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What we call the Pelagian heresy actually took many forms, and had multiple proponents at different stages before it was officially condemned. Augustine, as bishop of Hippo, saw that these teachings were dangerous and set out to address them by explaining the true Church doctrine on these subjects. He first denounced the heresies verbally, in sermons and conferences. When a friend asked him to...

we saying but, “Grant what you command”? He commands with the words, Act righteously (Is 56:1), and he also says, Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be satisfied (Mt 5:6). From whom ought we to ask the food and drink of righteousness but from him who promises those who hunger and thirst for it that they will be satisfied. 6. Let us then drive away from our hearing and from our minds those who say that, having received once and for all free choice of the
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