On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin, Book II

Book II

• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.1 — Caution Needed in Attending to Pelagius’ Deliverances on Infant Baptism. Chapter 1 [I.]—Caution Needed in Attending to Pelagius’ Deliverances on Infant Baptism. Next I beg of you, carefully to observe with what…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.2 — Cœlestius, on His Trial at Carthage, Refuses to Condemn His Error; The Written Statement Which He Gave to Zosimus. Chapter 2 [II.]—Cœlestius, on His Trial at Carthage, Refuses to Condemn His Error; The Written…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.3 — Part of the Proceedings of the Council of Carthage Against Cœlestius. “The bishop Aurelius said: ‘Let what follows be recited.’ It was accordingly recited, ‘That the sin of Adam was injurious to him alone, and not to…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.4 — Cœlestius Concedes Baptism for Infants, Without Affirming Original Sin. You, of course, see that Cœlestius here conceded baptism for infants only in such a manner as to be unwilling to confess that the sin of the…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.5 — Cœlestius’ Book Which Was Produced in the Proceedings at Rome. But in the book which he published at Rome, and produced in the proceedings before the church there, he so speaks on this question as to show that he…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.6 — Cœlestius the Disciple is In This Work Bolder Than His Master. Carefully observe, then, what Cœlestius has advanced so very openly, and you will discover what amount of concealment Pelagius has practised upon you.…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.7 — Pope Zosimus Kindly Excuses Him. The bishop, however, who presides over this See, upon seeing him hurrying headlong in so great presumption like a madman, chose in his great compassion, with a view to the man’s…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.8 — Cœlestius Condemned by Zosimus. The venerable Pope Zosimus, keeping in view this deprecatory preamble, dealt with the man, puffed up as he was with the blasts of false doctrine, so as that he should condemn all the…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.9 — Pelagius Deceived the Council in Palestine, But Was Unable to Deceive the Church at Rome. Chapter 9 [VIII.]—Pelagius Deceived the Council in Palestine, But Was Unable to Deceive the Church at Rome. Wherefore…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.10 — The Judgment of Innocent Respecting the Proceedings in Palestine. Five bishops, then, of whom I was one, wrote him a letter, wherein we mentioned the proceedings in Palestine, of which the report had already reached…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.11 — How that Pelagius Deceived the Synod of Palestine. Now I pray you carefully to observe by what evidence Pelagius is shown to have deceived his judges in Palestine, not to mention other points, on this very question…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.12 — A Portion of the Proceedings of the Synod of Palestine in the Cause of Pelagius. Chapter 12 [XI.]—A Portion of the Proceedings of the Synod of Palestine in the Cause of Pelagius. “The synod said: Now, forasmuch as…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.13 — Cœlestius the Bolder Heretic; Pelagius the More Subtle. You see, indeed, not to mention other points, how that Pelagius pronounced his anathema against those who hold that “Adam’s sin injured only himself, and not…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.14 — He Shows That, Even After the Synod of Palestine, Pelagius Held the Same Opinions as Cœlestius on the Subject of Original Sin. Chapter 14 [XIII.]—He Shows That, Even After the Synod of Palestine, Pelagius Held the…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.15 — Pelagius by His Mendacity and Deception Stole His Acquittal from the Synod in Palestine. Chapter 15 [XIV.]—Pelagius by His Mendacity and Deception Stole His Acquittal from the Synod in Palestine. For my own part,…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.16 — Pelagius’ Fraudulent and Crafty Excuses. For what is the significance to the matter with which we now have to do of his answers to his followers, when he tells them that “the reason why he condemned the points which…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.17 — How Pelagius Deceived His Judges. Now, is it by making such statements as these, meeting objections which are urged in one sense with explanations which are meant in another, that he designs to prove to us that he…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.18 — The Condemnation of Pelagius. Chapter 18 [XVII.]—The Condemnation of Pelagius. This being the case, you of course feel that episcopal councils, and the Apostolic See, and the whole Roman Church, and the Roman Empire…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.19 — Pelagius’ Attempt to Deceive the Apostolic See; He Inverts the Bearings of the Controversy. Chapter 19.—Pelagius’ Attempt to Deceive the Apostolic See; He Inverts the Bearings of the Controversy. But I would have you…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.20 — Pelagius Provides a Refuge for His Falsehood in Ambiguous Subterfuges. And then observe how he makes his answer, how he provides in the obscure mazes of his double sense retreats for his false doctrine, quenching the…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.21 — Pelagius Avoids the Question as to Why Baptism is Necessary for Infants. Chapter 21 [XIX.]—Pelagius Avoids the Question as to Why Baptism is Necessary for Infants. Now it is to no purpose that he says all this. He…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.22 — Another Instance of Pelagius’ Ambiguity. Then, again, observe what he subjoins to the last remark: “Can any one,” says he, “forbid a second birth to an eternal and certain life, to him who has been born to this…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.23 — What He Means by Our Birth to an ‘Uncertain’ Life. Chapter 23 [XXI.]