Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volume IV St. Augustine: The Writings Against the Manichaeans, and Against the DonatistsPhilip Schaff Cosimo, Inc., 2007 M05 1 - 684 pages "The Council of Nicaea in 325 AD marked the beginning of a new era in Christianity. For the first time, doctrines were organized into a single creed. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers did most of their writing during and after this important event in Church history. Unlike the previous era of Christian writing, the Nicene and Post-Nicene era is dominated by a few very important and prolific writers. In Volume IV of the 14-volume collected writings of the Nicenes and Post-Nicenes (first published between 1886 and 1889), readers will find Augustines writings defending the Catholic church against the Manichaeans and the Donatists. Manichaeanism was a religion developed in Persia by the prophet Mani. According to this religion, creation has two parts: darkness and light. Light is God and has ten attributes. Opposing this, and coeternal with it, is darkness and its five attributes. Saint Augustine was originally a Manichaean, so his defense of Christianity against this religion comes from a deep understanding of its nature. Donatists were a group of believers who refused to forgive those who had renounced their faith during a time of persecution, which caused a schism in Christianity. In opposing these men, Augustine attempted to mend the rift. Those with an interest in ancient religions will find Augustines writings on Manichaeanism one of the most important historical records of that religions practices." |
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... called the Friend of the Light . This one made a precipitate descent , and Primordial Man was freed from the hellish substances , along with that which he had snatched from the spirit of Darkness and which had adhered to him . When ...
... called the Friend of the Light . This one made a precipitate descent , and Primordial Man was freed from the hellish substances , along with that which he had snatched from the spirit of Darkness and which had adhered to him . When ...
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... called from his profession . Archbishop Usher conjectured that it was a form of Manaem or Menahem , which means Paraclete or Comforter ; founding this conjecture on the fact that Sulpicius Severus calls the Israelitish king Menahem , + ...
... called from his profession . Archbishop Usher conjectured that it was a form of Manaem or Menahem , which means Paraclete or Comforter ; founding this conjecture on the fact that Sulpicius Severus calls the Israelitish king Menahem , + ...
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... called because it contained the leading articles of doctrine on which the new system was built . This letter was written in Greek or Syriac ; but a Latin version of it was current in Africa , and came into the hands of Augustin , who ...
... called because it contained the leading articles of doctrine on which the new system was built . This letter was written in Greek or Syriac ; but a Latin version of it was current in Africa , and came into the hands of Augustin , who ...
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... called upon to give a definition of man . The question here seems to me to be , --- since almost all agree , or at least , which is enough , those I have now to do with are of the same opinion with me , that we are made up of soul and ...
... called upon to give a definition of man . The question here seems to me to be , --- since almost all agree , or at least , which is enough , those I have now to do with are of the same opinion with me , that we are made up of soul and ...
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... called the truth , which is also taught by His being called the brightness of the Father ( for there is nothing round about the sun but its brightness which is pro- duced from it ) , what is there in the Old Tes- tament more plainly and ...
... called the truth , which is also taught by His being called the brightness of the Father ( for there is nothing round about the sun but its brightness which is pro- duced from it ) , what is there in the Old Tes- tament more plainly and ...
Contents
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ON TWO SOULS AGAINST THE MANICHEANS | 91 |
ACTS OR DISPUTATION AGAINST FORTUNATUS THE MANICHEAN | 111 |
AGAINST THE EPISTLE OF MANICHEUS CALLED FUNDAMENTAL | 125 |
The beauty of the straight line might be taken from the region of darkness without taking anything from its substance So evil neither takes from nor ... | 142 |
Evil alone is corruption Corruption is not nature but contrary to nature Corrup tion implies previous good | 147 |
God alone perfectly good | 148 |
In what sense evils are from God | 149 |
Corruption is by Gods permission and comes from us | 150 |
Tim ii 24 25 | 157 |
Written after the year 404 It is put in the Retractations immediately after the De Actis | 387 |
BOOK I | 401 |
CONCERNING THE NATURE OF GOOD AGAINST THE MANICHÆANS | 457 |
The refutation of this absurdity | 143 |
The same subject continued | 144 |
Every nature as nature is good | 145 |
Nature cannot be without some good The Manichæans dwell upon the evils | 146 |
THE ANTIDONATIST WRITINGS | 515 |
THE CORRECTION OF THE DONATISTS | 629 |
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Abraham according animals apostle says AUGUSTIN answered authority baptism of Christ baptized believe better bishop blessed body born called carnal Carth Catholic Church CHAP charity Christian Circumcelliones circumcision command communion Conc condemned confess corruption curse Cypr Cyprian death defiled devil divine doctrine Donatists Donatus earth ecclesiastical province epistle error eternal evil faith false Father Faustus flesh follow fulfilled Gentiles give gospel heart heaven heresy heretics Holy Spirit Jews John judgment kingdom light Lord Manichæans Manichæus Matt Maximianus ment mind Moses nature ness Numidia Old Testament Optatus Paraclete passage Paul peace PETILIANUS praise preached precepts prophecy prophets prove punishment quoted race of darkness received reply righteous sacrament salvation schism Scripture shalt sins soul speak suffer teach thee things thou tion tism traditors true truth unclean unity unrighteous unto wicked words worship written yourselves