The journal of Monsr. de Saint Amour doctor of Sorbonne,: containing a full account of all the transactions both in France and at Rome, concerning the five famous propositions controverted between the Jansenists and the Molinists, from the beginning of that affair till the Popes decision. / Faithfully rendred out of French. ; A like display of the Romish state, court, interests, policies, &c. and the mighty influences of the Jesuites in that church, and many other Christian states, being not hitherto extant.

The Connexion of this Proposition with Effectual Grace.

GRace Effectual by it self necessary to every pious action, is the true medicinal Grace of Jesus Christ, which is proper to fallen and weak men, to the end they may will and operate all that belongs to piety. This faith is without doubt the true Prophetical, Apostolical and Catholick faith, as S. Augustin saith in Chap. 2. de Cor. & Grat. Therefore the Error or Heresie of the Semipela∣gians consisted, in their denying Grace Effectual by it self to be necessary to the beginning of faith, and to other imperfect acts of piety.

'Tis to be observ'd that by these words, And they were Hereticks in holding that Grace to be such as Humane will may either resist or obey; nothing else is meant (as 'tis express'd in the Proposition which we maintain) saving that the Semipelagians err'd, in holding the Grace necessary to the begin∣ning of faith and other acts of inchoated piety, to be such, as is not effectual by it self, or which the Will sometimes resists, sometimes obeys at plea∣sure.

There is in the fourth Proposition a question of Fact, namely, whether the Semipelagians admit∣ted an internal Grace subject to Free-will for the beginning of Faith. We shall show that it is so; but if once it be evident that they err'd, in denying Grace Effectual by it self for the beginning of Faith, that question of Fact will be of little im∣portance.

'Tis in this sense only that we defend the fourth Proposition.

On the contrary, our Adversaries hold an He∣retical sense whilst they impugne this Proposition, because they deny, that the true Grace of Jesus Christ consists in Grace Effectual by it self neces∣sary to every action. They deny this to be the Catholick Faith; They pretend that the Semipela∣gians never err'd in this point; but on the contra∣ry held the Catholick Faith, although they deny'd the necessity of Grace Effectual by it self to the beginning of faith and other imperfect actions of piety. Which is impossible to admit without o∣verthrowing the belief of the true Grace of Jesus Christ, and destroying S. Augustin's whole Au∣thority and Doctrine.