A SELECT LIBRARY
OF THE
NICENE AND
POST-NICENE FATHERS
OF
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
EDITED BY
PHILIP SCHAFF, D.D., LL.D.,
PROFESSOR IN THE UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, NEW YORK,
IN CONNECTION WITH A NUMBER OF PATRISTIC SCHOLARS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA.
LOGOS CATHOLIC EDITION
Containing Only the Words of the Fathers
and Translator’s Notes
VOLUME IV
ST. AUGUSTINE:
THE WRITINGS AGAINST THE MANICHÆANS,
AND
AGAINST THE DONATISTS
BUFFALO:
THE CHRISTIAN LITERATURE COMPANY
1887
THE CHRISTIAN LITERATURE COMPANY
Volume IV
Augustine—Anti-Manichaean Writings
Of the Morals of the Catholic Church
On the Morals of the Manichaeans
Concerning Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans
Acts or Disputation Against Fortunatus, the Manichaean
Against the Epistle of Manichaeus Called Fundamental
Reply to Faustus the Manichaean
Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichaeans
Augustine—Anti-Donatist Writings
On Baptism, Against the Donatists
In Answer to the Letters of Petilian, the Donatist, Bishop of Cirta
A Treatise Concerning the Correction of the Donatists
Augustine: Anti-Manichæan Writings
WRITINGS
in connection with the
MANICHÆAN CONTROVERSY
translated by the
REV. RICHARD STOTHERT, M.A.,
bombay:
and:
ALBERT H. NEWMAN, D.D., L.L.D.
professor of church history and comparative religion, in toronto
baptist (theological) college, toronto, canada.
ON THE
MORALS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
[de moribus ecclesiæ catholicæ].
a.d. 388.
translated by
REV. RICHARD STOTHERT, M.A.,
bombay
CHAPTER 1.—HOW THE PRETENSIONS OF THE MANICHÆANS ARE TO BE REFUTED. TWO MANICHÆAN FALSEHOODS
1. Enough, probably, has been done in our other books2 in the way of answering the ignorant and profane attacks which the Manichæans make on the law, which is called the Old Testament, in a spirit of vainglorious boasting, and with the approval of the uninstructed. Here, too, I may shortly touch upon the subject. For every one with average intelligence can easily see that the explanation of the Scriptures should be sought for from those who are the professed teachers of the Scriptures; and that it may happen, and indeed always happens, that many things seem absurd to the ignorant, which, when they are explained by the learned, appear all the more excellent, and are received in the explanation with the greater pleasure on account of the obstructions which made it difficult to reach the meaning. This commonly happens as regards the holy books of the Old Testament, if only the man who meets with difficulties applies to a pious teacher, and ...
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About Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers 1.4: St. Augustin: The Writings against the Manichaeans and against the Donatists (Catholic Edition)Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers, First Series, Volume IV: St. Augustin: The Writings against the Manichaeans and against the Donatists. The Early Church Fathers is one of the most important collections of historical, philosophical and theological writings available in English to the student of the Christian Church. These documents provide the most comprehensive witness to the development of Christianity and Christian thought during the period immediately following the Apostolic Era. The Catholic edition of Early Church Fathers does not include the introductions, prolegomenae, and various interpretive comments made by the protestant editors of the Edinburgh edition. However, it retains all of the footnotes found in the printed editions. Contents of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series IV Augustine of Hippo Of the Morals of the Catholic Church On the Morals of the Manichæans Concerning Two Souls, against the Manichæans Acts or Disputation against Fortunatus, the Manichæan Against the Epistle of Manichæus Called Fundamental Reply to Faustus the Manichæan Concerning the Nature of Good, against the Manichæans On Baptism, against the Donatists In Answer to the Letters of Petilian, the Donatist, Bishop of Cirta A Treatise concerning the Correction of the Donatists (Letter 185) |
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