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Conference XIII. The Third Conference of Abbot Chæremon. On the Protection of God.

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XIII. The Third Conference of Abbot Chæremon.

On the Protection of God.1746

Footnotes

  1. 1746

    On the Semi-Pelagianism of this Conference and the erroneous passages from it extracted by Prosper, see the Introduction, p. 190, sq.

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Chapter I. Introduction.

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Chapter II. A question why the merit of good deeds may not be ascribed to the exertions of the man who does them.

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Chapter III. The answer that without God's help not only perfect chastity but all good of every kind cannot be performed.

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Chapter IV. An objection, asking how the Gentiles can be said to have chastity without the grace of God.

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Chapter V. The answer on the imaginary chastity of the philosophers.

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Chapter VI. That without the grace of God we cannot make any diligent efforts.

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Chapter VII. Of the main purpose of God and His daily Providence.

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Chapter VIII. Of the grace of God and the freedom of the will.

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Chapter IX. Of the power of our good will, and the grace of God.

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Chapter X. On the weakness of free will.

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Chapter XI. Whether the grace of God precedes or follows our good will.

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Chapter XII. That a good will should not always be attributed to grace, nor always to man himself.

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Chapter XIII. How human efforts cannot be set against the grace of God.

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Chapter XIV. How God makes trial of the strength of man's will by means of his temptations.

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Chapter XV. Of the manifold grace of men's calls.

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Chapter XVI. Of the grace of God; to the effect that it transcends the narrow limits of human faith.

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Chapter XVII. Of the inscrutable providence of God.

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Chapter XVIII. The decision of the fathers that free will is not equal to save a man.

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