[615] Cp. letter of May 26, 1525, “Werke,” Erl. ed., 53, p. 304 (“Briefwechsel,” 5, p. 179).
[616] “Qui te fecit sine te, non iustificat te sine te,” “Serm.,” 160, n. 13.
[617] “De duabus animabus,” 14, n. 22.
[618] Genesis iv. 6 f. According to the Vulgate.
[619] 2 Corinthians vi. 1; 1 Corinthians xv. 10; Philippians ii. 12.
[620] Deuteronomy xxx. 19.
[621] Ed. F. Pfeiffer², 1855, p. 208.
[622] “De nuptiis et concup.,” 2, c. 8.
[623] “Epp.,” 157, c. 2. It is notorious that in his controversial writings against the Pelagians, Augustine, in his later years, came to insist more and more upon grace, yet he never denied free-will nor its consequences, viz. merit and guilt. Some of Luther’s misrepresentations of the statements of this Father of the Church will be given later.
[624] J. Ficker, in the Preface, p. lxxv, referring to “Schol. Rom.,” 38, 42, 71, 90, 91, 93, 101; cp. 171, 179, 188, 218.