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Christian theological andsoteriological school of thought onsalvation , holding that the beginning offaith is an act offree will , while theincrease of faith is the work ofGod .
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The name Semipelagianism was unknown both in Christian antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages; during these periods it was customary to designate the views of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Orange reflects special credit on Caesarius, for in it was condemned the false doctrine concerning grace known as Semipelagianism (g. v.); there is good reason for believing that the council's decrees
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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In another treatise or letter, to the same John and Venerius, who had consulted the Confessors in Sardinia about the doctrine of Faustus of Riez, he confutes Semipelagianism.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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He was also a zealous opponent of Semipelagianism, and of the Acacian Schism at Constantinople.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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We do not wish to gainsay that St. Augustine in the last years of his life fell a victim to an increased rigorism which may find its psychological explanation in the fact that he was called to be the champion of Christian grace against the errors of Pelagianism and Semipelagianism.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Semipelagianism was finally condemned by the Council of Orange in 529.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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To the first group belong Pelagianism and Semipelagianism.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Thus the question of the orthodoxy of Faustus suddenly arose, and simultaneously that of Semipelagianism in general; henceforth, the conflict never abated until its final settlement.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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The heretical doctrines of Pelagianism and Semipelagianism are refuted by the Church's doctrinal decisions based upon Holy Scripture and Tradition.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Calvinism and Jansenism on the one hand, and Semipelagianism on the other.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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