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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI
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1,213 chapters
426 Chapter IX. How a monk who has money cannot stay in the monastery. 427 Chapter X. Of the toils which a deserter from a monastery must undergo through covetousness, though he used formerly to murmur at the very slightest tasks. 428 Chapter XI. That under pretence of keeping the purse women have to besought to dwell with them. 429 Chapter XII. An instance of a lukewarm monk caught in the snares of covetousness. 430 Chapter XIII. What the elders relate to the juniors in the matter of stripping off sins. 431 Chapter XIV. Instances to show that the disease of covetousness is threefold. 432 Chapter XV. Of the difference between one who renounces the world badly and one who does not renounce it at all. 433 Chapter XVI. Of the authority under which those shelter themselves who object to stripping themselves of their goods. 434 Chapter XVII. Of the renunciation of the apostles and the primitive church. 435 Chapter XVIII. That if we want to imitate the apostles we ought not to live according to our own prescriptions, but to follow their example. 436 Chapter XIX. A saying of S. Basil, the Bishop, directed against Syncletius. 437 Chapter XX. How contemptible it is to be overcome by covetousness. 438 Chapter XXI. How covetousness can be conquered. 439 Chapter XXII. That one who actually has no money may still be deemed covetous. 440 Chapter XXIII. An example drawn from the case of Judas. 441 Chapter XXIV. That covetousness cannot be overcome except by stripping one's self of everything. 442 Chapter XXV. Of the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira, and Judas, which they underwent through the impulse of covetousness. 443 Chapter XXVI. That covetousness brings upon the soul a spiritual leprosy. 444 Chapter XXVII. Scripture proofs by which one who is aiming at perfection is taught not to take back again what he has given up and renounced. 445 Chapter XXVIII. That the victory over covetousness can only be gained by stripping one's self bare of everything. 446 Chapter XXIX. How a monk can retain his poverty. 447 Chapter XXX. The remedies against the disease of covetousness. 448 Chapter XXXI. That no one can get the better of covetousness unless he stays in the Cœnobium: and how one can remain there. 449 Book VIII. Of the Spirit of Anger. 450 Chapter I. How our fourth conflict is against the sin of anger, and how many evils this passion produces.
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI
1,213 chapters English Public domain
About this book
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1,213 chapters
426 Chapter IX. How a monk who has money cannot stay in the monastery. 427 Chapter X. Of the toils which a deserter from a monastery must undergo through covetousness, though he used formerly to murmur at the very slightest tasks. 428 Chapter XI. That under pretence of keeping the purse women have to besought to dwell with them. 429 Chapter XII. An instance of a lukewarm monk caught in the snares of covetousness. 430 Chapter XIII. What the elders relate to the juniors in the matter of stripping off sins. 431 Chapter XIV. Instances to show that the disease of covetousness is threefold. 432 Chapter XV. Of the difference between one who renounces the world badly and one who does not renounce it at all. 433 Chapter XVI. Of the authority under which those shelter themselves who object to stripping themselves of their goods. 434 Chapter XVII. Of the renunciation of the apostles and the primitive church. 435 Chapter XVIII. That if we want to imitate the apostles we ought not to live according to our own prescriptions, but to follow their example. 436 Chapter XIX. A saying of S. Basil, the Bishop, directed against Syncletius. 437 Chapter XX. How contemptible it is to be overcome by covetousness. 438 Chapter XXI. How covetousness can be conquered. 439 Chapter XXII. That one who actually has no money may still be deemed covetous. 440 Chapter XXIII. An example drawn from the case of Judas. 441 Chapter XXIV. That covetousness cannot be overcome except by stripping one's self of everything. 442 Chapter XXV. Of the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira, and Judas, which they underwent through the impulse of covetousness. 443 Chapter XXVI. That covetousness brings upon the soul a spiritual leprosy. 444 Chapter XXVII. Scripture proofs by which one who is aiming at perfection is taught not to take back again what he has given up and renounced. 445 Chapter XXVIII. That the victory over covetousness can only be gained by stripping one's self bare of everything. 446 Chapter XXIX. How a monk can retain his poverty. 447 Chapter XXX. The remedies against the disease of covetousness. 448 Chapter XXXI. That no one can get the better of covetousness unless he stays in the Cœnobium: and how one can remain there. 449 Book VIII. Of the Spirit of Anger. 450 Chapter I. How our fourth conflict is against the sin of anger, and how many evils this passion produces.
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI
1,213 chapters English Public domain
About this book
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Table of contents
1,213 chapters
426 Chapter IX. How a monk who has money cannot stay in the monastery. 427 Chapter X. Of the toils which a deserter from a monastery must undergo through covetousness, though he used formerly to murmur at the very slightest tasks. 428 Chapter XI. That under pretence of keeping the purse women have to besought to dwell with them. 429 Chapter XII. An instance of a lukewarm monk caught in the snares of covetousness. 430 Chapter XIII. What the elders relate to the juniors in the matter of stripping off sins. 431 Chapter XIV. Instances to show that the disease of covetousness is threefold. 432 Chapter XV. Of the difference between one who renounces the world badly and one who does not renounce it at all. 433 Chapter XVI. Of the authority under which those shelter themselves who object to stripping themselves of their goods. 434 Chapter XVII. Of the renunciation of the apostles and the primitive church. 435 Chapter XVIII. That if we want to imitate the apostles we ought not to live according to our own prescriptions, but to follow their example. 436 Chapter XIX. A saying of S. Basil, the Bishop, directed against Syncletius. 437 Chapter XX. How contemptible it is to be overcome by covetousness. 438 Chapter XXI. How covetousness can be conquered. 439 Chapter XXII. That one who actually has no money may still be deemed covetous. 440 Chapter XXIII. An example drawn from the case of Judas. 441 Chapter XXIV. That covetousness cannot be overcome except by stripping one's self of everything. 442 Chapter XXV. Of the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira, and Judas, which they underwent through the impulse of covetousness. 443 Chapter XXVI. That covetousness brings upon the soul a spiritual leprosy. 444 Chapter XXVII. Scripture proofs by which one who is aiming at perfection is taught not to take back again what he has given up and renounced. 445 Chapter XXVIII. That the victory over covetousness can only be gained by stripping one's self bare of everything. 446 Chapter XXIX. How a monk can retain his poverty. 447 Chapter XXX. The remedies against the disease of covetousness. 448 Chapter XXXI. That no one can get the better of covetousness unless he stays in the Cœnobium: and how one can remain there. 449 Book VIII. Of the Spirit of Anger. 450 Chapter I. How our fourth conflict is against the sin of anger, and how many evils this passion produces.
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