,*APT] #bc ,PELAGIUS & ,AUGU/9E1 OR ! ,CONCEPTION ( ,FREE ,WILL & ,PR$E/9ATION #aiicaiic ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM ,TEXT 3 ,*APT] #b#c3 ,PELAGIUS & ,AUGU/9E1 OR ! ,CONCEPTION ( ,FREE ,WILL & ,PR$E/9ATION ,?ANKS TO ! BIAS ( ,AUGU/9E ( ,HIPPONE1 :O F\RELS ?AT IT MA9TA9$ OV] ! C\RSE ( ! C5TURIES4 ,AUGU/9E DID 9DE$ M>K ! BEG9N+ ( ! REQUIREM5T TO BAPTIZE *ILDR51 :O W]E HELD TO BE IMPURE AT BIR?1 & ! ADV5T ( ! !ORY ( PR$E/9ATION -- MU* LAT] JUDG$ TO BE H]ETICAL1 )\T TRIGG]+ ! IMPOSSIBLE CONDEMNATION ( ONE ( ! PR9CIPAL 0FA!RS0 ( ,CA?OLICISM -- :I* HE FABRICAT$ SO AS TO DIRECT IT AGA9/ HIS OLD 5EMY1 ,PELAGIUS4 ,PELAGIUS 7#c#d8-#d#b#i871 BORN 9 ,BRITA9 OR ,IREL&1 NO D\BT RETA9$ TRACES ( ! ,CELTIC FRE$OM ( SPIRIT :5 HE REA*$ ,ROME >\ND #d4 ,A LITTLE BE=E ! FALL & SACK+ ( ! CITY BY ! ,GO?S1 :O W]E CONV]T$ TO ,>IANISM 7#d#a71 ,PELAGIUS & HIS DISCIPLE ,CELE/IUS LEFT = ,C>?AGE1 :]E HIS BRILLIANT SPIRIT & RHETORICAL TAL5TS WON HIM ! FRI5D%IP ( ,AUGU/9E ( ,HIPPONE1 BI%OP ( ! CITY4 ,BUT ,AUGU/9E'S AU?ORIT>IANISM QUICKLY CEAS$ TOL]AT+ ! UNC]TA9TIES ?AT ,PELAGIUS'S IDEAS PROPAGAT$ CONC]N+ ! FUNCTION ( ! ,*UR*1 OV] :I* ! MA/] ( ,C>?AGE 9T5D$ TO E/ABLI% ABSOLUTE HEGEMONY4 7,AUGU/9E DID NOT HESITATE TO RETRIEVE FROM ,TYCONIUS1 :O WAS ! P>TISAN ( A TYPE ( ,DONATISM ?AT HE ANA!MATIZ$1 ! !ORY ( A ,CITY ( ,GOD ?AT WAS SUP]IOR TO ! T]RE/RIAL CITY1 5TRU/$ TO ?IS IMP]MIABLE P[]1 :I* WAS PRECISELY 9 DECL9E DUR+ ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE47 ,PELAGIUS TOOK REFUGE 9 ,PALE/9E1 9 :I* ANO!R DOCTR9AIRE ,CA?OLIC1 ,J]OME -- PUT ON HIS GU>D BY ,AUGU/9E'S EMISS>IES -- P]SECUT$ HIM & TAX$ HIS DOCTR9E ) ,MANI*EANISM1 ,CA?OLICISM'S RELIGI\S RIVAL1 REPRESS$ EV]Y:]E ) ! GREATE/ VIOL5CE4 7,AUGU/9E HIMSELF WAS A R5EGADE FROM ,MANI*EANISM4 ,HE TURN$ HIS VEHEM5CE AGA9/ HIS OLD CORELIGIONI/S BY APPEAL+ TO !M TO ABIDE BY ! RIGORS ( ! LAW4 ,IT WAS FROM HIM ?AT CAME ! BLOODY REPRESSION ?AT /RUCK ! ,MANI*EANS &1 MU* LAT]1 ! ,PAULICIANS1 ! ,BOGOMILES & ! ,CA?