The Doctrine of the Saints' Perseverance

And when his writings began to be carped at by the Semi-Pelagians of France, Caelestine Bishop of Rome in his Epist: ad Gallos, gives him this Testimony: Augustinum Sanctae Recordationis Vir•m pro vitâ suâ & moribus, in nostra Communione semper habuimus, nec unquam hunc finistrae suspicionis rumour saltem aspersit, quem tantae scientiae olim fuisse meminimus, ut inter magistros optimos etiam à meis Praedecessoribus haberetur. His writings also were made use of not only by Prosper Hilary, and Fulgenti••, but generally of all that engaged against the Pelagians. Zozimus (saith Prosper ad Collat: c: 41:) cùm esset Doctissimus, adversùs Librostamen Pelagianorum beati Augustine responsa poscebi•. And, Leo Epist: ad Concil: Arausic: transcribes out of him verbatim the things that he would have confirmed and established. And in his own days not withstanding the differences between them, that Aged and learned Hierome, tells him Epist: 94: Mihi decretum est te amare, te suspicere, •••ere, mirari, tuaque dicta, quasi mea, defendere. Hence was that outcry in the Palestine Synod upon the slighting of his Authority by Pelagius. Dixit Pelagius, Quis est mihi Augustinus? Acclamabant omnes Blasphemantem in Episcopum, •x cujus are dominus Universae Africa Unitatis indulserit sanitatem, non solum à conventu illo, sed ab omni Ecclesiâ pellendum▪ Oros: Apologet: pag▪ 621▪ 622: So also Gelas: biblioth: Pat: T•m: 4 Column 553, pag▪ 589.

And when his writings began to be carped at by the Semi-Pelagians of France, Caelestine Bishop of Rome in his Epist: ad Gallos, gives him this Testimony: Augustinum Sanctae Recordationis Vir•m pro vitâ suâ & moribus, in nostra Communione semper habuimus, nec unquam hunc finistrae suspicionis rumor saltem aspersit, quem tantae scientiae olim fuisse meminimus, ut inter magistros optimos etiam à meis Praedecessoribus haberetur. His writings also were made use of not only by Prosper Hilary, and Fulgenti••, but generally of all that engaged against the Pelagians. Zozimus (saith Prosper ad Collat: c: 41:) cùm esset Doctissimus, adversùs Librostamen Pelagianorum beati Augustin responsa poscebi. And, Leo Epist: ad Concil: Arausic: transcribes out of him verbatim the things that he would have confirmed and established. And in his own dayes not withstanding the differences between them, that Aged and learned Hierome, tells him Epist: 94: Mihi decretum est te amare, te suspicere, ere, mirari, tuaque dicta, quasi mea, defendere. Hence was that outry in the Palestine Synod upon the sleighting of his Authority by Pelagius. Dixit Pelagius, Quis est mihi Augustinus? Acclamabant omnes Blasphemantem in Episcopum, x cujus are dominus Vniversae Africa Vnitatis indulserit sanitatem, non solum à conventu illo, sed ab omni Ecclesiâ pellendum Oros: Apologet: pag 621 622: So also Gelas: biblioth: Pat: Tm: 4 Colm 553, pag 589.