CONTRA FATUM

"[...]God is not incapable of admonishing men. For He warns those who hear Him throughout all scripture and through those who teach by the grace of God. [...] That is why we may not say that people who are unconvinced fail to be persuaded because God is incapable of convincing them. The reason is rather that they do not accept God's persuasive words." (Con. Cel. VI,57)

"Each person's mind is responsible for the evil which exists in him, and this is what evil is. Evils are the actions which result from it. In our view nothing else is strictly speaking evil. However, I know that the problem requires an extended discussion and argument which, by the grace of God illuminating the mind, can be done by one who is judged by God to be worthy even of knowledge of this subject." (Con. Cel. IV,66)