>S47 ,ACQUITT$ BY ! ,SYNOD ( ,J]USALEM 9 #d#a#e1 ,PELAGIUS & ,CELE/IUS W]E EXCOMMUNICAT$ TWO YE>S LAT] BY ,POPE ,9NOC5T ,I4 ,AT FIR/1 ,ZOZIME1 ,9NOC5T'S SUCCESSOR1 %[$ SYMPA?Y T[>DS ,PELAGIUS1 BUT HE SOON PULL$ HIMSELF TOGE!R & DEF9ITIVELY CONDEMN$ HIM AT ! ,C\NCIL ( ,C>?AGE 9 #d#a#h4 ,TO BETT] UND]/& ,PELAGIUS'S TEA*+S & ,AUGU/9E'S ATTITUDE1 IT IS FITT+ TO SITUATE !M )9 ! ANTI-,MONTANI/ REACTION ?AT WAS CONDUCT$ ) FIRMNESS BY ! 0LAX0 POLITICS ( ! ECCLESIA/ICAL MAJORITY 9 ! ,WE/4 ,IF ! ,*UR* RECONCIL$ ITSELF ) ,GRECO-,ROMAN H$ONISM BY EXIL+ PURITAN RIGOR TO ! MONA/]IES1 IF IT KEPT ! SACRIFICAL P]FECTION ( ! ,*RI/ AS A DIFFICULTLY ACCESSIBLE IDEAL1 IT ALSO ACQUIES$ )\T TOO MU* DIFFICULTY TO ! DEPRAV$ MORALS ( MANY PRIE/S & FAI?FUL PEOPLE1 PROVID$ ?AT ITS AU?ORITY & SACRAM5TAL FUNCTION WAS PUBLICLY PRIVILEG$4 ,! ,SPIRITUALS OR 0,MESSALIANS0 W]5'T ! ONLY ONES TO TURN ASIDE ! DUPLICITY ( ! ,*UR* & COV]1 ) SEV]AL HA/ILY ,*RI/IANIZ$ >GUM5TS1 !IR QUITE COMMON *OICE TO OBEY SEXUAL IMPULSES & ! PLEASURES ( EXI/5CE1 )\T PREOCCUPY+ !MSELVES ) OB$I5CE OR GUILT4 ,>\ND #c#h1 A C]TA9 ,HELVIDIUS1 APP>5TLY A DISCIPLE ( ,AUX5TIUS 7! ,>IAN ,BI%OP ( ,MILAN & ! PR$ECESSOR ( ,AMBROISE71 DREW D[N UPON HIMSELF ! ?UND]BOLTS ( ,J]OME 7#c#d#d8-#d#b7 = HAV+ MOCK$ ! VIRG9ITY ( ,M>Y & MA9TA9$ ?AT %E HAD HAD O!R *ILDR51 S9CE ! CANONICAL GOSPELS M5TION ! 0BRO!RS ( ! ,LORD40 ,) F]VOR ,J]OME TRI$ TO %[ ?AT !SE BRO!RS W]E M]ELY ,JESUS' C\S9S4 ,HE WAS WAY TOO ATTA*$ TO ! WORD 0BRO!R10 :I* -- 9 ! SPIRIT ( ,ESS5ISM OR ,NAZ>EANISM -- WAS ID5TICAL TO 0WITNESS10 TO M>TUS 9 ,GREEK & 0M>TYR0 9 ,FR5*2.<#c#d.> = ! ,JUDEO-,*RI/IANS1 ! BRO!R OR WITNESS WAS SIMPLY HE :O P>TICIPATES 9 ! SAME SACRIFICE AS ! 0,S]VANT ( ! ,LORD10 CELEBRAT$ BY ! ,BOOK ( ,ISAIAH4 ,BUT ,HELVIDIUS' REM>K IS LESS CONC]N$ ) PROMOT+ HI/ORICAL EXEGESIS ?AN F9I%+ ) ! ALLEG$ SUP]IORITY ( VIRG9ITY OV] ! AMOR\S RELATION4 ,?IS WAS :Y HE REJECT$ ,T]TULLIAN1 ,MONTAN & ALL ( ! ,*RI/IANITY ( ! ,NEW ,PROPHECY4 ,A SIMIL> DOCTR9E CAN BE F\ND 9 ,JOVIANIAN1 A DISCIPLE ( ,AMBROISE1 ,BI%OP ( ,MILAN4 ,9 ,ROME1 :]E HIS AUDI5CE WAS L>GE1 ,JOV9IAN >GU$ IRONICALLY ?AT SU* A VIRG9 BIR? WAS ACCOMPLI%$ BY ?IS FANTA/IC BE+ NAM$ ,JESUS1 ?IS ANGELOS-*RI/OS ?AT ! ,GNO/ICS & ,MANI*EANS CONDEMN$ BY ! ,*UR* W]E SO PR\D (4 ,TO ! HYPOCRITICAL ASCETICISM ( ! FAI?FUL1 ,JOV9IAN OPPOS$ ! SALVATIONAL 9CL9ATION TO ! PLEASURES ( ! TABLE1 LOVE & ! B5EFITS ( LIFE1 :I* W]E REAL GRACE ACCORD$ BY DIV9E K9DNESS4 ,= HIM1 ! PURIFICATION ( BAPTISM WAS SUFFICI5T TO WA% AWAY ALL S9 & TO PROTECT ONESELF AGA9/ ! TRAPS SET BY A DEMON ANXI\S TO SPOIL & CORRUPT ! GIFTS ( ,GOD444 ,CONDEMN$ BY ,POPE ,SIRICE & BY ! ,C\NCIL ( ,MILAN1 CONV5$ 9 #ci AT ! REQUE/ ( ,AMBROISE1 ,JOV9IAN WAS EXIL$ BY IMP]IAL PRESCRIPTION4 ,AMONG ! MO/ P]SI/5T ( ,JOV9IAN'S ADV]S>IES W]E ,J]OME1 ! SUPPORT] ( M>ITAL VIG9ITY & AU?OR ( ,AGA9/ ,JOV9IAN1 ! NO-LESS MISOGYNI/ ,AUGU/9E1 & ,PELAGIUS4 ,:AT DIV]G5CE SEP>AT$ ,PELAGIUS FROM ! PURITAN ,AUGU/9E8 ,A C]TA9 CONCEPT ( HUMAN DIGNITY4 ,PELAGIUS DID NOT %>E 9 ! CONCEPTION ( A FUNDAM5TAL IGNOM9Y ( MANK9D1 :I* ! ,BI%OP ( ,C>?AGE HAD BRILLIANTLY SUMM>IZ$ 9 ?IS F9D+3 0,9T] FESCES ET UR9AM NASCIMUR10 0,WE >E BORN BETWE5 %IT & PISS40 ,! AU/]ITY ( ,PELAGIUS WAS RELAT$ TO ?AT ,S5ECA & EV5 TO ?AT ( ! ,N9ETE5? ,C5TURY A!I/IC MORALI/S1 NAY1 EV5 ! FREE?9K]S :O . ?RA% ! DEBAU*]Y ( ! CL]GY4 ,PELAGIUS E/IMAT$ ?AT MANK9D MAKES USE ( A =CE ( WILL ?AT WAS SUFFICI5T TO ATTA9 VIRTUE & GOODNESS4 ,!RE WAS NO NE$ = DIV9E AID OR ! M$IATION ( ! ,*UR* IF ONE WI%$ TO FOLL[ ! E?ICAL RULES ?AT W]E PRESCRIB$ EV]Y:]E4 ,ALL VIRTUES RESIDES 9 G]M-=M 9 EA* 9DIVIDUAL2 IT WAS SUFFICI5T TO BR+ !SE SE$S TO FRUITION IF ONE WI%$ TO FI1 R$UC$ TO A CONGRU\S PORTION1 ONLY 9T]V5$ ?R\< ! SACRAM5TS1 SO AS TO GU>ANTEE ! SALVATION ( ! S\L :5 T]RE/RIAL LIFE ACCOMPLI%$ ITS DE/9Y ACCORD+ TO ! PRECEPTS ( MORAL LAW4 ,\R FRE$OM WAS AS TOTAL AS ?AT ( ,ADAM & ,EVE1 BE=E !Y MISUS$ IT1 !REBY CONDEMN+ !MSELVES TO D[NFALL4 ,BY TEA*+ ! PRIVILEGES ( MORAL WILL FROM 9FANCY1 M5 W\LD OBEY ,GOD'S DESIGNS1 & BAPTISM 7:I* WAS NOT GIV5 TO *ILDR5 AT ! TIME7 SIMPLY PLAC$ ! ,*UR*'S SEAL AS A PASS TO ET]NAL BEAUTITUDE4 ,MANY CITIZ5S ( ! ,EMPIRE -- 9CLUD+ ?OSE :O PRIZ$ MORAL RIGOR OR ,/OIC OR ,EPICUREAN PHILOSOPHY -- PRACTIC$ SU* PR9CIPLES )\T