Letter 1

Innocent IAurelio Alypio|innocent i

Pope Innocent I to Aurelio Alypio Augustino Euodio Et Possidio.

We have received the letters of Your Brotherhood animo, that earum tenor omnisque contextio in consideratione cottidianae of grace of God and in their correctione, who against sentiunt, integra ratione consistit, so that and illis omnem tollere may be able errorem and idoneo dato quouis nostrae of the law exemplo, whom sequi debeant, dignum may be able praebere doctorem. but concerning his now satis, so that opinor, supra diximus, when uestris relationibus respondentes rescripsimus, Bar. to a. 416, 12 sq. (not integram exhibet epistulam), Opp. Leonis ' buerunt also Auellanae lectiones. — 2 gPLA Ἴ INNOCENTII to EPOS YV.- V: Incipit epistola papae Innocenti to suprascriptos Q 3 »uXis., Possrpi0 Innocentius V: Innocentius aureljo alipio augustino euodio possidio to the bishops greeting (Q 5. of the faith Q — totaque Q formatas V (ef. p. 103, 17): firmatas Q — ambobus missis conciliis V, a duobus missas conciliis Q, utrumque corrupte: a to you missas and (e i*i*) conciliis uestris; 13—5, Cet alias» a duobus missas conciliis Garn, to the sentence utrumque recie — 9 sentient V — 10 idoneum Q cuiuis Car. 11 debeat Q may be able g*g?: possint Vg! 8 respondentes] epistulis widelicet "in requirendis..' (Coust. S88) and 'among ceteras Romanae..' (Coust. 895) Epist. XXXXI 1—4. 93 what or concerning illorum perfidia or concerning uestra the sentence sentiremus. but subinde against eos suppetit and suppeditat, that dicatur, nor can aliquando deesse, that uincat, when so miserum - impiumque may be, that nostrae of the faith uirtute and ipsa plenius ueritate uincatur. who for omnem uitae spem respuit atque contempsit, inimica damnabilique cor suum disputatione confundens, when credit nihil to be, that ἃ. to God accipiat, nor aliquid superesse, that petat to sanandum himself: who to himself this abstulit, ulterius what reliquit? if therefore are aliqui, quos 10 in sui defensiohem peruersitas tanta deuinxit, who huic himself dogmati dedant atque coniungant, sperantes this to catholicam pertinere doctrinam, that abhorrens longius and penitus adprobatur aduersum, infectis illorum and monitis and uerbis, so that laberentur, inducti, quatenus to rectum uiae tramitem redeant, o 15 festinabunt, lest diutius mentem obsidens uelut their sensibus. pastus error inuadat. for if Pelagius, quocumque restitit loco, their animos, who facile or simpliciter crederent disputanti, hac adfirmatione decepit, seu this illi in urbe are (that neScientes nor manifestare possumus nor negare, when, etsi sint, 2» lateant nor aliquando audeant or illum praedicantem that defendere or talia aliquo our praesente iactare and in tanta of the people multitudine nor deprehendi aliquis facile nor alicubi may be able agnosci) siue in quouis terrarum loco degant, of God our misericordia gratiaque we believe that facile corri- »5 gantur audita his damnatione, who may have been pertinax and resistens concerning rebus Pelagii epistulae Em Epist. XXXXI 5—11. 95 constet more subterfugisse quam himself tota ueritate purgasse. who if confidit nouitque not nostra dignum to be damnatione, 8 that says, or now this totum himself refutasse, that dixerat, not a to us acciri but ipse must rather festinare, so that may be able absolui: for if adhue taliter sentit, when himself our iudicio quibusuis aceitus litteris, when sciat damnandum to be, committit? that if arcessendus esset, ab his melius fieret, who 9 more proximi and not longo terrarum spatio uidentur to be disiuncti. but not deerit cura, if medicinae praebeat that maleriam; can for damnare, which senseràt, ae datis litteris erroris sui, so that regressum to we decet, ueniam postulare, brothers karissimi. librum certainly, who his to be diceretur, to us 10 ἃ uestra with love transmissum euoluimus: in quo multa against of God grace legimus to be conscripta, multa blasphema and. nihil, that placeret, nihil, that not penitus displiceret a quouis damnandum atque caleandum, whose similia, unless who ista scripserat, nemo another in mentem reciperet atque sentiret. for hoe loco latius concerning lege disputare uelut coram posito 11 repugnantique Pelagio necessarium to be not duximus, when uobiseum totam scientibus parique nobiscum adsensione gaudentibus conloquamur. then for melius this exempla ponuntur, when eum his, quos harum constat rerum imprudentes to be, tractamus: for concerning naturae possibilitate and concerning libero arbitrio and concerning every of God grace cottidiana to whom not may be recte 20 cf. Rom. 7, 1 2 if Vq? man. 2: himself Q dignus V 8 dicat Q 4 acciri V: aecersiri Q — must V — 6 accitus V: acceptus Q (acceptis g*/9—65) —— 4himself» sciat g*, «himself» to be Merlin committit Q: committi V, committet gíi*i* 7 accersiendus Q 11 postularet Q — 192 dicebatur i9—6 18 against of God grace legimus to be conscripta multa V: om. Q 14 blasphemia Q and V: om. Ὁ 15 placeat V not om. q! — 18 latius Q: om. V 19 repugnantique posito?rsp. V duximus ez diximus q? and q? man. 2 20 totam scientibus parique nobiseum Q: om. V 22 prudentes Q 28 and V: om. Ὁ 24 of God grace cottidiana scripsi: grace cottidiana V, of God grace and cotidiana grace Q 96 | concerning robus Pelagii epistulae 12sentienti uberrimum disputare? anathemet therefore ista, which sensit, so that illi, who his sermonibus fuerant praeceptisque conlapsi, what at last habeat faith true, cognoscant; facilius for reuocari poterunt, when ista a suo senserint auctore damnari. that if that pertinaciter in hac uoluerit impietate perstare, agendum is, quatenus or his may be able subueniri, quos not suus but huius more error induxit, lest and illis this medicina pereat, when iste talem not admittit nor postulat curam. and ALIA XANU: God you incolomes may guard, brothers karissimi. Data VI. Kal. Febr.. after cons. Theodosii Áug. and Iunii Quarti Palladii u. c. ᾿ U

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