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    Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries

  • Introductory Notice
  • Lactantius
  • Introductory Notice to Lactantius.
  • The Divine Institutes

  • Book I. Of the False Worship of the Gods
  • Preface.—Of what great value the knowledge of the truth is and always has been
  • Chap. I.—Of religion and wisdom
  • Chap. II.—That there is a providence in the affairs of men
  • Chap. III.—Whether the universe is governed by the power of one God or of many
  • Chap. IV.—That the one God was foretold even by the prophets
  • Chap. V.—Of the testimonies of poets and philosophers
  • Chap. VI.—Of divine testimonies, and of the Sibyls and their predictions
  • Chap. VII.—Concerning the testimonies of Apollo and the gods
  • Chap. VIII.—That God is without a body, nor does he need difference of sex for procreation
  • Chap. IX.—Of Hercules and his life and death
  • Chap. X.—Of the life and actions of Æsculapius, Apollo, Neptune, Mars, Castor and Pollux, Mercury and Bacchus
  • Chap. XI.—Of the origin, life, reign, name and death of Jupiter, and of Saturn and Uranus
  • Chap. XII.—That the stoics transfer the figments of the poets to a philosophical system
  • Chap. XIII.—How vain and trifling are the interpretations of the stoics respecting the gods, and in them concerning the origin of Jupiter, concerning Saturn and Ops
  • Chap. XIV.—What the sacred history of Euhemerus and Ennius teaches concerning the gods
  • Chap. XV.—How they who were men obtained the name of gods
  • Chap. XVI.—By what argument it is proved that those who are distinguished by a difference of sex cannot be gods
  • Chap. XVII.—Concerning the same opinion of the stoics, and concerning the hardships and disgraceful conduct of the gods
  • Chap. XVIII.—On the consecration of gods, on account of the benefits which they conferred upon men
  • Chap. XIX.—That it is impossible for any one to worship the true God together with false deities
  • Chap. XX.—Of the gods peculiar to the Romans, and their sacred rites
  • Chap. XXI.—Of certain deities peculiar to barbarians, and their sacred rites; and in like manner concerning the Romans
  • Chap. XXII.—Who was the author of the vanities before described in Italy among the Romans, and who among other nations
  • Chap. XXIII.—Of the ages of vain superstitions, and the times at which they commenced

  • Book II. Of the Origin of Error
  • Chap. I.—That forgetfulness of reason makes men ignorant of the true God, whom they worship in adversity and despise in prosperity
  • Chap. II.—What was the first cause of making images; of the true likeness of God, and the true worship of him
  • Chap. III.—That Cicero and other men of learning erred in not turning away the people from error
  • Chap. IV.—Of images, and the ornaments of temples, and the contempt in which they are held even by the heathens themselves
  • Chap. V.—That God only, the creator of all things, is to be worshipped, and not the elements or heavenly bodies; and the opinion of the stoics is refuted, who think that the stars and planets are gods
  • Chap. VI.—That neither the whole universe nor the elements are God, nor are they possessed of life
  • Chap. VII.—Of God, and the religious rites of the foolish; of avarice, and the authority of ancestors
  • Chap. VIII.—Of the use of reason in religion; and of dreams, auguries, oracles, and similar portents
  • Chap. IX.—Of the devil, the world, God, providence, man, and his wisdom
  • Chap. X.—Of the world, and its parts, the elements and seasons
  • Chap. XI.—Of living creatures, of man; Prometheus, Deucalion, the Parcæ
  • Chap. XII.—That animals were not produced spontaneously, but by a divine arrangement, of which God would have given us the knowledge, if it were advantageous for us to know It
  • Chap. XIII.—Why man is of two sexes; what is his first death, and what the second and of the fault and punishment of our first parents
  • Chap. XIV.—Of Noah the inventor of wine, who first had knowledge of the stars, and of the origin of false religions
  • Chap. XV.—Of the corruption of angels, and the two kinds of demons
  • Chap. XVI.—That demons have no power over those who are established in the faith
  • Chap. XVII.—That astrology, soothsaying, and similar arts are the invention of demons
  • Chap. XVIII.—Of the patience and vengeance of God, the worship of demons, and false religions
  • Chap. XIX.—Of the worship of images and earthly objects
  • Chap. XX.—Of philosophy and the truth