NE$+ TO GIVE !M A ,*RI/IAN COLORATION4 ,EV5 AMONG ! ,CA?OLICS1 ,!OPHRONE ( ,CAPPADOCCIA SAID ?AT ! OMNISCI5CE ( ,GOD KNEW ALL ?AT W\LD BE PRODUC$1 BUT DID NOT POSITIVELY KN[ IT AS AN ACCOMPLI%$ FACT1 . LEAV+ TO MANK9D ! FRE$OM TO ACT BEYOND ALL DET]M9ATIONS4 ,9 ! SPIRIT ( ,!OPHRONE1 IT WAS A QUE/ION ( RECONCIL+ ! ABSOLUTE P[] ( ,GOD & HUMAN FRE$OM1 :I* ! ,*UR*1 CALL$ UPON TO GET \T ( ! DEAD-5D ( ,AUGU/9IAN PR$E/9ATION1 W\LD CALL 0FREE WILL40 ,& SO1 AT ! TIME ?AT ,PELAGIUS WAS RECALL+ ! PR9CIPLES ( A LAY MORALITY1 ,AUGU/9E 7CALCULAT+ ! DECL9E ( IMP]IAL UNITY & HIS /RANGLEHOLD OV] ! ,WE/7 PREP>$ = ! ADV5T ( A PONTIFICAL AU?ORITY ?AT W\LD COV] ! 5TIRE WORLD ) TRAPS1 ! TANGL$ /IT*ES ( :I* ! ,CITY ( ,GOD & ! T]RE/RIAL CITY W\LD . CEASELESSLY TI AGA9/ ,PELAGIUS4 ,TO ! FRE$OM DEF5D$ BY HIS ADV]S>Y1 ,AUGU/9E OPPOS$ A !ORY ?AT1 MU* LAT]1 W\LD BE REGURGITAT$ BY ,CALV9ISM & ,JANS5ISM3 PR$E/9ATION4 ,! FATE ( MANK9D WAS TRAC$ \T 9 ALL ET]NITY BY ,GOD :O1 AS ABSOLUTE MA/]1 DECID$ UPON ! SALVATION OR DAMNATION ( HIS CREATURES4 ,A T]RIBLE DOCTR9E1 :I*1 SETT+ HUMAN BE+S TO FE> & TREMBL+1 R$UC$ !IR PRIDE1 AB&ONN$ !M PANT+LY TO ! CONSOLATIONS ( A ,*UR* ?AT RECALL$ !IR 9DIGNITY TO !M4 ,TO BREAK ! ,PELAGIANS' EXCESSIVE CONFID5CE 9 MANK9D1 ,POPE ,HONORIUS SUBJECT$ !M1 & ! PHILOSOPH] ,JULIAN ( ,ECLANE1 TO ! P5ALTIES PRESCRIB$ = H]ETICS4 ,PELAGIUS & ,CELE/IUS DI$ 9 EXILE1 ONE BELIEVES1 %ORTLY !REAFT]4 ,PR$E/9ATION ALSO REVEAL$ A BANALITY ?AT WAS EV5 MORE EMB>RASS+ TO ! ,*UR* ?AN ! FRE$OM LEFT 9 MANK9D'S [N H&S4 ,IF ! FATE ( EA* BE+ WAS DET]M9$ ACCORD+ TO ! CAPRICE ( ,GOD1 :AT GOOD W]E ! PROTECTIONS ( ! ,*UR*1 ! PRIE/S & ! SACRAM5TS8 ,IT W\LD TAKE ,?OMAS ,AQU9AS' LABORI\S >GUM5TS TO ACCORD TO ! ALL-P[]FUL DIV9ITY ! FRE$OM TO *OOSE SALVATION OR DAMNATION 9 A CONSCI\S & WILLFUL MANN] CALL$ 0FREE WILL40 ,AUGU/9E NEV] 9CURR$ ! LEA/ REPROBATION2 HE HAD DONE TOO MU* = ! GR&EUR & 5RI*M5T ( ! ,*UR*4 ,BUT1 9 #d#g#e1 ! ,C\NCIL ( ,>LES W\LD CONDEMN AS A H]ETIC ONE ,LUCIDA1 :O SUPPORT$ ! IDEA ?AT1 ! FRE$OM ( MANK9D HAV+ BE5 ANNIHILAT$ BY ! FALL 9TO S91 EA* P]SON FELL UND] ! BL[ ( A PR$E/9ATION REQUIR$ BY ,GOD & BY VIRTUE ( :I* DE/9Y L$ EA*1 IRREM$IABLY1 TO DAMNATION OR ET]NAL LIFE4 ,! AMPLIFI$ FUNCTION ( ORIG9AL S9 & ! IMPURITY IMPUT$ TO NEW-BORN 9FANTS GAVE ! .