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CHAPTER 2 [II.]—THE MISREPRESENTATION OF THE PELAGIANS CONCERNING THE USE OF THE OLD LAW

CHAPTER 3.—SCRIPTURAL CONFIRMATION OF THE CATHOLIC DOCTRINE

CHAPTER 4 [III.]—MISREPRESENTATION CONCERNING, THE EFFECT OF BAPTISM

Outline
Book III
Chapter 2-
Chapter 2 - Pelagians and the Old Law
“that we say that the law of the Old Testament was given not for the end that it might justify the obedient, but rather that it might become the cause of greater sin.”
Rebuttal comes from: Rom 2:13; 8:3, 4; 10:3; 8:14; 2 Cor 3:6; Rom 7:12, 13; 1 Cor 15:56
Chapter 3 - Scriptures that support the need for the Law
“that the law was so given as to be a cause of greater sin.”
Rebuttal comes from: Rom 4:15; Gal 3:19, 21, 23; Gal 4:24, 31
Chapter 4 - Pelagians misrep Catholic belief of Baptism

THE UTILITY OF THE LAW; WHAT THEY TEACH OF THE EFFECT AND VIRTUE OF BAPTISM; WHAT OF THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE TWO TESTAMENTS, THE OLD AND THE NEW; WHAT CONCERNING THE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PERFECTION OF THE PROPHETS AND APOSTLES; WHAT OF THE APPELLATION OF SIN IN CHRIST, WHEN HE IS SAID IN THE LIKENESS OF SINFUL FLESH CONCERNING SIN TO HAVE CONDEMNED SIN, OR TO HAVE BECOME SIN; AND FINALLY, WHAT THEY PROFESS CONCERNING THE FULFILMENT OF THE COMMANDMENTS IN THE FUTURE LIFE

FULFILMENT OF THE COMMANDMENTS IN THE FUTURE LIFE

INFUL FLESH CONCERNING SIN TO HAVE CONDEMNED SIN

RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PERFECTION OF THE PROPHETS AND APOSTLES

Summary — Refutes Pelagians’ letters to Thessalonica:
What does the Law do?
What is effect and virtue of baptism?
OT/NT
Righteousness/Perfection of Prophets & Apostles
Appellation of Sin in Christ
Fulfillment of Commandments in Future Life

FULFILMENT OF THE COMMANDMENTS IN THE FUTURE LIFE

INFUL FLESH CONCERNING SIN TO HAVE CONDEMNED SIN

RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PERFECTION OF THE PROPHETS AND APOSTLES

that we say that the law of the Old Testament was given not for the end that it might justify the obedient, but rather that it might become the cause of greater sin.

that the law was so given as to be a cause of greater sin

not only sinners, but moreover transgressors

Is there a difference between sinners & transgressors?

that baptism, moreover, does not make men new—that is, does not give complete remission of sins; but they contend that they are partly made children of God and partly remain children of the world, that is, of the devil.

all men who are children of the devil are also children of the world; but not that all children of the world are also children of the devil

they in whom there is not faith are the children of the devil, because they have not in the inner man any reason why there should be forgiven them whatever is committed either by human infirmity, or by ignorance, or by any evil will whatever

Chapter 4 -
Augustine seems to argue in chapter 4 that there is such thing as:
Children of the devil (those who have unbelief)
Children of the world (everyone)
Children of God
characterised by those who sin but confess (1 Jn 1:9)
are still children of this world, but “now made children of God by the pledge of the Holy Spirit”.

THE PRAISE, TO WIT, OF THE CREATURE, THE PRAISE OF MARRIAGE, THE PRAISE OF THE LAW, THE PRAISE OF FREE WILL, AND THE PRAISE OF THE SAINTS

THEIR THREE-FOLD ERROR—NAMELY, THE TWO FIRST, THE DENIAL OF ORIGINAL SIN; THE TWO FOLLOWING, THE ASSERTION THAT GRACE IS GIVEN ACCORDING TO MERITS; THE FIFTH, THEIR STATEMENT THAT THE SAINTS HAD NOT SINNED IN THIS LIFE

The 5 things Pelagians’ wrote about in 2nd letter:
Praise of the Creature
Praise of Marriage
Praise of the Law
Praise of Free Will
Praise of the Saints
The 3-fold error:
Denial of original sin
Salvation by works
Saints are perfect
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