Amyraldian order of decrees God decrees to create humanity. He decrees to permit the fall. He decrees the mission of Christ to save humanity, its effect conditional on faith. He decrees to give faith to some (election), so that Christ’s mission will bear some fruit. Another facet of Amyraut’s theology that attracted criticism was his distinction between natural ability and moral ability. He argued that in spite of sin, fallen sinners have a natural ability to believe the Gospel for their salvation