  • Book III. Of the False Wisdom of the Philosophers
  • Chap. I.—A comparison of the truth with eloquence: why the philosophers did not attain to it. Of the simple style of the scriptures
  • Chap. II.—Of philosophy, and how vain was its occupation in setting forth the truth
  • Chap. III.—Of what subjects philosophy consists, and who was the chief founder of the academic sect
  • Chap. IV.—That knowledge is taken away by Socrates, and conjecture by Zeno
  • Chap. V.—That the knowledge of many things is necessary
  • Chap. VI.—Of wisdom, and the academics, and natural philosophy
  • Chap. VII.—Of moral philosophy, and the chief good
  • Chap. VIII.—Of the chief good, and the pleasures of the soul and body, and of virtue
  • Chap. IX.—Of the chief good, and the worship of the true God, and a refutation of Anaxagoras
  • Chap. X.—It is the peculiar property of man to know and worship God
  • Chap. XI.—Of religion, wisdom, and the chief good
  • Chap. XII.—Of the twofold conflict of body and soul; and of desiring virtue on account of eternal life
  • Chap. XIII.—Of the immortality of the soul, and of wisdom, philosophy, and eloquence
  • Chap. XIV.—That Lucretius and others have erred, and Cicero himself, in fixing the origin of wisdom
  • Chap. XV.—The error of Seneca in philosophy, and how the speech of philosophers is at variance with their life
  • Chap. XVI.—That the philosophers who give good instructions live badly, by the testimony of Cicero; therefore we should not so much devote ourselves to the study of philosophy as to wisdom
  • Chap. XVII.—He passes from philosophy to the philosophers, beginning with Epicurus; and how he regarded Leucippus and Democritus as authors of error
  • Chap. XVIII.—The Pythagoreans and Stoics, while they hold the immortality of the soul, foolishly persuade a voluntary death
  • Chap. XIX.—Cicero and others of the wisest men teach the immortality of the soul, but in an unbelieving manner; and that a good or an evil death must be weighed from the previous life
  • Chap. XX.—Socrates had more knowledge in philosophy than other men, although in many things he acted foolishly
  • Chap. XXI.—Of the system of Plato, which would lead to the overthrow of states
  • Chap. XXII.—Of the precepts of Plato, and censures of the same
  • Chap. XXIII.—Of the errors of certain philosophers, and of the sun and moon
  • Chap. XXIV.—Of the antipodes, the heaven, and the stars
  • Chap. XXV.—Of learning philosophy, and what great qualifications are necessary for its pursuit
  • Chap. XXVI.—It is divine instruction only which bestows wisdom; and of what efficacy the law of God is
  • Chap. XXVII.—How little the precepts of philosophers contribute to true wisdom, which you will find in religion only
  • Chap. XXVIII.—Of true religion and of nature. whether fortune is a goddess, and of philosophy
  • Chap. XXIX.—Of fortune again, and virtue
  • Chap. XXX.—The conclusion of the things before spoken; and by what means we must pass from the vanity of the philosophers to true wisdom, and the knowledge of the true god, in which alone are virtue and happiness

