De Principiis, Book III

Book III

• De Principiis III.1 — translated from the Latin of Rufinus: On the Freedom of the Will. 1. Some such opinions, we believe, ought to be entertained regarding the divine promises, when we direct our understanding to the contemplation of…vatican.va
• De Principiis III.2 — Chapter I.—On the Freedom of the Will, With an Explanation and Interpretation of Those Statements of Scripture Which Appear to Nullify It. 1. Since in the preaching of the Church there is included the doctrine…vatican.va
• De Principiis III.3 — On the Opposing Powers. 1. We have now to notice, agreeably to the statements of Scripture, how the opposing powers, or the devil himself, contends with the human race, inciting and instigating men to sin. And in the…vatican.va
• De Principiis III.4 — On Threefold Wisdom. 1. The holy apostle, wishing to teach us some great and hidden truth respecting science and wisdom, says, in the first Epistle to the Corinthians: “We speak wisdom among them that are perfect;…vatican.va
• De Principiis III.5 — On Human Temptations. 1. And now the subject of human temptations must not, in my opinion, be passed over in silence, which take their rise sometimes from flesh and blood, or from the wisdom of flesh and blood, which…vatican.va
• De Principiis III.6 — That the World Took Its Beginning in Time. 1. And now, since there is one of the articles of the Church which is held principally in consequence of our belief in the truth of our sacred history, viz. that this world…vatican.va
• De Principiis III.7 — On the End of the World. 1. Now, respecting the end of the world and the consummation of all things, we have stated in the preceding pages, to the best of our ability, so far as the authority of holy Scripture…vatican.va