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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI

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876 Chapter XV. An objection owing to the fact that many impure persons have knowledge while saints have not. 877 Chapter XVI. The answer to the effect that bad men cannot possess true knowledge. 878 Chapter XVII. To whom the method of perfection should be laid open. 879 Chapter XVIII. Of the reasons for which spiritual learning is unfruitful. 880 Chapter XIX. How often even those who are not worthy can receive the grace of the saving word. 881 Conference XV. The Second Conference of Abbot Nesteros. On Divine Gifts. 882 Chapter I. Discourse of Abbot Nesteros on the threefold system of gifts. 883 Chapter II. Wherein one ought to admire the saints. 884 Chapter III. Of a dead man raised to life by Abbot Macarius. 885 Chapter IV. Of the miracle which Abbot Abraham wrought on the breasts of a woman. 886 Chapter V. Of the cure of a lame man which the same saint wrought. 887 Chapter VI. How the merits of each man should not be judged by his miracles. 888 Chapter VII. How the excellence of gifts consists not in miracles but in humility. 889 Chapter VIII. How it is more wonderful to have cast out one's faults from one's self than devils from another. 890 Chapter IX. How uprightness of life is of more importance than the working of miracles. 891 Chapter X. A revelation on the trial of perfect chastity. 892 Conference XVI. The First Conference of Abbot Joseph. On Friendship. 893 Chapter I. What Abbot Joseph asked us in the first instance. 894 Chapter II. Discourse of the same elder on the untrustworthy sort of friendship. 895 Chapter III. How friendship is indissoluble. 896 Chapter IV. A question whether anything that is really useful should be performed even against a brother's wish. 897 Chapter V. The answer, how a lasting friendship can only exist among those who are perfect. 898 Chapter VI. By what means union can be preserved unbroken. 899 Chapter VII. How nothing should be put before love, or after anger. 900 Chapter VIII. On what grounds a dispute can arise among spiritual persons.
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NAPFS
Title

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI

Author
Unknown author
Early Church Fathers / Public domain
Details
1,213 chapters English Public domain
About this book

No short description is available for this text.

Table of contents

1,213 chapters

876 Chapter XV. An objection owing to the fact that many impure persons have knowledge while saints have not. 877 Chapter XVI. The answer to the effect that bad men cannot possess true knowledge. 878 Chapter XVII. To whom the method of perfection should be laid open. 879 Chapter XVIII. Of the reasons for which spiritual learning is unfruitful. 880 Chapter XIX. How often even those who are not worthy can receive the grace of the saving word. 881 Conference XV. The Second Conference of Abbot Nesteros. On Divine Gifts. 882 Chapter I. Discourse of Abbot Nesteros on the threefold system of gifts. 883 Chapter II. Wherein one ought to admire the saints. 884 Chapter III. Of a dead man raised to life by Abbot Macarius. 885 Chapter IV. Of the miracle which Abbot Abraham wrought on the breasts of a woman. 886 Chapter V. Of the cure of a lame man which the same saint wrought. 887 Chapter VI. How the merits of each man should not be judged by his miracles. 888 Chapter VII. How the excellence of gifts consists not in miracles but in humility. 889 Chapter VIII. How it is more wonderful to have cast out one's faults from one's self than devils from another. 890 Chapter IX. How uprightness of life is of more importance than the working of miracles. 891 Chapter X. A revelation on the trial of perfect chastity. 892 Conference XVI. The First Conference of Abbot Joseph. On Friendship. 893 Chapter I. What Abbot Joseph asked us in the first instance. 894 Chapter II. Discourse of the same elder on the untrustworthy sort of friendship. 895 Chapter III. How friendship is indissoluble. 896 Chapter IV. A question whether anything that is really useful should be performed even against a brother's wish. 897 Chapter V. The answer, how a lasting friendship can only exist among those who are perfect. 898 Chapter VI. By what means union can be preserved unbroken. 899 Chapter VII. How nothing should be put before love, or after anger. 900 Chapter VIII. On what grounds a dispute can arise among spiritual persons.
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Title

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI

Author
Unknown author
Early Church Fathers / Public domain
Details
1,213 chapters English Public domain
About this book

No short description is available for this text.

Table of contents

1,213 chapters

876 Chapter XV. An objection owing to the fact that many impure persons have knowledge while saints have not. 877 Chapter XVI. The answer to the effect that bad men cannot possess true knowledge. 878 Chapter XVII. To whom the method of perfection should be laid open. 879 Chapter XVIII. Of the reasons for which spiritual learning is unfruitful. 880 Chapter XIX. How often even those who are not worthy can receive the grace of the saving word. 881 Conference XV. The Second Conference of Abbot Nesteros. On Divine Gifts. 882 Chapter I. Discourse of Abbot Nesteros on the threefold system of gifts. 883 Chapter II. Wherein one ought to admire the saints. 884 Chapter III. Of a dead man raised to life by Abbot Macarius. 885 Chapter IV. Of the miracle which Abbot Abraham wrought on the breasts of a woman. 886 Chapter V. Of the cure of a lame man which the same saint wrought. 887 Chapter VI. How the merits of each man should not be judged by his miracles. 888 Chapter VII. How the excellence of gifts consists not in miracles but in humility. 889 Chapter VIII. How it is more wonderful to have cast out one's faults from one's self than devils from another. 890 Chapter IX. How uprightness of life is of more importance than the working of miracles. 891 Chapter X. A revelation on the trial of perfect chastity. 892 Conference XVI. The First Conference of Abbot Joseph. On Friendship. 893 Chapter I. What Abbot Joseph asked us in the first instance. 894 Chapter II. Discourse of the same elder on the untrustworthy sort of friendship. 895 Chapter III. How friendship is indissoluble. 896 Chapter IV. A question whether anything that is really useful should be performed even against a brother's wish. 897 Chapter V. The answer, how a lasting friendship can only exist among those who are perfect. 898 Chapter VI. By what means union can be preserved unbroken. 899 Chapter VII. How nothing should be put before love, or after anger. 900 Chapter VIII. On what grounds a dispute can arise among spiritual persons.
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