  • Book IV. Of True Wisdom and Religion
  • Chap. I.—Of the former religion of men, and how error was spread over every age, and of the seven wise men of Greece
  • Chap. II.—Where wisdom is to be found; why Pythagoras and Plato did not approach the Jews
  • Chap. III.—Wisdom and religion cannot be separated: the Lord of nature must necessarily be the Father of every one
  • Chapter IV.—Of wisdom likewise, and religion, and of the right of father and lord
  • Chap. V.—The oracles of the prophets must be looked into; and of their times, and the times of the judges and kings
  • Chap. VI.—Almighty God begat his Son; and the testimonies of the Sibyls and of Trismegistus concerning Him
  • Chap. VII.—Of the name of Son, and whence he is called Jesus and Christ
  • Chap. VIII.—Of the birth of Jesus in the spirit and in the flesh: of spirits and the testimonies of prophets
  • Chap. IX.—Of the Word of God
  • Chap. X.—Of the advent of Jesus; Of the fortunes of the Jews, and their government, until the passion of the Lord
  • Chap. XI.—Of the cause of the incarnation of Christ
  • Chap. XII.—Of the birth of Jesus from the Virgin; of his life, death, and resurrection, and the testimonies of the prophets respecting these things
  • Chap. XIII.—Of Jesus, God and man; and the testimonies of the prophets concerning him
  • Chap. XIV.—Of the priesthood of Jesus foretold by the prophets
  • Chap. XV.—Of the life and miracles of Jesus, and testimonies concerning them
  • Chap. XVI.—Of the passion of Jesus Christ; that it was foretold
  • Chap. XVII.—Of the superstitions of the Jews, and their hatred against Jesus
  • Chap. XVIII.—Of the Lord’s passion, and that it was foretold
  • Chap. XIX.—Of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus; and the predictions of these events
  • Chap. XX.—Of the departure of Jesus into Galilee after his resurrection; and of the two testaments, the old and the new
  • Chap. XXI.—Of the ascension of Jesus, and the foretelling of it; and of the preaching and actions of the disciples
  • Chap. XXII.—Arguments of unbelievers against the incarnation of Jesus
  • Chap. XXIII.—Of giving precepts, and acting
  • Chap. XXIV.—The overthrowing of the arguments above urged by way of objection
  • Chap. XXV.—Of the advent of Jesus in the flesh and spirit, that He might be mediator between God and man
  • Chap. XXVI.—Of the cross, and other tortures of Jesus, and of the figure of the lamb under the law
  • Chap. XXVII.—Of the wonders effected by the power of the cross, and of demons
  • Chap. XXVIII.—Of hope and true religion, and of superstition
  • Chap. XXIX.—Of the Christian religion, and of the union of Jesus with the Father
  • Chap. XXX.—Of avoiding heresies and superstitions, and what is the only true Catholic Church

  • Book V. Of Justice
  • Chap. I.—Of the non-condemnation of accused persons without a hearing of their cause; from what cause philosophers despised the sacred writings; of the first advocates of the Christian religion
  • Chap. II.—To what an extent the Christian truth has been assailed by rash men
  • Chap. III.—Of the truth of the Christian doctrine, and the vanity of its adversaries; and that Christ was not a magician
  • Chap. IV.—Why this work was published, and again of Tertullian and Cyprian
  • Chap. V.—there was true justice under Saturnus, but it was banished by Jupiter
  • Chap. VI.—After the banishment of justice, lust, unjust laws, daring, avarice, ambition, pride, impiety, and other vices reigned
  • Chap. VII.—Of the coming of Jesus, and its fruit; and of the virtues and vices of that age
  • Chap. VIII.—Of justice known to all, but not embraced; of the true temple of God, and of His worship, that all vices may be subdued
  • Chap. IX.—Of the crimes of the wicked, and the torture inflicted on the Christians
  • Chap. X.—Of false piety, and of false and true religion
  • Chap XI.—Of the cruelty of the heathens against the Christians
  • Chap. XII.—Of true virtue; and of the estimation of a good or bad citizen
  • Chapter XIII.—Of the increase and the punishment of the Christians.
  • Chap. XIV.—Of the fortitude of the Christians
  • Chap. XV.—Of folly, wisdom, piety, equity, and justice
  • Chap. XVI.—Of the duties of the just man, and the equity of Christians
  • Chap. XVII.—Of the equity, wisdom, and foolishness of Christians
  • Chap. XVIII.—Of justice, wisdom, and folly
  • Chap. XIX.—Of virtue and the tortures of Christians, and of the right of a father and master
  • Chap. XX.—Of the vanity and crimes, impious superstitions, and of the tortures of the Christians
  • Chap. XXI.—Of the worship of other gods and the true God, and of the animals which the Egyptians worshipped
  • Chap. XXII.—Of the rage of the demons against Christians, and the error of unbelievers
  • Chap. XXIII.—Of the justice and patience of the Christians
  • Chap. XXIV.—Of the divine vengeance inflicted on the torturers of the Christians

