The Lives of the British Saints, Vol. 3 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Lives of the British Saints, Vol. 3 of 4: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in BritainThere can be no doubt but that Faustus, in common with S. Hilary Of Arles and other Gallic saints, viewed with alarm the iron dogma Of predestination to which Augustine was endeavouring to commit the Church; and which finally broke forth in all its Offensiveness in the heresy of Calvin. Faustus saw that the doctrine, logically carried out and acted upon, cut at the roots of Christian morality, and fatally affected the fulness of the redemptive work of Christ. Benedictus Paulinus consulted Faustus on questions concerning repentance. The answer of the Bishop of Riez was I am asked whether the know ledge Oi the Trinity in Unity suffices to salvation in things divine; I answer, a rational grasp Of the faith is not all that is required Of us.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.