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Augustine first discusses the doctrine of fate, for the sake of
confuting those who are disposed to refer to fate the power and increase
of the roman empire, which could not be attributed to false gods, as
has been shown in the preceding book. After that, he proves that
there is no contradiction between God's prescience and our free will.
He then speaks of the manners of the ancient romans, and shows in what
sense it was due to the virtue of the romans themselves, and in how far
to the counsel of God, that he increased their dominion, though they
did not worship him. Finally, he explains what is to be accounted the
true happiness of the christian emperors.
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