Augustine addresses a monastic dispute over grace and free will. He rejects the claim that grace cancels human freedom or removes divine judgment for human actions, insisting instead that grace assists the will and enables the good works God prepares. Salvation requires grace, while judgment concerns freely performed actions; yet free will cannot produce righteous thought or conduct without divine help. Augustine therefore urges the community to preserve unity by holding both truths together and recognizing that every good work depends on God’s grace. Human freedom remains real and accountable, but its good exercise is sustained at every stage by the prior assistance of God in every good act and decision.