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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... corruption , or weakness due to sin . It was in order that they might deny that man needed help , that they denied that Adam's sin had any further effect on his posterity than might arise from his bad example . " Before the action of ...
... corruption , or weakness due to sin . It was in order that they might deny that man needed help , that they denied that Adam's sin had any further effect on his posterity than might arise from his bad example . " Before the action of ...
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... corrupt and tarnished nature began to be insufficient for holy living , that by God's grace the Law was given as an ... corruption of nature , even by growing habit , is really allowed . It was only an ever - increasing facility in ...
... corrupt and tarnished nature began to be insufficient for holy living , that by God's grace the Law was given as an ... corruption of nature , even by growing habit , is really allowed . It was only an ever - increasing facility in ...
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... corruption of nature , true grace , and the necessity of baptism . To this he required subscription from all bishops as a test of orthodoxy . Eighteen Italian bishops refused their signature , with Julian of Eclanum , henceforth to be ...
... corruption of nature , true grace , and the necessity of baptism . To this he required subscription from all bishops as a test of orthodoxy . Eighteen Italian bishops refused their signature , with Julian of Eclanum , henceforth to be ...
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... corrupt ? And , again , if an act cannot injure a substance , how can abstention from food , which is a mere act , kill the body ? In the same way sin is not a substance ; but God is a substance , — yea , the height of substance , and ...
... corrupt ? And , again , if an act cannot injure a substance , how can abstention from food , which is a mere act , kill the body ? In the same way sin is not a substance ; but God is a substance , — yea , the height of substance , and ...
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... corruption that we shall find no sin , and receive the crown of righteousness . Grace , that was hidden in the Old Testament , is now manifest to the whole world . Even though the Jew may be ignorant of it , why should Christians be ...
... corruption that we shall find no sin , and receive the crown of righteousness . Grace , that was hidden in the Old Testament , is now manifest to the whole world . Even though the Jew may be ignorant of it , why should Christians be ...
Contents
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NEW YORK September 1887 | 8 |
ON MARRIAGE AND CONCUPISCENCE Two BOOKS WRITTEN EARLY IN 419 AND 420 | 9 |
ON THE SPIRIT AND THE LETTER ONE BOOK WRITTEN A D 412 | 80 |
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 |
ON DE ANIMâ et ejus Origine | 310 |
ADDRESSED TO VINCENTIUS Victor | 353 |
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 |
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Addressed to THE PRESBYTER PETER | 331 |
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