  • Book VI. Of True Worship
  • Chap. I.—Of the worship of the true God, and of innocency, and of the worship of false Gods
  • Chap. II.—Of the worship of false gods and the true God
  • Chap. III.—Of the ways, and of vices and virtues; and of the rewards of heaven and the punishments of hell
  • Chap. IV.—Of the ways of life, of pleasures, also of the hardships of Christians
  • Chap. V.—Of false and true virtue; and of knowledge
  • Chap. VI.—Of the chief good and virtue, and or knowledge and righteousness
  • Chap. VII.—Of the Way of Error and of Truth: that It is Single, Narrow, and Steep, and Has God for Its Guide
  • Chap. VIII.—Of the errors of philosophers, and the variableness of law
  • Chap. IX.—Of the law and precept of god; of mercy, and the error of the philosophers
  • Chap. X.—Of religion towards God, and mercy towards men; and of the beginning of the world
  • Chap. XI.—Of the persons upon whom a benefit is to be conferred
  • Chap. XII.—Of the kinds of beneficence, and works of mercy
  • Chap. XIII.—Of repentance, of mercy, and the forgiveness of sins
  • Chap. XIV.—Of the affections, and the opinion of the Stoics respecting them; and of virtue, the vices, and mercy
  • Chap. XV.—Of the affections, and the opinion of the Peripatetics respecting them
  • Chap. XVI.—Of the affections, and the refutation of the opinion of the Peripatetics concerning them; what is the proper use of the affections, and what is a bad use of them
  • Chap. XVII.—Of the affections and their use; of patience, and the chief good of Christians
  • Chap. XVIII.—Of some commands of God, and of patience
  • Chap. XIX.—Of the affections and their use; and of the three furies
  • Chap. XX.—Of the senses, and their pleasures in the brutes and in man; and of pleasures of the eyes, and spectacles
  • Chap. XXI.—Of the pleasures of the ears, and of sacred literature
  • Chap. XXII.—Of the pleasures of taste and smell
  • Chap. XXIII.—De tactus voluptate et libidine, atque de matrimonio et continentiâ
  • Chap. XXIV.—Of repentance, of pardon, and the commands of God
  • Chap. XXV.—Of sacrifice, and of an offering worthy of God, and of the form of praising God

  • Book VII. Of a Happy Life
  • Chap. I.—Of the world, and those who are about to believe, and those who are not; and in this the censure of the faithless
  • Chap. II.—Of the error of the philosophers, and of the divine wisdom, and of the golden age
  • Chap. III.—Of nature, and of the world; and a censure of the Stoics and Epicureans
  • Chap. IV.—That all things were created for some use, even those things which appear evil; on what account man enjoys reason in so frail a body
  • Chap. V.—Of the creation of man, and of the arrangement of the world, and of the chief good
  • Chap. VI.—Why the world and man were created. How unprofitable is the worship of false gods
  • Chap. VII.—Of the variety of philosophers, and their truth
  • Chap. VIII.—Of the immortality of the soul
  • Chap. IX.—Of the immortality of the soul, and of virtue
  • Chap. X.—Of vices and virtues, and of life and death
  • Chap. XI.—Of the last times, and of the soul and body
  • Chap. XII.—Of the soul and the body, and of their union and separation and return
  • Chap. XIII.—Of the soul, and the testimonies concerning its eternity
  • Chap. XIV.—Of the first and last times of the world
  • Chap. XV.—Of the devastation of the world and change of the empires
  • Chap. XVI.—Of the devastation of the world, and its prophetic omens
  • Chap. XVII.—Of the false prophet, and the hardships of the righteous, and his destruction
  • Chap. XVIII.—Of the fortunes of the world at the last time, and of the things foretold by the soothsayers
  • Chap. XIX.—Of the advent of Christ to judgment, and of the overcoming of the false prophet
  • Chap. XX.—Of the judgment of Christ, of Christians, and of the soul
  • Chap. XXI.—Of the torments and punishments of souls
  • Chap. XXII.—Of the error of the poets, and the return of the soul from the lower regions
  • Chap. XXIII.—Of the resurrection of the soul, and the proofs of this fact
  • Chap. XXIV.—Of the renewed world
  • Chap. XXV.—Of the last times, and of the city of Rome
  • Chap. XXVI.—Of the loosing of the devil, and of the second and greatest judgment
  • Chap. XXVII.—An encouragement and confirmation of the pious

