CONTENTS. PREFACE, Catalogue of the several pieces contained in this book and the order of them, Of the First Epistle of St. Clement to the Corinthians, Of the Martyrdoms of St. Ignatius: and of the fol- Of the Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, and of the Epistle Of the Shepherd of St. Hermas, and of the Second That the pieces here put together are all that remain of Of the authority of the following treatises, and the Of the subject of the following discourses, and of the use that is to be made of them, 132 Of the manner after which these discourses are written, and the simplicity of style used in them, 140 The Epistle of St. Clement to the Corinthians, 145 183 191 200 206 212 The Visions of St. Hermas, Book 1.-Against filthy and proud thoughts, also the neglect of Hermas in Command 5.-Of the Sadness of the Heart, and of 812 Command 10.-Of the Sadness of the Heart, and that we must take heed not to grieve the Spirit of God Command 11.-That the Spirits and Prophets are to be tried by their works, and of a two-fold Spirit Command 12. Of a two-fold Desire; that the Com- mands of God are not impossible, and that the De- That seeing we have no abiding city in this world, - Similitude 5.-Of a true Fast, and the rewards of it, Similitude 7.-That they who Repent, must bring forth Similitude 8.-That there are many kinds of Elect, and Similitudc 9.-The greatest Mysteries of the Militant The Second Epistle of St. Clement to the Corinthians, 332 334 335 336 337 344 350 352 362 391 394 The Epistle of St. Egnatius to the Philadelphians, 217 222 228 A relation of the Martyrdom of St. Ignatius, 232 The Circular Epistle of the Church of Symrna, con- 239 An Advertisement relating to the foregning Epistle, 250 251 The Visions of St. Hermas, Book 1.-Against filthy Vision 2.-Again, of his neglect in correcting his talk- Vision 3. Of the Building of the Church-triumphant, 282 285 Vision 4.-Of the Trial and Tribulation that was about 300 Command 1.-Of Believing in one God, Command 2.-That we must avoid Detraction, and The Commands of St. Hermas, Book 2.-The Intro- 304 305 306 Command 3.-Of avoiding Lying, and the Repentance Command 3.-Of putting away ones Wife for Adul- 308 312 Command 6. That every Man has two Angels, and 314 Command 7.-That we must fear God, but not the 316 Command 8.-That we must flee from Evil and do 317 - Command 9. That we must ask of God daily, and Command 10.-Of the Sadness of the Heart, and that 321 That seeing we have no abiding city in this world, we ought to look after that which is to come, Similitude 2.--As the Vine is supported by the Elm, so is the Rich Man helped by the prayers of the Poor, Similitude 3.-As the Green Trees in the Winter cannot be distinguished from the Dry, so neither can the Righteous from the Wicked in this present World,, Similitude 4.-As in Summer the Living Trees are dis- Similitude 5.-Of a true Fast, and the rewards of it, Similitude 7.-That they who Repent, must bring forth Similitude 8.-That there are many kinds of Elect, and Similitude 9.-The greatest Mysteries of the Militant The Second Epistle of St. Clement to the Corinthians, 332 334 335 336 337 344 350 352 362 391 394 |