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S. Augustine's Confessions : with the continuation of his life to the end thereof, extracted out of Possidius, and the father's own unquestioned works / Translated into English [by Abraham Woodhead].
Author
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. R. H., 1609-1678, tr. Possidius, Saint, Bp. of Calama, fl. 370-437.
Date Added
10 January 2014
Language
English
Publish Date
1679
Publisher
[London : s.n.]
Source
Contributions from Augustinian Theologians and Scholars
Topic
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. Catholic Church > Algeria > Hippo (Extinct city) > Bishops > Biography. Christian saints > Algeria > Hippo (Extinct city)-- Biography. Hippo (Extinct city) > Biography.
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Part: ne 1 he Life of
being educated. i in. the difcipline of this Holy Mian,
and: ‘having a defire to edifie, and propagate the
Church of God, inftituted more Monafteries; which
afforded many, Brethren, that undertook the Prieft..
' hood,
and were promoted to ‘other ‘Churches; ’
Thus he of the Benefits, redounding to > Africks a
St, Aiiftin's Monatticks. .
CHAP VIL!
His. ‘indefatigable Labours by Peni, Confeiens.
ccs and Difputes,: Epiftles, and other Tratts, a-
ee caine all forts of . Hereticks ‘that. then. miferably
“aflicted Africk, Manicheans, Donatifts, Pelagi-:
“ans, Arians, and alfa. the Pagans, (21 his time.
© fo nunierous as to make warr with the Chriftians);.
“dnd: the’ happy fuccefs of thefe his Endeavours,
~The General. Conference between | the ‘Catholick -
and Donatift Bifhops at Carthage, and. great,
~condefcendence of the Catholick Party to them up-.
on St, Aultin’s perfivafion.. Way-laid to have bin:
-flain by the Donatifts he is faved by his Guide's
cafitally miftaking the way. Returning Good for c-.
will be procures the relaxation. of the Severity both.
of fome Ecclefiaftical Canons, and Imperial Laws.
against them, Ar Cexefarea in ‘Maurita--
“nia, 22 4 Delegation of bin and fome other Bifh-
~ ops by Pope Sozinws ‘for the fetling there fone.
“Church - affairs, Emeritus the Donatift - Bifhop_
“thereof, ‘and- the chief Patron of. their Canfe is in.
“a Difcourfe filenced by him. Ia ‘another publick,
“ Difputation ‘before Notaries with Felix a Mani-.
chean Elect, bis Antagonist becomes his:Convert..
By his ‘olicitation the. Bifhops. of Rome (jirft In-.
“nocentius aad then’ Sozimus) by. their, Letters
“fent to the African Churches fentenced . ‘Pelagia-:
“nifme to. be Avathematized, _ After this the Se-:
_ mipelagians appear ‘and give. neiy: “troubles: to he:
Father 5 A. warr tot Sinifhed before bis, Death C
‘, Aut-