  • The Epitome of the Divine Institutes
  • The Preface.—The plan and purport of the whole Epitome, and of the Institutions
  • Chap. I.—Of the divine providence
  • Chap. II.—That there is but one God, and that there cannot be more
  • Chap. III.—The testimonies of the poets concerning the one God
  • Chap. IV.—The testimonies of the philosophers to the unity of God
  • Chap. V.—That the prophetic women—that is, the Sibyls—declare that there is but one God
  • Chap. VI.—Since God is eternal and immortal, he does not stand in need of sex and succession
  • Chap. VII.—Of the wicked life and death of Hercules
  • Chap. VIII.—Of Æsculapius, Apollo, Mars, Castor and Pollux, and of Mercurius and Bacchus
  • Chap. IX.—Of the disgraceful deeds of the gods
  • Chap. X.—Of Jupiter, and his licentious life
  • Chap. XI.—The various emblems under which the poets veiled the turpitude of Jupiter
  • Chap. XII.—The poets do not invent all those things which relate to the gods
  • Chap. XIII.—The actions of Jupiter are related from the historian Euhemerus
  • Chap. XIV.—The actions of Saturnus and Uranus taken from the historians
  • Chap. XX.—Of the gods peculiar to the Romans
  • Chap. XXI.—Of the sacred rites of the Roman gods
  • Chap. XXII.—Of the sacred rites Introduced by Faunus and Numa
  • Chap. XXIII.—Of the Gods and sacred rites of the barbarians
  • Chap. XXIV.—Of the origin of sacred rites and superstitions
  • Chap. XXV.—Of the golden age, of images, and Prometheus, who first fashioned man
  • Chap. XXVI.—Of the worship of the elements and stars
  • Chap. XXVII.—Of the creation, sin, and punishment of man; and of angels, both good and bad
  • Chap. XXVIII.—Of the demons, and their evil practices
  • Chap. XXIX.—Of the patience and providence of God
  • Chap. XXX.—Of false wisdom
  • Chap. XXXI.—Of knowledge and supposition
  • Chap. XXXII.—Of the sects of philosophers, and their disagreement
  • Chap. XXXIII.—What is the chief good to be sought in life
  • Chap. XXXIV.—That men are born to justice
  • Chap. XXXV.—That immortality is the chief good
  • Chap. XXXVI.—Of the philosophers,—namely, Epicurus and Pythagoras
  • Chap. XXXVII.—Of Socrates and his contradiction
  • Chap. XXXVIII.—Of Plato, whose doctrine approaches more nearly to the truth
  • Chap. XXXIX.—Of various philosophers, and of the antipodes
  • Chap. XL.—Of the foolishness of the philosophers
  • Chap. XLI.—Of true religion and wisdom
  • Chap. XLII.—Of religious wisdom: the name of Christ known to none, except himself and his father
  • Chap. XLIII.—Of the name of Jesus Christ, and his twofold nativity
  • Chap. XLIV.—The twofold nativity of Christ is proved from the prophets
  • Chap. XLV.—The power and works of Christ are proved from the scriptures
  • Chap. XLVI.—It is proved from the prophets that the passion and death of Christ had been foretold
  • Chap. XLVII.—Of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the sending of the apostles, and the ascension of the saviour into heaven
  • Chap. XLVIII.—Of the disinheriting of the Jews, and the adoption of the Gentiles
  • Chap. XLIX.—That God is one only
  • Chap. L.—Why God assumed a mortal body, and suffered death
  • Chap. LI.—Of the death of Christ on the cross
  • Chap. LII.—The hope of the salvation of men consists in the knowledge of the true God, and of the hatred of the heathens against the Christians
  • Chap. LIII.—The reasons of the hatred against the Christians are examined and refuted
  • Chap. LIV.—Of the freedom of religion in the worship of God
  • Chap. LV.—The heathens charge justice with impiety in following God
  • Chap. LVI.—Of justice, which is the worship of the true God
  • Chap. LVII.—Of wisdom and foolishness
  • Chap. LVIII.—Of the true worship of God, and sacrifice
  • Chap. LIX.—Of the ways of life, and the first times of the world
  • Chap. LX.—Of the duties of justice
  • Chap. LXI.—Of the passions
  • Chap. LXII.—Of restraining the pleasures of the senses
  • Chap. LXIII.—That shows are most powerful to corrupt the minds
  • Chap. LXIV.—The passions are to be subdued, and we must abstain from forbidden things
  • Chap. LXV.—Precepts about those things which are commanded, and of pity
  • Chap. LXVI.—Of faith in religion, and of fortitude
  • Chap. LXVII.—Of repentance, the immortality of the soul, and of providence
  • Chap. LXVIII.—Of the world, man, and the providence of God
  • Chap. LXIX.—That the world was made on account of man, and man on account of God
  • Chap. LXX.—The immortality of the soul is confirmed
  • Chap. LXXI.—Of the last times
  • Chap. LXXII.—Of Christ descending from heaven to the general judgment, and of the millenarian reign
  • Chap. LXXIII.—The hope of safety is in the religion and worship of God
  • Elucidations

