CHAP. VIII.
Of a Writing of M. Hallier and his Col∣legues which fell by chance into my hands.
SUch were the Writings prepar'd by us in this Businesse and some time after presented to the Pope and the Cardinals, as I shall relate in pro∣per place; and thus we began to treat this affair in order to its discussion upon so solid and inexpug∣nable foundations. But because my purpose is to repose not onely what I know was done by our selves, but also whatever I could learn to have been acted either by M. Hallier and his Collegues or our other Adversaries, I think not unfit to mention also in this place the Writing which I intimated above to have been presented by them to the Cardi∣nals, when they went all together to deliver their instructions upon the Five Propositions, and in one single Audience which might last an hour or there∣abouts. The Writing bears no mark which inti∣tles it to M. Hallier and his Collegues, or shews that they own it; and indeed I think they never sign'd any at all in this affair. But it came to my hands upon Tuesday Sept. 3. by the procurement of a certain Person, who got it purposely to shew me; and assoon as I had perus'd it, I coppyed it out.
In this Writing those Doctors especially studied not to appear Molinists, and said they would not establish the Sufficient Grace of the Jesu∣ites, but only Sufficient Grace in general.
One may see particularly the spirit of M. Halli∣er in it, who alwayes endeavoured to passe at Rome for a Defender of Effectual Grace; and who to get those condemn'd whom he term'd Jansenists, hath alwayes fasten'd upon them that they taught a kind of Grace not Effectual, but Necessitating; That they deny'd all Sufficient Grace, and other such Chimeraes which they attributed especially to those that were at Paris, pretending that we disguis'd our selves at Rome. And 'tis no wonder, that these Calumnies, not being refuted, because they were sown secretly, and we would not speak before the Congregation except in their presence, made impression in the minds of the Cardinals, some of the Consultors and the Pope himself.
This Writing being very short, I shall set down here at length, except some common passages upon the First Proposition, which have been refuted in several Work:. It was without a Title, as many o∣thers were, and began thus: