CONTENTS
CONTENTS
THE PASTOR OF HERMAS
Book First
Visions
VISION FIRST
AGAINST FILTHY AND PROUD THOUGHTS, AND THE CARELESSNESS OF HERMAS IN CHASTISING HIS SONS
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
CHAP. IV
VISION SECOND
AGAIN, OF HIS NEGLECT IN CHASTISING HIS TALKATIVE WIFE AND HIS LUSTFUL SONS, AND OF HIS CHARACTER
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
CHAP. IV
VISION THIRD
CONCERNING THE BUILDING OF THE TRIUMPHANT CHURCH, AND THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF REPROBATE MEN
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
CHAP. IV
CHAP. V
CHAP. VI
CHAP. VII
CHAP. VIII
CHAP. IX
CHAP. X
CHAP. XI
CHAP. XII
CHAP. XIII
VISION FOURTH
CONCERNING THE TRIAL AND TRIBULATION THAT ARE TO COME UPON MEN
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
Book Second
Commandments
COMMANDMENT FIRST
ON FAITH IN GOD
COMMANDMENT SECOND
ON AVOIDING EVIL-SPEAKING, AND ON GIVING ALMS IN SIMPLICITY
COMMANDMENT THIRD
ON AVOIDING FALSEHOOD, AND ON THE REPENTANCE OF HERMAS FOR HIS DISSIMULATION
COMMANDMENT FOURTH
ON PUTTING ONE’S WIFE AWAY FOR ADULTERY
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
CHAP. IV
COMMANDMENT FIFTH
OF SADNESS OF HEART, AND OF PATIENCE
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
COMMANDMENT SIXTH
HOW TO RECOGNISE THE TWO SPIRITS ATTENDANT ON EACH MAN, AND HOW TO DISTINGUISH THE SUGGESTIONS OF THE ONE FROM THOSE OF THE OTHER
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
COMMANDMENT SEVENTH
ON FEARING GOD, AND NOT FEARING THE DEVIL
COMMANDMENT EIGHTH
WE OUGHT TO SHUN THAT WHICH IS EVIL, AND DO THAT WHICH IS GOOD
COMMANDMENT NINTH
PRAYER MUST BE MADE TO GOD WITHOUT CEASING, AND WITH UNWAVERING CONFIDENCE
COMMANDMENT TENTH
OF GRIEF, AND NOT GRIEVING THE SPIRIT OF GOD WHICH IS IN US
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
COMMANDMENT ELEVENTH
THE SPIRIT AND PROPHETS TO BE TRIED BY THEIR WORKS; ALSO OF THE TWO KINDS OF SPIRIT
COMMANDMENT TWELFTH
ON THE TWOFOLD DESIRE. THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD CAN BE KEPT, AND BELIEVERS OUGHT NOT TO FEAR THE DEVIL
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
CHAP. IV
CHAP. V
CHAP. VI
Book Third
Similitudes
SIMILITUDE FIRST
AS IN THIS WORLD WE HAVE NO ABIDING CITY, WE OUGHT TO SEEK ONE TO COME
SIMILITUDE SECOND
AS THE VINE IS SUPPORTED BY THE ELM, SO IS THE RICH MAN HELPED BY THE PRAYER OF THE POOR
SIMILITUDE THIRD
AS IN WINTER GREEN TREES CANNOT BE DISTINGUISHED FROM WITHERED, SO IN THIS WORLD NEITHER CAN THE JUST FROM THE UNJUST
SIMILITUDE FOURTH
AS IN SUMMER LIVING TREES ARE DISTINGUISHED FROM WITHERED BY FRUIT AND LIVING LEAVES, SO IN THE WORLD TO COME THE JUST DIFFER FROM THE UNJUST IN HAPPINESS
SIMILITUDE FIFTH
OF TRUE FASTING AND ITS REWARD: ALSO OF PURITY OF BODY
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
CHAP. IV
CHAP. V
CHAP. VI
CHAP. VII
SIMILITUDE SIXTH
OF THE TWO CLASSES OF VOLUPTUOUS MEN, AND OF THEIR DEATH, FALLING AWAY, AND THE DURATION OF THEIR PUNISHMENT
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
CHAP. IV
CHAP. V
SIMILITUDE SEVENTH
THEY WHO REPENT MUST BRING FORTH FRUITS WORTHY OF REPENTANCE
SIMILITUDE EIGHTH
THE SINS OF THE ELECT AND OF THE PENITENT ARE OF MANY KINDS, BUT ALL WILL BE REWARDED ACCORDING TO THE MEASURE OF THEIR REPENTANCE AND GOOD WORKS
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
CHAP. IV
CHAP. V
CHAP. VI
CHAP. VII
CHAP. VIII
CHAP. IX
CHAP. X
CHAP. XI
SIMILITUDE NINTH
THE GREAT MYSTERIES IN THE BUILDING OF THE MILITANT AND TRIUMPHANT CHURCH
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
CHAP. IV
CHAP. V
CHAP. VI
CHAP. VII
CHAP. VIII
CHAP. IX
CHAP. X
CHAP. XI
CHAP. XII
CHAP. XIII
CHAP. XIV
CHAP. XV
CHAP. XVI
CHAP. XVII
CHAP. XVIII
CHAP. XIX
CHAP. XX
CHAP. XXI
CHAP. XXII
CHAP. XXIII
CHAP. XXIV
CHAP. XXV
CHAP. XXVI
CHAP. XXVII
CHAP. XXVIII
CHAP. XXIX
CHAP. XXX
CHAP. XXXI
CHAP. XXXII
CHAP. XXXIII
SIMILITUDE TENTH
CONCERNING REPENTANCE AND ALMS-GIVING
CHAP. I
CHAP. II
CHAP. III
CHAP. IV
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