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PAULINUS of Aquileia.

PAULIN, Bishop of Aquileia, was present at the Council of Frank fort, held in 794, there he encountred Felix and Elipandus's Error, about the Title of adoptive Son, which they at∣tributed * 1.1 to Jesus Christ; he made a small Writing and three Books upon this Subject. Those Works are found among Alcuin's: They did formerly attribute to him the 7 Books of Alcuin against that Error. There is a Fragment yet extant of a Letter, directed to Heistulphus, who had killed his Wife, which he suspected of Adultery; he does most sharply reprove that Lord, and lays a heavy Penance upon him. We may find also some Fragment of Paulinus of Aquileia, in the first Tract of the Miscellanea of M. Baluzius [Tom. 1. p. 362.]

Lastly, The Book of wholsome Instructions, which went a long while under S. Austin's name, was restored to Paulinus of Aquileia, in the last Edition of this Father's Works, upon the Credit of an old Manuscript of M. Colbert's Library. It contains several useful Advices to lead a Chri∣stian Life, and is of the same Style with the Advertisement to Heistulphus. This Bishop died about the Year 803. His Style is very simple, and no way elevated.

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