Mozley: A Treatise on the Augustinian Doctrine of

Note XXL 393
nationis et perditionis ab initio mundi divine judicio effecta,
nisi eodem divino judicio seterase damnationi et perdition!
destinata et tradita ?
p. 93.
Hinckmar insists again on the Augustinian definition
of predestination as gratice prwparatio (p. 94.), as favour
ing his denial of any prcedestinatio liumnationis ; to
which Eemigius replies, that a predestination to life did
not exclude the predestination to punishment. It is ob
vious that the whole of this discussion is verbal, and is
not concerned with the real grounds and substance of the
controversy.
NOTE XXI. p. 267.
I SEE no substantial difference between the Augustiniau
and Thomist, and the Calvinist doctrine of predestination.
S. Augustine and Calvin alike hold an eternal Divine
decree, which, antecedently to all action, separates one
portion of mankind from another, and ordains one to ever
lasting life and the other to everlasting punishment. That
is the fundamental statement of both ; and it is evident,
that while this fundamental statement is the same, there
can be no substantial difference in the two doctrines. This
statement is the sum and substance of the doctrine of pre
destination : and therefore if Augustine and Calvin agree
in this statement, it may be pronounced
in limine idle to
talk of any real difference between their respective
doctrines
on this subject. Let persons only
consider what this state
ment is, and what it necessarily involves, and they must
see it is impossible that there can be any real distinction
of doctrine on the particular subject of predestination, after
this statement has been in
agreed by the two. Those who
suppose that S. Augustine differs from Calvin in his doc
trine of do not
predestination, really know the doctrine
which S. Augustine held on the subject, and it
suppose
to
be different from what it was. it to be a
They suppose
qualified doctrine of predestination to and means
privileges
of grace or ; they have some general idea that S. Augustine
did not hold such a doctrine as Calvin held-an assump
tion which settles to begin
with the for them.
question