  • A Treatise on the Anger of God Addressed to Donatus
  • Chap. I.—Of divine and human wisdom
  • Chap. II.—Of the truth and its steps, and of God
  • Chap. III.—Of the good and evil things in human affairs, and of their author
  • Chap. IV.—Of God and his affections, and the censure of Epicurus
  • Chap. V.—The opinion of the Stoics concerning God; of His anger and kindness
  • Chap. VI.—That God is angry
  • Chap. VII.—Of man, and the brute animals, and religion
  • Chap. VIII.—Of Religion
  • Chap. IX.—Of the providence of God, and of opinions opposed to it
  • Chap. X.—Of the origin of the world, and the nature of affairs, and the providence of God
  • Chap. XI.—Of God, and that the one God, and by whose providence the world is governed and exists
  • Chap. XII.—Of religion and the fear of God
  • Chap. XIII.—Of the advantage and use of the world and of the seasons
  • Chap. XIV.—Why God made man
  • Chap. XV.—Whence sins extended to man
  • Chap. XVI.—Of God, and his anger and affections
  • Chap. XVII.—Of God, His care and anger
  • Chap. XVIII.—Of the punishment of faults, that it cannot take place without anger
  • Chap. XIX.—Of the soul and body, and of providence
  • Chap. XX.—Of offences, and the mercy of God
  • Chap. XXI.—Of the anger of God and man
  • Chap. XXII.—Of sins, and the verses of the Sibyls respecting them recited
  • Chap. XXIII.—Of the anger of God and the punishment of sins, and a recital of the verses of the Sibyls respecting it; and, moreover, a reproof and exhortation

