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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI
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526 Chapter XIV. How it suggests that a man may seek to take holy orders. 527 Chapter XV. How vainglory intoxicates the mind. 528 Chapter XVI. Of him whom the superior came upon and found in his cell, deluded by idle vainglory. 529 Chapter XVII. How faults cannot be cured unless their roots and causes have been discovered. 530 Chapter XVIII. How a monk ought to avoid women and bishops. 531 Chapter XIX. Remedies by which we can overcome vainglory. 532 Book XII. Of the Spirit of Pride. 533 Chapter I. How our eighth combat is against the spirit of pride, and of its character. 534 Chapter II. How there are two kinds of pride. 535 Chapter III. How pride is equally destructive of all virtues. 536 Chapter IV. How by reason of pride Lucifer was turned from an archangel into a devil. 537 Chapter V. That incentives to all sins spring from pride. 538 Chapter VI. That the sin of pride is last in the actual order of the combat, but first in time and origin. 539 Chapter VII. That the evil of pride is so great that it rightly has even God Himself as its adversary. 540 Chapter VIII. How God has destroyed the pride of the devil by the virtue of humility, and various passages in proof of this. 541 Chapter IX. How we too may overcome pride. 542 Chapter X. How no one can obtain perfect virtue and the promised bliss by his own strength alone. 543 Chapter XI. The case of the thief and of David, and of our call in order to illustrate the grace of God. 544 Chapter XII. That no toil is worthy to be compared with the promised bliss. 545 Chapter XIII. The teaching of the elders on the method of acquiring purity. 546 Chapter XIV. That the help of God is given to those who labour. 547 Chapter XV. From whom we can learn the way of perfection. 548 Chapter XVI. That we cannot even make the effort to obtain perfection without the mercy and inspiration of God. 549 Chapter XVII. Various passages which clearly show that we cannot do anything which belongs to our salvation without the aid of God. 550 Chapter XVIII. How we are protected by the grace of God not only in our natural condition, but also by His daily Providence.
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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
526 Chapter XIV. How it suggests that a man may seek to take holy orders. 527 Chapter XV. How vainglory intoxicates the mind. 528 Chapter XVI. Of him whom the superior came upon and found in his cell, deluded by idle vainglory. 529 Chapter XVII. How faults cannot be cured unless their roots and causes have been discovered. 530 Chapter XVIII. How a monk ought to avoid women and bishops. 531 Chapter XIX. Remedies by which we can overcome vainglory. 532 Book XII. Of the Spirit of Pride. 533 Chapter I. How our eighth combat is against the spirit of pride, and of its character. 534 Chapter II. How there are two kinds of pride. 535 Chapter III. How pride is equally destructive of all virtues. 536 Chapter IV. How by reason of pride Lucifer was turned from an archangel into a devil. 537 Chapter V. That incentives to all sins spring from pride. 538 Chapter VI. That the sin of pride is last in the actual order of the combat, but first in time and origin. 539 Chapter VII. That the evil of pride is so great that it rightly has even God Himself as its adversary. 540 Chapter VIII. How God has destroyed the pride of the devil by the virtue of humility, and various passages in proof of this. 541 Chapter IX. How we too may overcome pride. 542 Chapter X. How no one can obtain perfect virtue and the promised bliss by his own strength alone. 543 Chapter XI. The case of the thief and of David, and of our call in order to illustrate the grace of God. 544 Chapter XII. That no toil is worthy to be compared with the promised bliss. 545 Chapter XIII. The teaching of the elders on the method of acquiring purity. 546 Chapter XIV. That the help of God is given to those who labour. 547 Chapter XV. From whom we can learn the way of perfection. 548 Chapter XVI. That we cannot even make the effort to obtain perfection without the mercy and inspiration of God. 549 Chapter XVII. Various passages which clearly show that we cannot do anything which belongs to our salvation without the aid of God. 550 Chapter XVIII. How we are protected by the grace of God not only in our natural condition, but also by His daily Providence.
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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
526 Chapter XIV. How it suggests that a man may seek to take holy orders. 527 Chapter XV. How vainglory intoxicates the mind. 528 Chapter XVI. Of him whom the superior came upon and found in his cell, deluded by idle vainglory. 529 Chapter XVII. How faults cannot be cured unless their roots and causes have been discovered. 530 Chapter XVIII. How a monk ought to avoid women and bishops. 531 Chapter XIX. Remedies by which we can overcome vainglory. 532 Book XII. Of the Spirit of Pride. 533 Chapter I. How our eighth combat is against the spirit of pride, and of its character. 534 Chapter II. How there are two kinds of pride. 535 Chapter III. How pride is equally destructive of all virtues. 536 Chapter IV. How by reason of pride Lucifer was turned from an archangel into a devil. 537 Chapter V. That incentives to all sins spring from pride. 538 Chapter VI. That the sin of pride is last in the actual order of the combat, but first in time and origin. 539 Chapter VII. That the evil of pride is so great that it rightly has even God Himself as its adversary. 540 Chapter VIII. How God has destroyed the pride of the devil by the virtue of humility, and various passages in proof of this. 541 Chapter IX. How we too may overcome pride. 542 Chapter X. How no one can obtain perfect virtue and the promised bliss by his own strength alone. 543 Chapter XI. The case of the thief and of David, and of our call in order to illustrate the grace of God. 544 Chapter XII. That no toil is worthy to be compared with the promised bliss. 545 Chapter XIII. The teaching of the elders on the method of acquiring purity. 546 Chapter XIV. That the help of God is given to those who labour. 547 Chapter XV. From whom we can learn the way of perfection. 548 Chapter XVI. That we cannot even make the effort to obtain perfection without the mercy and inspiration of God. 549 Chapter XVII. Various passages which clearly show that we cannot do anything which belongs to our salvation without the aid of God. 550 Chapter XVIII. How we are protected by the grace of God not only in our natural condition, but also by His daily Providence.
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