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A Second Council of Carthage against Pelagius and Coelestius. The Council of Milevis against the same.

HEros and Lazarus were not contented to accuse Pelagius before the Council of Diospolis, but * 1.1 they gave Orosius Letters directed to the Bishops of Africa; who, as they well knew, were less favourable to Coelestius and Pelagius. These without receiving those Letters, assembled both at Carthage, and at Milevis; where they condemned the Opinions attributed to Coelestius and Pelagius, and decreed, That the Authors of such Doctrines were to be Anathematized, unless they condemned their Errors very clearly. The Bishops of both these Councils writ to Pope Innocent, to authorize their Decision by the Concurrence of the See of Rome: Their Letters were followed by another from five Bishops, who writ by themselves to the Pope about the same Sub∣ject. These Letters are the 175th. 176th. and the 177th. among St. Augustin's Letters. The Pope answered them, and approved the Judgment of the African Bishops; as appears by his Letters dated the 25th. of January 417.

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• * 1.1

  Counc. II. of Car∣thage, and of Milevis, against Pelagius and Coele∣stius in ccccxvj