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Neither the Antecedent nor Consequent of this Argument are firme. It is not alwayes true, that those things are visible, which make other things famous, glorious, and notoriously knowne; for that which is innisible to the eye of the World,
may cause other things to be famous: as wee see in God him∣selfe, [ A] in Christ, in the holy Apostles, &c. Also persons liuing in disgrace, and persecution, may by writing from Exile, Prison, or vnknowne Habitations, make Diuine Truth notoriously knowne, to the making of the enemies thereof inexcusable, and the conuersion of others, as appeareth in Athanasius.
Secondly, The Antecedent is false: If the Iesuit, by the word (Must) vnderstand that, which by an immutable proui∣dence of the Almightie shall infallibly in all ages be fulfilled; it is not decreed by the Almightie, that the Doctrine and Tra∣dition of Diuine Veritie shall in all Ages be generally famous, [ B] and notoriously knowne to the World; the same must alwayes (in matters substantiall and necessarie) be sufficiently knowne to some part of the World.
But many people, for sundrie Ages, haue beene ignorant of Christ a, and of the whole Tradition and Doctrine of the A∣postles, and a large tract of the World remaineth at this present day in Heathenish and damnable ignorance b; and consequent∣ly, to a large part of the World, Tradition is not in a famous and glorious manner notoriously knowne.
Prosp. d. voc. Gent. Lib. 2. cap. 6. Acosta, d. Proc. In∣dor. Salur. Li. 1. c. 5. pa. 133. August. d. confens. Euang. li. 1. cap. 31. Per multos annos Ecclesia, quae [ C] futura erat in omnibus gentibus in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 suis, hoc est in sanctis suis, non 〈◊〉〈◊〉, &c. Et d. vnit. Eccles. cap. 14. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d. Pontif. Rom. l. 3. ca. 4. Antechristus nondum venit, quia Euangelium nondum suit 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mundo.
Concil. Lateran. sub. Leo. 10. Sess. 8. Iacet desolata Afia, iacet Africa, iacet AEgyptus, ac bona Eu∣ropae 〈◊〉〈◊〉 deserta, abiecta fine lege, sine moribus, sine 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christianae legis consortio, p. 599. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, to. 4.