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The Confessions of Saint AugustinebySt. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D.D.
About The Confessions of Saint Augustine by St. Augustine, Translated byEdward B. Pusey, D. D.Title:URL:Author(s):Publisher:Print Basis:Source:Rights:Contributor(s):CCEL Subjects:LC Call no:LC Subjects:The Confessions of Saint s.htmlAugustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo (345-430)Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal LibraryOak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1999Logos Research Systems, Inc.Public DomainSteve Liguori, stevelig@sprynet.com (Converter)All; Classic; Early;BR65.A6 E5ChristianityEarly Christian Literature. Fathers of the Church, etc.
The Confessions of Saint AugustineSt. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.Table of ContentsAbout This Book.Title Page. . . . .Contents. . . . . .Book I. . . . . . . .Chapter I. . . . .Chapter II. . . .Chapter III. . . .Chapter IV. . . .Chapter V. . . .Chapter VI. . . .Chapter VII. . .Chapter VIII. . .Chapter IX. . . .Chapter X. . . .Chapter XI. . . .Chapter XII. . .Chapter XIII. . .Chapter XIV. . .Chapter XV. . .Chapter XVI. . .Chapter XVII. .Chapter XVIII. .Book II. . . . . . .Chapter I. . . . .Chapter II. . . .Chapter III. . . .Chapter IV. . . .Chapter V. . . .Chapter VI. . . .Chapter VII. . .Chapter VIII. . .Chapter IX. . . .Chapter X. . . .Book III. . . . . . .Chapter I. . . . .iii.p. iip. 1p. 2p. 17p. 17p. 17p. 18p. 18p. 18p. 19p. 20p. 21p. 22p. 23p. 23p. 24p. 24p. 25p. 26p. 26p. 27p. 28p. 30p. 30p. 30p. 31p. 33p. 33p. 34p. 35p. 35p. 36p. 36p. 37p. 37
The Confessions of Saint AugustineChapter II. .Chapter III. .Chapter IV. .Chapter V. .Chapter VI. .Chapter VII.Chapter VIII.Chapter IX. .Chapter X. .Chapter XI. .Chapter XII.Book IV. . . . .Chapter I. . .Chapter II. .Chapter III. .Chapter IV. .Chapter V. .Chapter VI. .Chapter VII.Chapter VIII.Chapter IX. .Chapter X. .Chapter XI. .Chapter XII.Chapter XIII.Chapter XIV.Chapter XV.Chapter XVI.Book V. . . . .Chapter I. . .Chapter II. .Chapter III. .Chapter IV. .Chapter V. .Chapter VI. .Chapter VII.Chapter VIII.Chapter IX. .Chapter X. .Chapter XI. .St. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.iv.p. 37p. 38p. 39p. 40p. 40p. 41p. 43p. 44p. 44p. 45p. 46p. 47p. 47p. 47p. 48p. 49p. 50p. 50p. 51p. 52p. 52p. 52p. 53p. 54p. 55p. 55p. 56p. 57p. 60p. 60p. 60p. 61p. 62p. 62p. 63p. 64p. 65p. 67p. 68p. 69
The Confessions of Saint AugustineChapter XII. .Chapter XIII. .Chapter XIV. .Book VI. . . . . .Chapter I. . . .Chapter II. . .Chapter III. . .Chapter IV. . .Chapter V. . .Chapter VI—.Chapter VII. .Chapter VIII. .Chapter IX. . .Chapter X. . .Chapter XI. . .Chapter XII. .Chapter XIII. .Chapter XIV. .Chapter XV. .Chapter XVI. .Book VII. . . . .Chapter I. . . .Chapter II. . .Chapter III. . .Chapter IV. . .Chapter V. . .Chapter VI. . .Chapter VII. .Chapter VIII. .Chapter IX. . .Chapter X. . .Chapter XI. . .Chapter XII. .Chapter XIII. .Chapter XIV. .Chapter XV. .Chapter XVI. .Chapter XVII.Chapter XVIII.Chapter XIX. .St. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.v.p. 69p. 70p. 70p. 72p. 72p. 72p. 73p. 74p. 75p. 76p. 77p. 78p. 79p. 80p. 81p. 82p. 83p. 84p. 84p. 85p. 86p. 86p. 87p. 87p. 88p. 89p. 90p. 91p. 92p. 93p. 94p. 95p. 95p. 96p. 96p. 96p. 97p. 97p. 98p. 98
The Confessions of Saint AugustineChapter XX.Chapter XXI.Book VIII. . . .Chapter I. . .Chapter II. .Chapter III. .Chapter IV. .Chapter V. .Chapter VI. .Chapter VII.Chapter VIII.Chapter IX. .Chapter X. .Chapter XI. .Chapter XII.Book IX. . . . .Chapter I. . .Chapter II. .Chapter III. .Chapter IV. .Chapter V. .Chapter VI. .Chapter VII.Chapter VIII.Chapter IX. .Chapter X. .Chapter XI. .Chapter XII.Chapter XIII.Book X. . . . .Chapter I. . .Chapter II. .Chapter III. .Chapter IV. .Chapter V. .Chapter VI. .Chapter VII.Chapter VIII.Chapter IX. .Chapter X. .St. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.vi.p. 99p. 100p. 101p. 101p. 102p. 103p. 104p. 105p. 106p. 108p. 109p. 110p. 110p. 112p. 113p. 115p. 115p. 115p. 116p. 117p. 120p. 120p. 121p. 121p. 123p. 124p. 126p. 127p. 128p. 130p. 130p. 130p. 130p. 131p. 132p. 132p. 134p. 134p. 136p. 136
