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Blessed Augustine of Hippo
On the Morals of the Manichæans
5th c.
Classic translation
Polemics & Heresiology · English translation, 1890
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Contents
Title Page
Argument
The Supreme Good is That Which is Possessed of Supreme Existence
What Evil is. That Evil is That Which is Against Nature. In Allowing This, the…
If Evil is Defined as That Which is Hurtful, This Implies Another Refutation of…
The Difference Between What is Good in Itself and What is Good by Participation
If Evil is Defined to Be Corruption, This Completely Refutes the Manichæan…
What Corruption Affects and What It Is
The Goodness of God Prevents Corruption From Bringing Anything to…
Evil is Not a Substance, But a Disagreement Hostile to Substance
The Manichæan Fictions About Things Good and Evil Are Not Consistent With…
Three Moral Symbols Devised by the Manichæans for No Good
The Value of the Symbol of the Mouth Among the Manichæans, Who Are Found Guilty…
Manichæan Subterfuge
Actions to Be Judged of From Their Motive, Not From Externals. Manichæan…
Three Good Reasons for Abstaining From Certain Kinds of Food
Why the Manichæans Prohibit the Use of Flesh
Disclosure of the Monstrous Tenets of the Manichæans
Description of the Symbol of the Hands Among the Manichæans
Of the Symbol of the Breast, and of the Shameful Mysteries of the Manichæans
Crimes of the Manichæans
Disgraceful Conduct Discovered at Rome