Concerning Repentance
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4th c. · Moral & Pastoral · English translation, 1890
Source edition: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II (ed. Schaff & Wace, 1890–1900)
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Contents
- Introduction
- Book 1.
- 1. St. Ambrose writes in praise of gentleness, pointing out how needful that…
- 2. The assertion of the Novatians that they refuse communion only to the lapsed…
- 3. To the argument of the Novatians, that they only deny forgiveness in the…
- 4. St. Ambrose proceeds with the proof of the divine mercy, and shows by the…
- 5. The objection from the unchangeableness of God is answered from several…
- 6. The Novatians, by excluding such from the banquet of Christ, imitate not…
- 7. St. Ambrose, addressing Christ, complains of the Novatians, and shows that…
- 8. It was the Lord’s will to confer great gifts on His disciples. Further, the…
- 9. By collating similar passages with 1 Sam. iii. 25 , St. Ambrose shows that…
- 10. St. John did not absolutely forbid that prayer should be made for those who…
- 11. The passage quoted from St. John’s Epistle is confirmed by another in which…
- 12. Another passage of St. John is considered. The necessity of keeping the…
- 13. They who have committed a “sin unto death” are not to be abandoned, but…
- 14. St. Ambrose explains that the flesh given to Satan for destruction is eaten…
- 15. Returning from this digression, St. Ambrose explains what is the meaning of…
- 16. Comparison between the apostles and Novatians. The fitness of the words…
- 17. That gentleness must be added to severity, as is shown in the case of St…
- Book 2.
- 1. St. Ambrose gives additional rules concerning repentance, and shows that it…
- 2. A passage quoted by the heretics against repentance is explained in two…
- 3. Explanation of the parable of the Prodigal Son, in which St. Ambrose applies…
- 4. St. Ambrose turns against the Novatians themselves another objection…
- 5. As to the words of St. Peter to Simon Magus, from which the Novatians infer…
- 6. St. Ambrose teaches out of the prophet Isaiah what they must do who have…
- 7. An exhortation to mourning and confession of sins for Christ is moved by…
- 8. In urging repentance St. Ambrose turns to his own case, expressing the wish…
- 9. In what way faith is necessary for repentance. Means for paying our debts…
- 10. In order to do away with the feeling of shame which holds back the guilty…
- 11. The possibility of repentance is a reason why baptism should not be…
- Note on the Penitential Discipline of the Early Church