The Confessions of Saint AugustineChapter XI. . . . .Chapter XII. . . .Chapter XIII. . . .Chapter XIV. . . .Chapter XV. . . .Chapter XVI. . . .Chapter XVII. . .Chapter XVIII. . .Chapter XIX. . . .Chapter XX. . . .Chapter XXi. . . .Chapter XXII. . .Chapter XXIII. . .Chapter XXIV. . .Chapter XXV. . .Chapter XXVI. . .Chapter XXVII. .Chapter XXVIII. .Chapter XXIX. . .Chapter XXX. . .Chapter XXXI. . .Chapter XXXII. .Chapter XXXIII. .Chapter XXXIV. .Chapter XXXV. .Chapter XXXVI. .Chapter XXXVII.Chapter XXXVIII.Chapter XXXIX. .Chapter XL. . . .Chapter XLI. . . .Chapter XLII. . . .Chapter XLIII. . .Book XI. . . . . . . .Chapter I. . . . . .Chapter II. . . . .Chapter III. . . . .Chapter IV. . . . .Chapter V. . . . .Chapter VI. . . . .St. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.vii.p. 137p. 137p. 137p. 138p. 139p. 139p. 140p. 141p. 141p. 142p. 142p. 143p. 144p. 144p. 145p. 145p. 146p. 146p. 146p. 147p. 148p. 149p. 150p. 151p. 152p. 153p. 154p. 155p. 156p. 156p. 157p. 157p. 158p. 159p. 159p. 159p. 160p. 161p. 161p. 162
The Confessions of Saint AugustineChapter VII. . .Chapter VIII. . .Chapter IX. . . .Chapter X. . . .Chapter XI. . . .Chapter XII. . .Chapter XIII. . .Chapter XIV. . .Chapter XV. . .Chapter XVI. . .Chapter XVII. .Chapter XVIII. .Chapter XIX. . .Chapter XX. . .Chapter XXI. . .Chapter XXII. .Chapter XXIII. .Chapter XXIV. .Chapter XXV. .Chapter XXVI. .Chapter XXVII.Chapter XXVIII.Chapter XXIX. .Chapter XXX. .Chapter XXXI. .Book XII. . . . . .Chapter I. . . . .Chapter II. . . .Chapter III. . . .Chapter IV. . . .Chapter V. . . .Chapter VI. . . .Chapter VII. . .Chapter VIII. . .Chapter IX. . . .Chapter X. . . .Chapter Xi. . . .Chapter XII. . .Chapter XIII. . .Chapter XIV. . .St. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.viii.p. 162p. 163p. 163p. 164p. 164p. 164p. 165p. 165p. 166p. 167p. 167p. 168p. 168p. 169p. 169p. 170p. 170p. 171p. 172p. 172p. 172p. 174p. 175p. 175p. 175p. 177p. 177p. 177p. 177p. 178p. 178p. 178p. 179p. 179p. 180p. 180p. 181p. 182p. 182p. 183
The Confessions of Saint AugustineChapter XV. . .Chapter XVI. . .Chapter XVII. .Chapter XVIII. .Chapter XIX. . .Chapter XX. . .Chapter XXI. . .Chapter XXII. .Chapter XXIII. .Chapter XXIV. .Chapter XXV. .Chapter XXVI. .Chapter XXVII.Chapter XXVIII.Chapter XXIX. .Chapter XXX. .Chapter XXXI. .Chapter XXXII.Book XIII. . . . . .Chapter I. . . . .Chapter II. . . .Chapter III. . . .Chapter IV. . . .Chapter V. . . .Chapter VI. . . .Chapter VII. . .Chapter VIII. . .Chapter IX. . . .Chapter X. . . .Chapter XI. . . .Chapter XII. . .Chapter XIII. . .Chapter XIV. . .Chapter XV. . .Chapter XVI. . .Chapter XVII. .Chapter XVIII. .Chapter XIX. . .Chapter XX. . .Chapter XXI. . .St. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.ix.p. 183p. 185p. 185p. 186p. 187p. 187p. 188p. 188p. 189p. 190p. 190p. 191p. 192p. 192p. 193p. 194p. 195p. 195p. 196p. 196p. 196p. 197p. 197p. 198p. 198p. 198p. 199p. 199p. 200p. 200p. 201p. 201p. 202p. 203p. 204p. 204p. 205p. 206p. 206p. 207
The Confessions of Saint ChapterChapterChapterChapterXXII. . .XXIII. . .XXIV. . .XXV. . .XXVI. . .XXVII. .XXVIII. .XXIX. . .XXX. . .XXXI. . .XXXII. .XXXIII. .XXXIV. .XXXV. .XXXVI. .XXXVII.XXXVIII.St. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.x.p. 209p. 209p. 211p. 212p. 213p. 214p. 214p. 214p. 215p. 215p. 216p. 217p. 217p. 218p. 218p. 218p. 218
The Confessions of Saint AugustineSt. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.The Confessions of Saint Augustinetranslated by Edward B. Pusey, D.D.
