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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI
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1001 Conference XXI. The First Conference of Abbot Theonas. On the Relaxation During the Fifty Days. 1002 Chapter I. How Theonas came to Abbot John. 1003 Chapter II. The exhortation of Abbot John to Theonas and the others who had come together with him. 1004 Chapter III. Of the offering of tithes and firstfruits. 1005 Chapter IV. How Abraham, David, and other saints went beyond the requirement of the law. 1006 Chapter V. How those who live under the grace of the Gospel ought to go beyond the requirement of the law. 1007 Chapter VI. How the grace of the gospel supports the weak so that they can obtain pardon, as it secures to the perfect the kingdom of God. 1008 Chapter VII. How it lies in our own power to choose whether to remain under the grace of the gospel or under the terror of the law. 1009 Chapter VIII. How Theonas exhorted his wife that she too should make her renunciation. 1010 Chapter IX. How he fled to a monastery when his wife would not consent. 1011 Chapter X. An explanation that we may not appear to recommend separation from wives. 1012 Chapter XI. An inquiry why in Egypt they do not fast during all the fifty days (of Easter) nor bend their knees in prayer. 1013 Chapter XII. The answer on the nature of things good, bad, and indifferent. 1014 Chapter XIII. What kind of good fasting is. 1015 Chapter XIV. How fasting is not good in its own nature. 1016 Chapter XV. How a thing that is good in its own nature ought not to be done for the sake of some lesser good. 1017 Chapter XVI. How what is good in its own nature can be distinguished from other things that are good. 1018 Chapter XVII. Of the reason for fasting and its value. 1019 Chapter XVIII. How fasting is not always suitable. 1020 Chapter XIX. A question why we break the fast all through Eastertide. 1021 Chapter XX. The answer. 1022 Chapter XXI. A question whether the relaxation of the fast is not prejudicial to the chastity of the body. 1023 Chapter XXII. The answer on the way to keep control over abstinence. 1024 Chapter XXIII. Of the time and measure of refreshment. 1025 Chapter XXIV. A question on the different ways of keeping Lent.
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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
1001 Conference XXI. The First Conference of Abbot Theonas. On the Relaxation During the Fifty Days. 1002 Chapter I. How Theonas came to Abbot John. 1003 Chapter II. The exhortation of Abbot John to Theonas and the others who had come together with him. 1004 Chapter III. Of the offering of tithes and firstfruits. 1005 Chapter IV. How Abraham, David, and other saints went beyond the requirement of the law. 1006 Chapter V. How those who live under the grace of the Gospel ought to go beyond the requirement of the law. 1007 Chapter VI. How the grace of the gospel supports the weak so that they can obtain pardon, as it secures to the perfect the kingdom of God. 1008 Chapter VII. How it lies in our own power to choose whether to remain under the grace of the gospel or under the terror of the law. 1009 Chapter VIII. How Theonas exhorted his wife that she too should make her renunciation. 1010 Chapter IX. How he fled to a monastery when his wife would not consent. 1011 Chapter X. An explanation that we may not appear to recommend separation from wives. 1012 Chapter XI. An inquiry why in Egypt they do not fast during all the fifty days (of Easter) nor bend their knees in prayer. 1013 Chapter XII. The answer on the nature of things good, bad, and indifferent. 1014 Chapter XIII. What kind of good fasting is. 1015 Chapter XIV. How fasting is not good in its own nature. 1016 Chapter XV. How a thing that is good in its own nature ought not to be done for the sake of some lesser good. 1017 Chapter XVI. How what is good in its own nature can be distinguished from other things that are good. 1018 Chapter XVII. Of the reason for fasting and its value. 1019 Chapter XVIII. How fasting is not always suitable. 1020 Chapter XIX. A question why we break the fast all through Eastertide. 1021 Chapter XX. The answer. 1022 Chapter XXI. A question whether the relaxation of the fast is not prejudicial to the chastity of the body. 1023 Chapter XXII. The answer on the way to keep control over abstinence. 1024 Chapter XXIII. Of the time and measure of refreshment. 1025 Chapter XXIV. A question on the different ways of keeping Lent.
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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
1001 Conference XXI. The First Conference of Abbot Theonas. On the Relaxation During the Fifty Days. 1002 Chapter I. How Theonas came to Abbot John. 1003 Chapter II. The exhortation of Abbot John to Theonas and the others who had come together with him. 1004 Chapter III. Of the offering of tithes and firstfruits. 1005 Chapter IV. How Abraham, David, and other saints went beyond the requirement of the law. 1006 Chapter V. How those who live under the grace of the Gospel ought to go beyond the requirement of the law. 1007 Chapter VI. How the grace of the gospel supports the weak so that they can obtain pardon, as it secures to the perfect the kingdom of God. 1008 Chapter VII. How it lies in our own power to choose whether to remain under the grace of the gospel or under the terror of the law. 1009 Chapter VIII. How Theonas exhorted his wife that she too should make her renunciation. 1010 Chapter IX. How he fled to a monastery when his wife would not consent. 1011 Chapter X. An explanation that we may not appear to recommend separation from wives. 1012 Chapter XI. An inquiry why in Egypt they do not fast during all the fifty days (of Easter) nor bend their knees in prayer. 1013 Chapter XII. The answer on the nature of things good, bad, and indifferent. 1014 Chapter XIII. What kind of good fasting is. 1015 Chapter XIV. How fasting is not good in its own nature. 1016 Chapter XV. How a thing that is good in its own nature ought not to be done for the sake of some lesser good. 1017 Chapter XVI. How what is good in its own nature can be distinguished from other things that are good. 1018 Chapter XVII. Of the reason for fasting and its value. 1019 Chapter XVIII. How fasting is not always suitable. 1020 Chapter XIX. A question why we break the fast all through Eastertide. 1021 Chapter XX. The answer. 1022 Chapter XXI. A question whether the relaxation of the fast is not prejudicial to the chastity of the body. 1023 Chapter XXII. The answer on the way to keep control over abstinence. 1024 Chapter XXIII. Of the time and measure of refreshment. 1025 Chapter XXIV. A question on the different ways of keeping Lent.
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