Against the Donatists
Optatus of Milevis · the golden age of the Fathers · 10 parts
Against the Donatists, by Optatus of Milevis, writing in the golden age of the Fathers, given here in 10 parts.
Parts
- Against the Donatists — Appendices 3-16 APPENDIX III. CONSTANTINUS AUGUSTUS AELAFIO. In this letter Constantine sends orders to his Vicar in Africa that Caecilian and certain other Bishops…
- Against the Donatists — Appendix 1 - The Trial of Felix, Bishop of Aptunga ACTA PURGATIONIS FELICIS EPISCOPI AUTUMNITANI The scene of the events described in this document----of which unfortunately a large part is…
- Against the Donatists — Appendix 2 - The Trial before Zenophilus GESTA APUD ZENOPHILUM (INTRODUCTION.) It is A.D. 320, six years after the vindication of Felix of Aptunga, and another trial is proceeding. Time has…
- Against the Donatists — Book 1 I. The Divine Gift of Peace, bestowed upon all Christians. II. This Peace was disturbed by the Schism. III. Why Schismatics should be called…
- Against the Donatists — Book 2 I. Which and where is the Catholic Church? It is spread all over the world. II. He proves from the Cathedra Petri that the Cathedra which is the…
- Against the Donatists — Book 3 I. The severities against the Donatists were provoked by themselves, and Catholics ought not to be blamed for them. II. These things happened to the…
- Against the Donatists — Book 4 An Answer is made to certain Arguments of Parmenian, drawn from various Passages in the Old Testament. I. The Argument of this Book. We have now, my…
- Against the Donatists — Book 5 I. From Parmenian's own principles it follows that Baptism is One. II. That in Baptism the work is done by the Trinity, not by the person of the…
- Against the Donatists — Book 6 I. The wickedness of the Donatists in breaking or scraping the altars. II. That the Donatists sacrilegiously broke and sold the chalices. III.…
- Against the Donatists — Book 7 I. That the Donatists can be received back into the Communion of the Church more easily than could have been their fathers who were guilty of…