—What He Means by Our Birth to an “Uncertain” Life. Certain brethren, however, afterwards failed not to remind us that Pelagius possibly expressed…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.24 — Pelagius’ Long Residence at Rome. The truth indeed is, that in the book of his faith which he sent to Rome with this very letter to the before-mentioned Pope Innocent, to whom also he had written the letter, he only…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.25 — The Condemnation of Pelagius and Cœlestius. These things, then, being as I have stated them, it is now evident that there has arisen a deadly heresy, which, with the Lord’s help, the Church by this time guards…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.26 — The Pelagians Maintain that Raising Questions About Original Sin Does Not Endanger the Faith. Chapter 26 [XXIII.]—The Pelagians Maintain that Raising Questions About Original Sin Does Not Endanger the Faith.…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.27 — On Questions Outside the Faith—What They Are, and Instances of the Same. Chapter 27 [XXIII.]—On Questions Outside the Faith—What They Are, and Instances of the Same. But he is greatly mistaken in this opinion. The…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.28 — The Heresy of Pelagius and Cœlestius Aims at the Very Foundations of Our Faith. Chapter 28 [XXIV.]—The Heresy of Pelagius and Cœlestius Aims at the Very Foundations of Our Faith. This is, however, in the matter of…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.29 — Chapter 29.—The Righteous Men Who Lived in the Time of the Law Were for All that Not Under the Law, But Under Grace. The Grace of the New Testament Hidden Under the Old. Death indeed reigned from Adam until Moses,…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.30 — Pelagius and Cœlestius Deny that the Ancient Saints Were Saved by Christ. Chapter 30 [XXVI]—Pelagius and Cœlestius Deny that the Ancient Saints Were Saved by Christ. We must not therefore divide the times, as…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.31 — Christ’s Incarnation Was of Avail to the Fathers, Even Though It Had Not Yet Happened. Chapter 31.—Christ’s Incarnation Was of Avail to the Fathers, Even Though It Had Not Yet Happened. By disputation of this sort,…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.32 — He Shows by the Example of Abraham that the Ancient Saints Believed in the Incarnation of Christ. Chapter 32 [XXVII.]—He Shows by the Example of Abraham that the Ancient Saints Believed in the Incarnation of Christ.…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.33 — How Christ is Our Mediator. Chapter 33 [XVIII.]—How Christ is Our Mediator. Of this flesh and blood Melchizedek also, when he blessed Abram himself, gave the testimony which is very well known to Christian believers,…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.34 — No Man Ever Saved Save by Christ. Now, whoever maintains that human nature at any period required not the second Adam for its physician, because it was not corrupted in the first Adam, is convicted as an enemy to the…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.35 — Why the Circumcision of Infants Was Enjoined Under Pain of So Great a Punishment. Chapter 35 [XXX.]—Why the Circumcision of Infants Was Enjoined Under Pain of So Great a Punishment. The Scripture does not inform us…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.36 — The Platonists’ Opinion About the Existence of the Soul Previous to the Body Rejected. Chapter 36 [XXXI]—The Platonists’ Opinion About the Existence of the Soul Previous to the Body Rejected. What, then, is the…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.37 — In What Sense Christ is Called 'Sin.'. There was a change of the sacramental ordinances made after the coming of Him whose advent they prefigured; but there was no change in the Mediator’s help, who, even previous to…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.38 — Original Sin Does Not Render Marriage Evil. But they argue thus, saying: “Is not, then, marriage an evil, and the man that is produced by marriage not God’s work?” As if the good of the married life were that disease…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.39 — Three Things Good and Laudable in Matrimony. Marriage, therefore, is a good in all the things which are proper to the married state. And these are three: it is the ordained means of procreation, it is the guarantee…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.40 — Marriage Existed Before Sin Was Committed. How God’s Blessing Operated in Our First Parents. Chapter 40 [XXXV.]—Marriage Existed Before Sin Was Committed. How God’s Blessing Operated in Our First Parents. There was,…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.41 — Lust and Travail Come from Sin. Whence Our Members Became a Cause of Shame. Chapter 41 [XXXVI.]—Lust and Travail Come from Sin. Whence Our Members Became a Cause of Shame. Granted, therefore, that we have no means of…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.42 — Chapter 42 [XXXVII.]—The Evil of Lust Ought Not to Be Ascribed to Marriage. The Three Good Results of the Nuptial Ordinance: Offspring, Chastity, and the Sacramental Union. It is then manifest that that must not be…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.43 — Chapter 43 [XXXVIII.]—Human Offspring, Even Previous to Birth, Under Condemnation at the Very Root. Uses of Matrimony Undertaken for Mere Pleasure Not Without Venial Fault. Where God did nothing else than by a just…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.44 — Even the Children of the Regenerate Born in Sin. The Effect of Baptism. Chapter 44 [XXXIX.]—Even the Children of the Regenerate Born in Sin. The Effect of Baptism. This concupiscence of the flesh would be…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.45 — Man’s Deliverance Suited to the Character of His Captivity. The guilt, therefore, of that corruption of which we are speaking will remain in the carnal offspring of the regenerate, until in them also it be washed…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.46 — Difficulty of Believing Original Sin. Man’s Vice is a Beast’s Nature. No one should feel surprise, and ask: “Why does God’s goodness create anything for the devil’s malignity to take possession of?” The truth is,…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.47 — Sentences from Ambrose in Favour of Original Sin. And now that we are about to bring this book to a conclusion, we think it proper to do on this subject of Original Sin what we did before in our treatise On…vatican.va
• On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin II.48 — Pelagius Rightly Condemned and Really Opposed by Ambrose. These words, however, of the man of God are contradicted by Pelagius, notwithstanding all his commendation of his author, when he himself declares that “we…vatican.va