of his Confcience,doth prefer me to fucced Pelagic in his Chair, for affirming, that Carnal men (by the greateft help of 'common Grace, as I openedmy meaning) may have weak Inclinations to 1 Spiritual and Superiour Good, while he bath ftronger to Infe- * 1 riour : I would have him review his Sobriety, in making all Di- vines and Churches of Chrift, fince the Apoftles dales, fo far as I am able to difcern by my fmall Reading, or by Reports, to be PeLpgians. I never heard of any that thought fo bafely of the higheft muffin of that Grace which is not proper to the Saints, as this mandoth. If it no whit lead to God, how is it I Grace ? If this Do6tor dare warrant hiThearers, that they (hall all be Lived that have the leaft Faith, or Love, or Inclination to God ; I dare not Imitatehim. Except they love him above all, I dare not tell them that they are true Dfciples. Nor do I think that Nature it fell is Averted fromGod in the higheft Degree, I nor all the wicked ofone degree of finfulnefs, nor yet as bad as i they fhall be in hell. Our Divines that tell us how farre Hypo- crites may go, do not talk in the trainof thisDater. Well !but how far are we yet difagreed even in terms ? Why I laid, that it is not a Naturil, but a Moral fpecifick difference and fo doth he : Pag.io9. he faith [But againfi Vhom I pray .4 you diffroste then ? &c. Idare be bold tofay, there id not one that af- firms a Natural or ?Wealdifference, adyou call it, between the as ofCommon and SavingGrace in this yourfenfe] And is it not pity that this Dotior that is fo well agreed with me for fenfe and terms, fhould be put to the trouble of fo tedious a Digreftion. Forfooth, I did unhappily exprefs my felf, becaufe I ufed not his.term [4ppretiative] which though I negleEted, I thinkon fucient reafon, yet toNeale him, I will ufe it when I think on, and have no better. And fo we were beft part while we are Friends.
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