A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church: St. Chrysostom: On the priesthood; Ascetic treatises; Select homilies and letters; Homilies on the statutes

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Contents

• LITERATURE: 3
• Chrysostoms YOUTH AND TRAINING A D 347370: 5
• His CONVERSION AND Ascetic LiFE A D 370374: 6
• HE EVADES ELECTION TO A BISHOPRIC AND Writes His WORK ON THE PRIESTHOOD 7: 7
• An exhortation to endure affliction with patience and fortitude: 8
• CHRYSOSTOM AS A MONK A D 374381: 9
• CHRYSOSTOM AS DEACON PRIEST AND PREACHER AT ANTIOCH A D: 10
• CHRYSOSTOM AS PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE A D 398403: 12
• CHRYSOSTOM AND THEOPHILUS His FIRST DEPOSITION AND BAN ISHMENT: 13
• CHRYSOSTOM AND EUDOXIA His SECOND BANISHMENT A D 403: 14
• CHRYSOSTOM IN EXILE His DEATH A D 404407: 15
• His CHARACTER: 16
• His WRITINGS: 17
• His THEOLOGY AND EXEGESIS: 18
• CHRYSOSTOM AS A PREACHER: 22
• INTRODUCTION TO THE TREATISE ON THE PRIESTHOOD: 27
• BOOK II: 39
• BOOK V: 70
• 3383: 85
• 119128: 117
• 131143: 129
• Eulogy on the Holy Martyr Saint Ignatias Bishop of Antioch: 137
• Eulogy on the Holy Martyr Saint Babylas: 143
• The cross of Christ foretold and prefigured in the Old Testament: 201
• Introduction by Rev W R W STEPHENS translation and notes by Rev T: 221
• HOMILY AGAINST PUBLISHING THE ERRORS OF THE BRETHREN 235242: 235
• Translated with notes by Rev R BLACKBURN M: 245
• TREATISE TO PROVE THAT NO ONE CAN HARM THE MAN WHO DOES: 267
• FOUR LETTERS TO OLYMPIAS AND ONE TO PRESBYTERS AT ANTIOCH 287304: 287
• CORRESPONDENCE OF INNOCENT BISHOP OF ROME WITH ST CHRYSOSTOM: 307
• 222: 370
• TWENTYONE HOMILIES ON THE STATUES 317489: 489

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Page 363 - And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Page 213 - The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Page 203 - Jesus, who being in the form of God counted it not a prize to be on an equality with God, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men...

Page 393 - And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered.

Page 103 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings ! and ye would not...

Page 206 - And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so ? 23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou me?

Page 366 - Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up ? Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music...

Page 249 - For all flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Page 363 - And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you ; depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the wind? blew and beat upon that house ; and it fell not : for it was founded upon a rock.

Page 217 - Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier to say, 'Thy sins be forgiven thee', or to say 'Arise and walk'?

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church: St. Chrysostom: On the priesthood; Ascetic treatises; Select homilies and letters; Homilies on the statutes; Volume 9 of A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Saint John Chrysostom
• Contributors: Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), Saint John Chrysostom, Philip Schaff
• Publisher: Christian literature Company, 1889
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Dec 12, 2006