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Anti-pelagian Writings by St. Augustine

Chapter 13 [V.]--The Fifth Item of the Accusation; And Pelagius' Answer.

After the judges had accorded their approbation to this answer of Pelagius, another passage which he had written in his book was read aloud: |The kingdom of heaven was promised even in the Old Testament.| Upon this, Pelagius remarked in vindication: |This can be proved by the Scriptures: but heretics, in order to disparage the Old Testament, deny this. I, however, simply followed the authority of the Scriptures when I said this; for in the prophet Daniel it is written: The saints shall receive the kingdom of the Most. High.'| After they had heard this answer, the synod said: |Neither is this opposed to the Church's faith.|
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