  • On the Workmanship of God, or the Formation of Man
  • Chap. I.—The introduction, and exhortation to Demetrianus
  • Chap. II.—Of the production of the beasts and of man
  • Chap. III.—Of the condition of the beasts and man
  • Chap. IV.—Of the weakness of man
  • Chap. V.—Of the figures and limbs of animals
  • Chap. VI.—Of the error of Epicurus, and of the limbs and their use
  • Chap. VII.—Of all the parts of the body
  • Chap. VIII.—Of the parts of man: the eyes and ears
  • Chap. IX.—Of the senses and their power
  • Chap. X.—Of the outer limbs of man, and their use
  • Chap. XI.—Of the intestines in man, and their use
  • Chap. XII.—De utero, et conceptione atque sexibus.
  • Chap. XIII.—Of the lower members
  • Chap. XIV.—Of the unknown purpose of some of the intestines
  • Chap. XV.—Of the voice
  • Chap. XVI.—Of the mind and its seat
  • Chap. XVII.—Of the soul, and the opinion of philosophers concerning it
  • Chap. XVIII.—Of the soul and the mind, and their affections
  • Chap. XIX.—Of the soul, and it given by God
  • Chap. XX.—Of himself and the truth
  • General Note by the American Editor

  • Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors Died
  • Chap. I
  • Chap. II
  • Chap. III
  • Chap. IV
  • Chap. V
  • Chap. VI
  • Chap. VII
  • Chap. VIII
  • Chap. IX
  • Chap. X
  • Chap. XI
  • Chap. XII
  • Chap. XIII
  • Chap. XIV
  • Chap. XV
  • Chap. XVI
  • Chap. XVII
  • Chap. XVIII
  • Chap. XIX
  • Chap. XX
  • Chap. XXI
  • Chap. XXII
  • Chap. XXIII
  • Chap. XXIV
  • Chap. XXV
  • Chap. XXVI
  • Chap. XXVII
  • Chap. XXVIII
  • Chap. XXIX
  • Chap. XXX
  • Chap. XXXI
  • Chap. XXXII
  • Chap. XXXIII
  • Chap. XXXIV
  • Chap. XXXV
  • Chap. XXXVI
  • Chap. XXXVII
  • Chap. XXXVIII
  • Chap. XXXIX
  • Chap. XL
  • Chap. XLI
  • Chap. XLII
  • Chap. XLIII
  • Chap. XLIV
  • Chap. XLV
  • Chap. XLVI
  • Chap. XLVII
  • Chap. XLVIII
  • Chap. XLIX
  • Chap. L
  • Chap. LI
  • Chap. LII
  • Elucidation

  • Fragments of Lactantius
  • The Phœnix
  • A Poem on the Passion of the Lord
  • General Note


    Venantius

  • On Easter

  • Asterius Urbanus
  • Introductory Notice
  • The Extant Writings of Asterius Urbanus
  • Elucidation


    Victorinus

  • On the Creation of the World
  • Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John
  • From the first chapter
  • From the second chapter
  • From the third chapter
  • From the fourth chapter
  • From the fifth chapter
  • From the sixth chapter
  • From the seventh chapter
  • From the eighth chapter
  • From the ninth chapter
  • From the tenth chapter
  • From the eleventh chapter
  • From the twelfth chapter
  • From the thirteenth chapter
  • From the fourteenth chapter
  • From the fifteenth chapter
  • From the seventeenth chapter
  • From the nineteenth chapter
  • From the twentieth chapter
  • From the twenty-first and twenty-second chapters
  • General Notes by the American Editor


    Dionysius

  • Introductory Notice
  • Against the Sabellians
  • Elucidations


    The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles

  • Introductory Notice
  • Introductory Notice by Professor M. B. Riddle, D.D.
  • Section 1.—The discovery of the codex, and its contents.
  • Section 2.—Publication of the discovered works: the effect
  • Section 3.—Contents of teaching, and relation to other works
  • Section 4.—Authenticity
  • Section 5.—Time and place of composition

  • The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
  • Chapter I.—The Two Ways; The First Commandment
  • Chapter II.—The Second Commandment: Gross Sin Forbidden
  • Chapter III.—Other Sins Forbidden
  • Chapter IV.—Various Precepts
  • Chapter V.—The Way of Death
  • Chapter VI.—Against False Teachers, and Food Offered to Idols
  • Chapter VII.—Concerning Baptism
  • Chapter VIII.—Concerning Fasting and Prayer (the Lord’s Prayer)
  • Chapter IX.—The Thanksgiving (Eucharist)
  • Chapter X.—Prayer After Communion
  • Chapter XI.—Concerning Teachers, Apostles, and Prophets
  • Chapter XII.—Reception of Christians
  • Chapter XIII.—Support of Prophets
  • Chapter XIV.—Christian Assembly on the Lord’s Day
  • Chapter XV.—Bishops and Deacons; Christian Reproof
  • Chapter XVI.—Watchfulness; The Coming of the Lord
  • Elucidations


