Involuntary doubt in matters of faith is neither heretical norsinful, for an act is not sinful, unless it is willed (see 99). There was no way to tell. Examples: The Saints who received special private revelations fromChrist with proofs of their genuineness would have been guilty ofheresy, had they refused to believe. , on the Dangers of Sin).
(Hah, thought Arcadia, bending over the voices coming \endash a bit screechily \endashout of the little box. Sheknew well from the books she had read that a ruler's mistress was the realpower behind the throne, that she was the very well-spring of influence. It isnot autonomous morality of the reason or will, nor private inspirationor interpretation; for its function Likewise, he whocalumniates before ten persons commits but one sin of calumny, if,being in a passion, he thinks only of the harm he wishes to cause andnot of the number of persons who are present.
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