The Confessions of Saint AugustineSt. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.ContentsBook I Chapter IHe Proclaims the Greatness of God, Whom He Desires to Seek and Invoke, Being Awakened byHim. Chapter IIThat the God Whom We Invoke is in Us, and We in Him. Chapter IIIEverywhere God Wholly Filleth All Things, But Neither Heaven nor Earth Containeth Him. Chapter IVThe Majesty of God is Supreme, and His Virtues Inexplicable Chapter VHe Seeks Rest in God, and Pardon of His Sins. Chapter VIHe Describes His Infancy, and Lauds the Protection and Eternal Providence of God. Chapter VIIHe Shows by Example That Even Infancy is Prone to Sin. Chapter VIIIThat When a Boy he Learned to Speak, not by any set Method, but From the Acts and Words ofHis Parents. Chapter IXConcerning the Hatred of Learning, the Love of Play, and the Fear of Being Whipped Noticeablein Boys: and of the Folly of our Elders and Masters. Chapter XThrough a Love of Ball-Playing and Shows, He Neglects His Studies and the Injunctions of HisParents Chapter XISiezed by Disease, His Mother Being Troubled, He Earnestly Demands Baptism, Which onRecovery is Postponed—His Father not as yet Believing in Christ. Chapter XIIBeing Compelled, He Gave His Attention to Learning; But Fully Acknowledges That This wasthe Work of God. Chapter XIIIHe Delighted in Latin Studies and the Empty Fables of the Poets, but Hated the Elementss ofLiterature and the Greek Language. Chapter XIVWhy he Despised Greek Literature, and Easily Learned Latin. Chapter XVHe Entreats God, that Whatever Useful Things he Learned as a Boy May be Dedicated to Him. Chapter XVI2
The Confessions of Saint AugustineSt. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.He Disapproves of the Mode of Educating Youth, and he Points out why Wickedness is Attributedto the Gods by the Poets. Chapter XVIIHe Continues on the Unhappy Method of Training Youth in Literary Subjects. Chapter XVIIIMen Desire to Observe the Rules of Learning, but Neglect the Eternal Rules of Everlasting Safety.Book II Chapter IHe Deplores the Wickedness of His Youth. Chapter IIStricken With Exceeding Grief, He Remembers the Dissolute Passions in Which, in His SixteenthYear, He Used to Indulge. Chapter IIIConcerning His Father, a Freeman of Thagaste, the Assister of His Son's Studies, and on theAdmonitions of His Mother on the Preservation of Chastitiy. Chapter IVHe Commits Theft With His Companions, Not Urged on by Poverty, but From a Certain Distasteof Well-Doing Chapter VConcerning the Motives to Sin, Which are not in the Love of Evil, but in the Desire of Obtainingthe Property of Others. Chapter VIWhe He Delighted in that Theft, When all Things Which Under the Appearance of Good Inviteto Vice are True and Perfect in God Alone. Chapter VIIHe Gives Thanks to God for the Remission of His Sins, and Reminds Everyone that the SupremeGod may have Preserved Us from Greater Sins. Chapter VIIIIn His Theft He Loved the Company of his Fellow-Sinners. Chapter IXIt was a Pleasure to Him Also to Laugh When Seriously Deceiving Others. Chapter XWith God There is True Rest and Life Unchanging.Book III Chapter IDeluded by an Insane Love, He, Though Foul and Dishonourable, Desires to be Thought Elegantand Urbane. Chapter IIIn Public Spectacles He is Moved by an Empty Compassion. He is Attacked by a TroublesomeSpiritual Disease. Chapter IIINot Even When at Church Does he Suppress His Desires. In the School of Rhetoric He Abhorsthe Acts of the Subverters. Chapter IV3