    Constitutions of the Holy Apostles

  • Introductory Notice
  • Book I. Concerning the Laity
  • Sec. I.—General Commandments
  • Sec. II.—Commandments to Men.
  • Sec. III.—Commandments to Women.

  • Book II. Of Bishops, Presbyters, and Deacons
  • Sec. I.—On Examining Candidates for the Episcopal Office.
  • Sec. II.—On the Character and Teaching of the Bishop
  • Sec. III.—How the Bishop is to Treat the Innocent, the Guilty, and the Penitent
  • Sec. IV.—On the Management of the Resources Collected for the Support of the Clergy, and the Relief of the Poor
  • Sec. V.—On Accusations, and the Treatment of Accusers
  • Sec. VI.—The Disputes of the Faithful to Be Settled by the Decisions of the Bishop, and the Faithful to Be Reconciled
  • Sec. VII.—On Assembling in the Church
  • Sec. VIII.—On the Duty of Working for a Livelihood
  • Elucidation

  • Book III
  • Sec. I.—Concerning Widows
  • Sec. II.—On Deacons and Deaconesses, the Rest of the Clergy, and on Baptism

  • Book IV
  • Sec. I.—On Helping the Poor
  • Sec. II.—On Domestic and Social Life

  • Book V
  • Sec. I.—Concerning the Martyrs
  • Sec. II.—All Association with Idols is to Be Avoided
  • Sec. III.—On Feast Days and Fast Days

  • Book VI
  • Sec. I.—On Heresies
  • Sec. II.—History and Doctrines of Heresies
  • Sec. III.—The Heresies Attacked by the Apostles
  • Sec. IV.—Of the Law
  • Sec. V.—The Teaching of the Apostles in Opposition to Jewish and Gentile Superstitions, Especially in Regard to Marriage and Funerals
  • Sec. VI.—Conclusion of the Work

  • Book VII. Concerning the Christian Life, and the Eucharist, and the Initiation into Christ
  • Sec. I.—On the Two Ways,—The Way of Life and the Way of Death
  • Sec. II.—On the Formation of the Character of Believers, and on Giving of Thanks to God
  • Sec. III.—On the Instruction of Catechumens, and Their Initiation into Baptism
  • Sec. IV.—Enumeration Ordained by Apostles
  • Sec. V.—Daily Prayers

  • Book VIII. Concerning Gifts, and Ordinations, and the Ecclesiastical Canons
  • Sec. I.—On the Diversity of Spiritual Gifts
  • Sec. II.—Election and Ordination of Bishops: Form of Service on Sundays
  • Sec. III.—Ordination and Duties of the Clergy
  • Sec. IV.—Certain Prayers and Laws
  • Sec. V.—All the Apostles Urge the Observance of the Order of the Church
  • The Ecclesiastical Canons of the Same Holy Apostles
  • Elucidations


    The Second Epistle of Clement

  • Introductory Notice
  • Introductory Notice by Professor M. B. Riddle, D.D.
  • The Homily

  • The Nicene Creed
  • Early Liturgies
  • Introductory Notice
  • The Divine Liturgy of James the Holy Apostle and Brother of the Lord
  • The Divine Liturgy of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark, The Disciple of the Holy Peter.
  • The Liturgy of the Blessed Apostles
  • Elucidations


    Indexes

  • Index of Scripture References
  • Index of Scripture Commentary
  • Index of Citations
  • Index of Names
  • Greek Words and Phrases
  • Latin Words and Phrases
  • Index of Pages of the Print Edition

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