St. Pius V, 1566-1572

1027. 27. Free will, without the help of God's grace, has only power for sin.

1028. 28. It is a Pelagian error to say that free will has the power to avoid any sin.

1029. 29. Not only are they "thieves" and "robbers" who deny that Christ is the way and "the door" of the truth and life, but also whoever teaches that there can be ascent [cf. John 10:1] to the way of justice (that is to any justice) otherwise than through Him,

1030. 30. or, that man can resist any temptation without the help of His grace, so that he may not be led into it and not be overcome by it.

1031. 31. Perfect and sincere charity, which is from a "pure heart and good conscience and a faith not feigned" [I Tim. 1:5], can be in catechumens as well as in penitents without the remission of sins.

1032. 32. That charity which is the fullness of the law is not always connected with the remission of sins.

1033. 33. A catechumen lives justly and rightly and holily, and observes the commandments of God, and fulfills the law through charity, which is only received in the laver of baptism, before the remission of sins has been obtained.

1034. 34. That distinction of a twofold love, namely a natural one, by which God is loved as the author of nature, and of a gratuitous love, by which God is loved as one who blesses, is vain and false and devised to ridicule the sacred literature and most of the testimonies of the ancients.

1035. 35. Every action which a sinner, or a slave of sin performs is a sin.

1036. 36. Natural love which arises from the force of nature, is defended by some doctors according to philosophy alone through the pride of human presumption with injury to the Cross of Christ.

1037. 37. He agrees with Pelagius, who acknowledges anything as a natural good, that is, whatever he thinks has arisen from the forces of nature alone.

1038. 38. All love of a rational creature is either vicious cupidity, by which the world is loved, which is prohibited by John; or that praiseworthy charity by which "when poured forth" by the Holy Spirit in our heart [Rom. 5:5], God is loved.

1039. 39. What is voluntarily done, even though it be done by necessity, is nevertheless freely done.

1040. 40. In all his actions a sinner serves his ruling passion.

1041. 41. This measure of freedom, which is of necessity, is not found in the Scriptures under the name of freedom, but is merely the name for freedom from sin.

1042. 42. Justice, by which an impious person is justified by faith, consists formally in the obedience of mandates, which is the justice of works; not however in any grace [habitual] infused into the soul, by which man is