The Confessions of Saint AugustineSt. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.In the Nineteenth Year of His Age (His Father Having Died Two Years Before) He is Led by the“Hortensius” of Cicero to “Philosophy,” to God, and a Better Mode of Thinking. Chapter VHe Rejects the Sacred Scriptures as too Simple, and as not to be Compared With the Dignity ofTully. Chapter VIDeceived by His Own Fault, He Falls Into the Errors of the Manichaeans, who Gloried in the TrueKnowledge of God and in a Thorough Examination of Things. Chapter VIIHe Attacks the Doctrine of the Manichaeans Concerning Evil, God, and the Righteousness of thePatriarchs. Chapter VIIIHe Argues Against the Same as to the Reason of Offences. Chapter IXThat the Judgment of God and Men, as to Human Acts of Violence, is Different. Chapter XHe Reproves the Triflings of the Manichæans as to the Fruits of the Earth. Chapter XIHe Refers to the Tears, and the Memorable Dream Concerning Her Son, Granted by God to HisMother. Chapter XIIThe Excellent Answer of the Bishop When Referred to by His Mother as to the Conversion ofHer Son.Book IV Chapter IConcerning that Most Unhappy Time in Which He, Being Deceived, Deceived Others; andConcerning the Mockers of His Confession. Chapter IIHe Teaches Rhetoric, the Only Thing He Loved, and Scorns the Soothsayer, who Promised HimVictory. Chapter IIINot Even the Most Experienced Men Could Persuade Him of the Vanity of Astrology, to WhichHe was Devoted. Chapter IVSorely Distressed by Weeping at the Death of His Friend, He Provides Consolation for Himself. Chapter VWhy Weeping is Pleasant to the Wretched. Chapter VIHis Friend Being Snatched Away by Death, He Imagines that He Remains Only as Half. Chapter VIITroubled by Restlessness and Grief, He Leaves His Country a Second Time for Carthage. Chapter VIIIThat His Grief Ceased by Time, and the Consolation of Friends. Chapter IX4
The Confessions of Saint AugustineSt. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D.That the Love of a Human Being, However Constant in Loving and Returning Love, Perishes;While He who Loves God Never Loses a Friend Chapter XThat All Things Exist That They may Perish, and That we are not Safe Unless God Watches OverUs. Chapter XIThat Portions of the World are not to be Loved; but that God, Their Author, is Immutable, andHis Word Eternal. Chapter XIILove is not Condemned, but Love in God, in Whom There is Rest Through Jesus Christ, is to bePreferred. Chapter XIIILove Originates From Grace, and Beauty Enticing Us. Chapter XIVConcerning the Books Which He Wrote “On the Fair and Fit,” Dedicated to Hierius. Chapter XVWhile Writing, Being Blinded by Corporeal Images, He Failed to Recognise the spiritual Natureof God. Chapter XVIHe Very Easily Understood the Liberal Arts and the Categories of Aristotle, but Without TrueFruit.Book V Chapter IThat It Becomes the Soul to Praise God, and to Confess Unto Him. Chapter IIOn the Vanity of Those Who Wished to Escape the Omnipotent God. Chapter IIIHeaving Heard Faustus, the Most Learned Bishop of the Manichaeans, He Discerns that God, theAuthor both of Things Animate and Inanimate, Chiefly has Care for the Humble. Chapter IVThat the Knowledge of terrestrial and Celestial Things does not Give Happiness, but the Knowledgeof God Only. Chapter VOf Manichaeus Pertinaciously Teaching False Doctrines, and Proudly Arrogating to Himself theHoly Spirit. Chapter VIFaustus was Indeed an Elegant Speaker, but knew Nothing of the Liberal Sciences. Chapter VIIClearly seeing the fallacies of the Manichaeans, he retires from them, being remarkably aided byGod. Chapter VIIIHe sets out for Rome, his mother in vain lamenting it. Chapter IXBeing attacked by fever, he is in great danger5
