A Treatise Concerning Man’s Perfection in Righteousness
Classic translation
5th c. · Moral & Pastoral · English translation, 1890
Source edition: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series I (ed. Philip Schaff, 1886–90)
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Contents
- Preface to the Treatise on Man’s Perfection in Righteousness
- Argument
- Introduction
- The First Breviate of Cœlestius
- The Second Breviate
- The Third Breviate
- The Fourth Breviate
- The Fifth Breviate
- The Sixth Breviate
- The Seventh Breviate
- The Eighth Breviate
- The Ninth Breviate
- The Tenth Breviate
- The Eleventh Breviate
- The Twelfth Breviate
- The Thirteenth Breviate
- The Fourteenth Breviate
- The Fifteenth Breviate
- The Sixteenth Breviate
- It is One Thing to Depart From the Body, Another Thing to Be Liberated From the…
- The Righteousness of This Life Comprehended in Three Parts,—Fasting…
- The Commandment of Love Shall Be Perfectly Fulfilled in the Life to Come
- Who May Be Said to Walk Without Spot; Damnable and Venial Sins
- To Whom God’s Commandments Are Grievous; And to Whom, Not. Why Scripture Says…
- Passages to Show That God’s Commandments Are Not Grievous
- Passages of Scripture Which, When Objected Against Him by the Catholics…
- To Be Without Sin, and to Be Without Blame—How Differing
- Section 25
- Why Job Was So Great a Sufferer
- Who May Be Said to Keep the Ways of the Lord; What It is to Decline and Depart…
- When Our Heart May Be Said Not to Reproach Us; When Good is to Be Perfected
- The Second Passage. Who May Be Said to Abstain From Every Evil Thing
- 'Every Man is a Liar,' Owing to Himself Alone; But 'Every Man is True,' By Help…
- The Third Passage. It is One Thing to Depart, and Another Thing to Have…
- The Fourth Passage. In What Sense God Only is Good. With God to Be Good and to…
- The Fifth Passage
- The Opposing Passages
- The Church Will Be Without Spot and Wrinkle After the Resurrection
- The Difference Between the Upright in Heart and the Clean in Heart
- The Sixth Passage
- The Seventh Passage. Who May Be Called Immaculate. How It is That in God’s…
- The Eighth Passage. In What Sense He is Said Not to Sin Who is Born of God. In…
- The Ninth Passage
- Specimens of Pelagian Exegesis
- God’s Promises Conditional. Saints of the Old Testament Were Saved by the Grace…
- No Man is Assisted Unless He Does Himself Also Work. Our Course is a Constant…
- Conclusion of the Work. In the Regenerate It is Not Concupiscence, But Consent…