Augustine. de Correptione Et Gratia 26-49

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Augustine, On Rebuke and Grace(De correptione et gratia) 26-49Written ca. 426-427

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$ere arises anoter /uestion, not reasona0l to 0e

sligte, 0ut to 0e aroace an sol3e in te el ote or in ose an are 0ot e an our iscourses.For a as8e, in resect o tis git o +o ic is toerse3ere in goo to te en, at tin8 o te irstan isel, o assurel as ae urigt itoutan ault. An o not sa e a not erse3erance,o as e itout ault, seeing tat e as in ant oso neeul a git o +o: For to tis interrogator teanser is eas, tat e a not erse3erance, 0ecause e

i not erse3ere in tat gooness in ic e asitout sin; or e 0egan to a3e sin ro te oint atic e ell; an i e 0egan, certainl e as itout

sin 0eore e a 0egun. For it is one ting not to a3esin, an it is anoter not to a0ie in tat gooness inic tere is no sin.


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reeo ro sin, assurel itout an e>erience o

eat an o unainess e oul a3e recei3e 0 teerit o tat continuance te ullness o 0lessing itic te ol angels also are 0lesse; tat is, teiossi0ilit o alling an ore, an te 8nolege otis it a0solute certaint. For e3en e isel coulnot 0e 0lesse altoug in Paraise, na, e oul not0e tere, ere it oul not 0ecoe i to 0eisera0le, i te ore8nolege o is all a ae i

retce it te rea o suc a isaster. erience te @ust@ugent o +o, tat it is ole race, ic 0eingas et all lace in i a sinne it i, e soul0e conene. For as an o tis race as are eli3ere0 +oCs grace are certainl eli3ere ro teconenation in ic te are alrea el 0oun.Wence, e3en i none soul 0e eli3ere, no one coul@ustl 0lae te @ugent o +o. Tat, tereore, in

coarison o tose tat eris e, 0ut in teira0solute nu0er an, are eli3ere, is eecte 0grace, is eecte reel tan8s ust 0e gi3en, 0ecause

it is eecte, so tat no one a 0e lite u as o ison eser3ings, 0ut tat e3er out a 0e stoe,an e tat gloriet a glor in te or.

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0eginning o te an #rist: An, oreo3er, en te*irgin as8e o tat soul coe to ass ic astol er 0 te angel, te angel ansere =Te $ol+ost sall coe o3er on to tee an te oer o te$igest sall o3ersao tee, tereore tat ol tingtat sall 0e 0orn o tee sall 0e calle te on o

+o.? =Tereore,? e sai; not 0ecause o or8s oic certainl o a et un0orn inant tere are none0ut =tereore,? 0ecause =te $ol +ost sall coe

o3er on to tee, an te oer o te $igest sallo3ersao tee, tat ol ting ic sall 0e 0orn otee sall 0e calle te on o +o.? Tat nati3ita0solutel gratuitous, con@oine, in te unit o teerson, an to +o, les to te WorB +oo or8solloe tat nati3it; goo or8s i not erit it. For itas in no ise to 0e eare tat te uan nature ta8enu 0 +o te Wor in tat inea0le anner into a

unit o erson, oul sin 0 ree coice o ill, sincetat ta8ing u itsel as suc tat te nature o an sota8en u 0 +o oul ait into itsel no o3eent oan e3il ill. Troug tis eiator +o a8es 8nontat $e a8es tose o $e reeee 0 $is 0looro e3il, e3erlastingl goo; an $i $e in suc iseassue tat $e ne3er oul 0e e3il, an, not 0eingae out o e3il, oul alas 0e goo.

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0e reera0le an 0etter, ere tose irst ones, tereore,

eiter no 0lessings at all, or triling ones:

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oreo3er, te ais tesel3es are to 0e istinguise.Te ai itout ic a ting oes not coe to ass is

one ting, an te ai 0 ic a ting coes to ass isanoter. For itout oo e cannot li3e; an etaltoug oo soul 0e at an, it oul not cause aan to li3e o soul ill to ie. Tereore te ai ooo is tat itout ic it oes not coe to ass tate li3e, not tat 0 ic it coes to ass tat e li3e.istencein Paraise,--a li0ert ortiie an conire 0 te gito erse3erance, so tat tis orl, it all its lo3es, itsears, its errors, a 0e o3ercoe te artros ote saints a3e taugt tis. n ine, e DAa, not onl

it no0o to a8e i arai, 0ut, oreo3er, in siteo te autorit o +oCs ear, using ree ill, i notstan in suc a state o ainess, in suc a acilit oDnot sinning.


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sai, =Gugent itout erc to i tat at soe

no erc,? it is lainl son tat in tose in o areoun te goo or8s o erc, @ugent sall 0ee>ecute it erc; an tus e3en tat erc itselsall 0e returne to te erits o goo or8s. t is not sono; en not onl no goo or8s, 0ut an 0a or8srecee, $is erc anticiates a an so tat e iseli3ere ro e3ils,--as ell ro e3ils ic e asone, as ro tose ic e oul a3e one i e

ere not controlle 0 te grace o +o; an ro tose,too, ic e oul a3e suere or e3er i e erenot luc8e ro te oer o ar8ness, an transerreinto te 8ingo o te on o +oCs lo3e. Ne3erteless,since e3en tat lie eternal itsel, ic, it is certain, isgi3en as ue to goo or8s, is calle 0 so great anaostle te grace o +o, altoug grace is not renereto or8s, 0ut is gi3en reel, it ust 0e conesseitout an ou0t, tat eternal lie is calle grace or te

reason tat it is renere to tose erits ic grace asconerre uon an.


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as it certainl as lace in teir ill, eiter to su0@ect

tesel3es or not to te an in /uestion, tat te coule3en re3ail to itstan +o. +o, oe3er, i not otis, sa3e 0 te ill o te en tesel3es, 0ecause e0eon ou0t a te ost oniotent oer oinclining enCs earts iter it lease $i. For tus itis ritten =An auel sent te eole aa, an e3erone ent aa unto is on lace. An aul ent aato is ouse in +i0ea an tere ent aa it aul

igt en, ose earts te or touce. Anestilent cilren sai, Wo sall sa3e us: Tis an:An te esise i, an 0rougt i no resents.?Will an one sa tat an o tose ose earts te ortouce to go it aul oul not a3e gone it i,or tat an o tose estilent ellos, ose earts $ei not touc to o tis, oul a3e gone: 'a3ialso, o te or oraine to te 8ingo in a oreroserous succession, e rea tus =An 'a3i

continue to increase, an as agniie, an te oras it i.? Tis a3ing 0een reise, it is sai alittle aterars, =An te irit clote Aasai, cie

o te tirt, an e sai, We are tine, I 'a3i, an eill 0e it tee, son o Gesse Peace, eace 0e untotee, an eace 0e to t elers; 0ecause te or asele tee.? #oul e itstan te ill o +o, annot rater o te ill o $i o rougt in is eart0 $is irit, it ic e as clote, to ill, sea8,

an o tus: oreo3er, a little aterars te saecriture sas, =All tese arli8e en, setting te 0attlein arra, cae it a eaceul eart to $e0ron toesta0lis 'a3i o3er all srael.?


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