The Confessions of Saint AugustineSt. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D. Chapter XWhen he had left the Manichaeans, he retained his depraved opinions concerning sin and the originof the saviour. Chapter XIHelpidius disputed well against the Manichaeans as to the authenticity of the New Testament. Chapter XIIProfessing rhetoric at Rome, he discovers the fraud of his scholars. Chapter XIIIHe is sent to Milan, that he, about to teach rhetoric, may be known by Ambrose. Chapter XIVHaving heard the bishop, he percieves the force of the Catholic faith, yet doubts, after the mannerof the modern academics.Book VI Chapter IHis mother having followed him to Milan, declares that she will not die before her son shall haveembraced the Catholic faith. Chapter IIShe, on the prohibition of Ambrose, abstains from honouring the memory of the Martyrs. Chapter IIIAs Ambrose was occupied with business and study, Augustin could seldom consult him concerningthe Holy Scriptures. Chapter IVHe recognises the falsity of his own opinions, and commits to memory the saying of Ambrose. Chapter VFaith is the basis of human life; man cannot discover that truth which holy scripture has disclosed. Chapter VIOn the source and cause of true joy,—the example of the joyous beggar being adduced. Chapter VIIHe leads to reformation his friend Alypius, seized with madness for the Circensian games. Chapter VIIIThe same when at Rome, being led by others into the Amphitheatre, is delighted with the Gladitorialgames. Chapter IXInnocent Alypius, being apprehended as a thief, is st at liberty by the cleverness of an architecht. Chapter XThe wonderful integrity of Alypius in judgment. the lasting friendship of Nebridius with Augustin. Chapter XIBeing troubled by his grievous errors, he meditates entering on a new life. Chapter XIIDiscussion with Alypius concerning a life of celibacy. Chapter XIIIBeing urged by his mother to take a wife, he sought a maiden that was pleasing unto him. Chapter XIVThe design of establishing a common household with his friends is speedily hindered.6
The Confessions of Saint AugustineSt. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D. Chapter XVHe dismisses one mistress, and chooses another. Chapter XVIThe fear of death and judgment called him, believing in the immortality of the soul, back fromhis wickedness, him who aforetime believed in the opinions of Epicurus.Book VII Chapter IHe regarded not god indeed under the form of a human body, but as a corporeal substance diffusedthrough space. Chapter IIThe disputation of Nebridius against the Manichaeans, on the question “Whether God be corruptibleor incorruptible.” Chapter IIIThat the cause of evil is the free judgment of the will. Chapter IVThat God is not corruptible, who, if he were, would not be God at all. Chapter VQuestions concerning the origin of evil in regard to God, who, since he is the chief god, cannotbe the cause of evil. Chapter VIHe refutes the Divinations of the astrologers, deduced from the constellations. Chapter VIIHe is severely exercised as to the origin of evil. Chapter VIIIBy God's assistance he by degrees arrives at the truth. Chapter IXHe compares the doctrine of the Platonists concerning the Logos with the much more excellentdoctrine of Christianity. Chapter XDivine things are the more clearly manifested to him who withdraws into the recesses of his heart. Chapter XIThat creatures are mutable and God alone immutable. Chapter XIIWhatever things the good God has created are very good. Chapter XIIIIt is meet to praise the creator for the good things which are made in Heaven and Earth. Chapter XIVBeing displeased with some part of God's creation, he conceives of two original substances. Chapter XVWhatever is, owes its being to God. Chapter XVIEvil arises not from a substance, but from the perversion of the will. Chapter XVIIAbove his changeable mind, he discovers the unchangeable author of truth.7
The Confessions of Saint AugustineSt. Augustine, Translated by Edward B. Pusey, D. D. Chapter XVIIIJesus Christ, the mediator, is the only way
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