Argum. 6
- ...Hee that doth what hee will, and disposeth his gifts, as hee himself pleaseth, is God.
- ...The holy Ghost doth so.
- Ergò.
The Major is plain; our God is in the heavens, and hee hath don whatsoever hee pleaseth, Psal. 115. 3. It's blasphemie to conceive that God should bee like som Kings of Egypt, which seem's to bee inti∣mated by that speech of Pharaoh to Joseph, and is asserted of these Ca∣liphs in later times, that they committed the whole Government of their Kingdom to their Vice-roys, according to whose word and commandment all the people were ruled, Gen. 41. 40. And they in the mean time enjoy themselvs, and meddle not with the administration of the Kingdom. Let Christians abhor such cogitations, and firmly beleeve that there is nothing at all don by the creature, but the Lord is the first efficient cause thereof, and produceth it immediatly, im∣mediatione suppositi: for hee is every where; and immediatione virtutis suae infinitae, Greg. de Val. tom. 1. d. 8. q. 1. p. 2. And our Bradwardine laie's down these three Conclusions, and prove's them: First, no creature at all can work without God. Secondly, no creature can make any thing at all, unless God by himself, and immediatly doth make the same thing. Thirdly, yea more immediatly then doth any working creature. de causa Dei, lib. 1. cap. 3. I may further confirm this Propo∣sition by your own Arguments. God give's all things to all, Argum. 5. And it is God that hath the power and disposition of all things, Argum. 7.
The Minor is confirmed, Hebr. 2. 4. where the Apostle teacheth, that several gifts, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, distributions and parting of his gifts seve∣rally to men are according to his pleasure. And, 1 Cor. 12. 11. hee di∣vide's not to som only, but to every man as hee pleaseth, all gifts: not onely the greatest & most admirable gifts, but those also of the mid∣dle sort; yea, and the meanest are the gifts of the Spirit, hee worketh all in all. Heathens sottishly asscribed several gifts to several gods; som to Jupiter, som to Apollo, Mercurie, som to Juno, Diana: but wee have been better taught then so, to asscribe all to God the holy Ghost, who give's all to all. Whereby this Author is confuted, who