Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volume V St. Augustine: Anti-Pelagian WritingsPhilip Schaff "The Council of Nicaea in 325 AD marked the beginning of a new era in Christianity. For the first time, doctrines were organized into a single creed. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers did most of their writing during and after this important event in Church history. Unlike the previous era of Christian writing, the Nicene and Post-Nicene era is dominated by a few very important and prolific writers. In Volume V of the 14-volume collected writings of the Nicenes and Post-Nicenes (first published between 1886 and 1889), readers will discover Saint Augustines rebuke of Pelagianism. This doctrine undermined Augustines beliefs because it claimed that original sin did not exist. Since there was no original sin, humans were saved or lost based solely on their own will. This further meant that Jesus, while a great teacher and model human being, did not die to save humanity, negating a large portion of Christian doctrine. Augustine believed that salvation was available only by the grace of God working in conjunction with mans decision to live a good life. Spiritual seekers and students of history will find this work a thorough defense of Catholic theology." |
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... baptized infants , they could not refuse them baptism without confessing themselves innovators in doctrine ; and therefore they contended that infants were not baptized for forgiveness of sins , but in order to attain a higher state of ...
... baptized infants , they could not refuse them baptism without confessing themselves innovators in doctrine ; and therefore they contended that infants were not baptized for forgiveness of sins , but in order to attain a higher state of ...
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... baptized , have eternal life ; that the law leads to the kingdom of heaven in the same way as the gospel ; and that , even before the Lord's coming , there had been men without sin . Only two fragments of the proceedings of the synod in ...
... baptized , have eternal life ; that the law leads to the kingdom of heaven in the same way as the gospel ; and that , even before the Lord's coming , there had been men without sin . Only two fragments of the proceedings of the synod in ...
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... baptized in Christ . For what is Jesus ? Jesus means saviour . He is not Jesus to those whom He does not save , who do not need to be saved . Now , if your hearts can bear that Christ is not Jesus to any of the baptized , I do not know ...
... baptized in Christ . For what is Jesus ? Jesus means saviour . He is not Jesus to those whom He does not save , who do not need to be saved . Now , if your hearts can bear that Christ is not Jesus to any of the baptized , I do not know ...
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... baptized people need baptism ? " How can a sin be remitted to the father and held against the child ? ” . " If physical death comes from Adam , ought we not to be released from it on believing in Christ ? " - and concludes with an ...
... baptized people need baptism ? " How can a sin be remitted to the father and held against the child ? ” . " If physical death comes from Adam , ought we not to be released from it on believing in Christ ? " - and concludes with an ...
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... baptized . The witness is Mother Church herself , who receives the child for washing , and either for dismissing him ... baptized . The only question is , for what are they baptized ? We say that they would not otherwise have salvation ...
... baptized . The witness is Mother Church herself , who receives the child for washing , and either for dismissing him ... baptized . The only question is , for what are they baptized ? We say that they would not otherwise have salvation ...
Contents
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NEW YORK September 1887 | 8 |
ON MARRIAGE AND CONCUPISCENCE Two BOOKS WRITTEN EARLY IN 419 AND 420 | 9 |
CHAPTER | 28 |
ON THE SPIRIT AND THE LETTER ONE BOOK WRITTEN A D 412 | 80 |
CHAPTER PAGE 40 HOW THAT IS TO BE THE REWARD OF ALL THE APOSTLE EARNESTLY DEFENDS GRACE | 99 |
THE LAW WRITTEN IN THE HEART AND THE REWARD OF THE ETERNAL CONTEMPLATION OF GOD BELONG TO THE NEW COVEN... | 100 |
WHEN THE COMMANDMENT TO LOVE IS FULFILLED | 112 |
ALTHOUGH PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS BE NOT FOUND HERE ON EARTH IT IS STILL NOT IMPOSSIBLE | 113 |
those numbered by the Benedictines 140 157 178 179 190 191 193 194 and many of his sermons as e g 155 | 155 |
against the Pelagians vol ii of Vallarsius PAULUS OROSIUS Apology against Pelagius MARIUS MERCATORS | 163 |
GODS PROMISES CONDITIONAL SAINTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT WERE SAVED BY THE GRACE | 175 |
ON DE ANIMâ et ejus Origine | 310 |
Addressed to THE PRESBYTER PETER | 331 |
ADDRESSED TO VINCENTIUS Victor | 353 |
A QUESTION TOUCHING THE PASSAGE IN THE APOSTLE ABOUT THE GENTILES WHO ARE SAID TO DO BY NATURE THE LAWS CO... | 101 |
IT IS NOT BY THEIR WORKS BUT BY GRACE THAT THE DOERS OF THE LAW ARE JUSTIFIED GODS SAINTS AND GODS NAME HALL... | 102 |
THE LAW BEING DONE BY NATURE MEANS DONE BY NATURE AS RESTORED BY GRACE | 103 |
THE GRACE PROMISED BY THE PROPHET FOR THE NEW COVENANT | 104 |
FAITH THE GROUND OF ALL RIGHTEOUSNESS | 105 |
GRACE ESTABLISHES FREE WILL | 106 |
WHETHER FAITH BE IN A MANS OWN POWER | 107 |
WHENCE COMES THE WILL TO BELIEVE? | 108 |
THE FREE WILL OF MAN IS AN INTERMEDIATE POWER | 109 |
THE WILL TO BELIEVE IS FROM GOD 11Ο 61 CONCLUSION OF THE WORK III | 111 |
Book III | 370 |
ON GRACE AND FREE WILL ONE BOOK WRITTEN IN 426 OR 427 | 377 |
ON NATURE AND GRACE ONE BOOK WRITTEN A D | 415 |
EXTRACT FROM AUGUSTINS RETRACTATIONS | 436 |
ON REBUKE AND GRACE ONE BOOK WRITTEN IN 426 OR 427 | 468 |
IN THE BEGINNING THE WRITER SETS FORTH WHAT IS THE CATHOLIC FAITH CON | 497 |
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