In the 1830s he began preaching the importance of diet in a virtuous life.

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His namesake would have called this pursuing the virtuous life.

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But for Pelagius, a Jew who faithfully followed the Mosaic Law, or even a pagan who lived a virtuous life were capable of being saved on their own merits.

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You see the virtuous or vicious circle of emotional feedback that gets built up over a biological life.

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