suffered to reuolt but such as from which hee may by his Freewill fall away Armin. HAge Confer pag. 62. of the latter part Perseuerance is ill called a gift It is an act of the Will which may admit or despise the motion of the spirit The Remonstrants Theses exhibited All things being forelayd which are necessary and sufficient for perseuerance it remaines still in the power of man to perseuere or not perseuere 7 The common clamorous Obiection Demipelag PRrosper of the calling of the Gentiles They obiect that it is in vaine to labour to obtaine the worth and excellency of good works in vaine to bee instant in Prayers whereby God is intreated to grant our requests if so bee that the election vnto Christian grace depend vpon the vnchangeable purpose of of God Prosper in his Epistle to Austin They vpbraid that all care of rising out of sinne is taken away from those that are lapsed that to holy men is ministred an occasion of lukewarmenesse inasmuch as the Elect cannot fall away by any negligence howsoeuer they behaue themselues That all industry is layed aside that vertues are taken away if Gods determination preuent mans will Austin of Perseuerance Chap. 12. The Pelagians obiect That we tye Gods grace to Destiny See also ad Bonifac. lib. 1. cap. 5. Prosper Ibidem They say that vnder the name of Praedestination fatall nececessity is brought in Armin. HAge Conference pag. 2 c. the latter part This Doctrine in it selfe and of it selfe is an hinderance to godlinesse and also to good manners both to the teachers and hearers It leadeth to carnall security it takes away true sorrowe for sinnes committed as also the watchfull care of rising vp from sinne and the feare of being hardned in sinne in processe of time It takes away Prayers Obsecrations Obtestations Admonitions Threatnings Promises Commands Counsells Commendations and Rewards This Doctrine bringeth into the Church Manichisme Stoicisme Libertinisme Epicurisme To the Arminians booke of their Acta Synodalia this Embleme is prefixed An armed Lyon the Armes of Holland with a Capp the badge of Liberty ouer which is written this triumphant Motto DESTINY DESTROYED OR The ouerthrow of Fate When Demipelagianisme was obiected against Arminius he ingeniously answered Armin articulo 10. that it might be a good Qaere why Demipelagianisme should not be accompted true Christianisme But Prosper demonstrating vpon substantial groūds that the Pelagians and Demipelagians sticke together in the same myre doth cage them both in the same Parallell in these words Prosp cont Collatorem Cap. 41. The budds are of the same kinde which come from the same seede and that which is couched low in the roote appeares in the fruit We are not therefore to skirmish against these men with new leuied forces nor to enter into a speciall list as against vnknown enemies These mens Engins were then shattered in pieces then they fell to the ground in their Companions and ringleaders of their pride when Innocentius of blessed memory smote the heads of this abominable error with the dint of the Apostolicke Sword when the Synod of the Bishops of Palestina cōpelled Pelagius to pronounce sentence against himselfe and his followers If wee ty this mishapen monster with the bands of a Syllogisme Proteus being fast manacled will vtter his concealed Oracle thus Demipelagianisme is true Christianisme Arminius sticks not at it But Demipelagianisme is Pelagianisme Prosper avowes it Therefore Pelagianisme is true Christianisme though Catholike doctrine cry it downe With which close we summe vp this our Parallell