Two Books of the Elements of Rhetoric

But Paul distinguishes Grace far from the law. For he calls Grace reconciliation, that is, the remission of sins and divine acceptance, with which is joined the gift of the Holy Spirit. Wherefore Pelagius was basely corrupting the sentences of Paul. But because precepts concerning Method are handed down more copiously in our Dialectic booklets, I will be briefer here, and will only append one or two examples.

What is virtue? It is a habit of the will, inclining it to obey the judgment of right reason. For I recount the common definition of the Philosophers.

What are the parts? Dialectically, the parts can be said to be the Genus and the Difference in the definition. But if it is asked what things exist in the soul, what kind of movements they are, the Species must be enumerated; for different Species are different habits.

The principal species here are { intellectual / ethical }

Many species can be numbered. eusebeia Piety, dikaiosyne Justice, Andreia Fortitude, Sophrosyne Modesty, etc.

What are the causes? Frequent honest actions. But the causes of the actions are the right judgment of the mind and the assenting will.

What are the effects? Rewards proposed by God, according to that: Honor your father and mother, so that you may be long-lived upon the earth.

What things are related? Related to virtue, which is a habit, is