<,*UR*'S.> DOGMA A RESPONSE ?AT AIM$ AT ANNIHILAT+ ! HOPES ?AT ,PELAGIUS HAD 9 R5D]+ MANK9D P]FECT4 ,! ,MONTANI/S1 9 !IR HORROR ( NATURE & LIFE 7AL?\< SU* A REPULSION HAD ALREADY ANIMAT$ ,ESS5E ZEAL71 W]E ! FIR/ TO RECOMM5D ! BAPTISM ( 9FANTS1 AT A TIME :5 ! CU/OM WAS NOT WIDESPREAD4 ,AUGU/9E HELD UP TO MANK9D1 CAPABLE ( RAIS+ ITSELF T[>DS VIRTUE 7SO SAYS ,PELAGIUS71 AN 9V]SE PORTRAIT3 MAN WAS A WRET*$ CREATURE1 IMBECILIC1 PREY TO ALL TEMPTATIONS ( ! FLE% & QUITE 9CAPABLE ( RESI/+ !M4 ,:Y8 ,BECAUSE ! ORIG9AL /A9 ( ! S9 ( ,ADAM P5ETRATES HIM FROM HIS BIR?4 ,ONLY BAPTISM WA%$ HIM ( ! 9FAMY ?AT ! ,*UR* TOL]ATES ONLY :5 IT WELCOM$ ! FAI?FUL 9TO ITS SANCTU>Y4 ,ONCE ! BAPTISM ( *ILDR5 WAS ]ECT$ AS A NECESSITY1 ! NEW-BORN WAS CONSECRAT$ TO ! ,CA?OLIC FAI? FROM ! V]Y FIR/ H\RS ( ITS LIFE4 ,UNBAPTIZ$ *ILDR5 W\LD DIE LIKE ANIMALS2 ! O!RS W\LD LIVE 9 REPUDIAT$ ]RORS & 9NOC5CE4 ,! PR(ITABLE M>KET 9 P5TIT5CE & R$EMPTION -- GIFTS1 EMOLUM5TS1 ALMS1 SUBMISSION -- TOOK ROOT 9 ! ,AUGU/9IAN DOCTR9E ( ! 9TR9SIC WEAKNESS ( ! BODY & ! SPIRIT4 ,NO ONE HAD ! =CE ( *>ACT] GREAT 5\< TO SUCCESSFULLY RESI/ ALL TEMPTATION4 ,ONE S9N$ BY PRIDE IF ONE E/IMAT$ ONESELF ABLE TO ?W>T . ! DEMONIAC RUSES ( NATURE4 ,SO6 ,MAN1 ?IS MIS]ABLE & NEGLIGIBLE BE+1 SUCCUMB$ TO S9 -- BECAUSE ,ROME AU?ORIZ$ HIM TO R$EEM HIMSELF1 TO REGA9 HIS SALVATION1 NOT 9 ! WAYS . ( ,AUGU/9E1 BUT 9 ! COM=T+ BOSOM ( ! ,*UR*4 ,MU* LAT]1 ! SKILLFUL >RANGEM5T ( RESPONSIBILITIES & FREE WILL W\LD E/ABLI% A MA!MATICS ( SALVATION & DAMNATION ?AT W\LD OP5 ON TO ! TRADE 9 9DULG5CES & ABSOLUTIONS AT A PRICE4 ,! CR$IT ( ,AUGU/9E 9 ! MATT] WAS M]IT$1 AS LONG AS ONE EXCUS$ HIS DOCTR9AL LAPSES 9TO ! BLACK RIDE ( PR$E/9ATION4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aiib 3 ,*APT] #bc -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,APRIL #b#f1 #bb 3 ,*APT] #bc -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/