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To: HarleyD
Once Augustine understood that it was by grace he was saved, he recalled some of his works to be burned. This is written in the final writings of Augustine.

He didn't burn anything. Shortly before his death, he examined some of his earlier works, yes, as Possidius tells us and the Retractations are still available to read. I haven't read them and they are hard to find online but I'll bet you there isn't anything in there that repudiates his earlier views on the episcopacy the Mass or anything else I mentioned.

Also, think it through...if he repudiated his Catholicism, why did Catholics canonize him and venerate him?

62 posted on 08/20/2018 2:07:57 AM PDT by Claud
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To: Claud
Perhaps "burned" is too strong of word. Augustine retracted some of his works when he realized his error. He discusses this in Chapter 7 of the Treatise on the Predestination of the Saints.

Please note that Augustine finally understood that grace must proceed faith. And he finally understood this from one of the earliest church fathers-Cyprian.

So every time Catholics take the Eucharist to receive God's grace, they negate the work of Christ simply because they do not accept the grace that God has given them.

67 posted on 08/20/2018 5:17:58 AM PDT by HarleyD
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