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ARGUMENT.
AUGUSTIN FIRST DISCUSSES THE DOCTRINE OF FATE, FOR THE SAKE
OF CONFUTING THOSE WHO ARE
DISPOSED TO REFER TO FATE THE POWER AND INCREASE OF THE
ROMAN EMPIRE, WHICH COULD NOT BE
ATTRIBUTED TO FALSE GODS, AS HAS BEEN SHOWN IN THE PRECEDING
BOOK. AFTER THAT, HE PROVES THAT
THERE IS NO CONTRADICTION BETWEEN GOD'S PRESCIENCE AND OUR
FREE WILL. HE THEN SPEAKS OF THE
MANNERS OF THE ANCIENT ROMANS, AND SHOWS IN WHAT SENSE IT
WAS DUE TO THE VIRTUE OF THE
ROMANS THEMSELVES, AND IN HOW |
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