On the Government of God
Salvian of Marseilles · the golden age of the Fathers · 8 parts
On the Government of God, by Salvian of Marseilles, writing in the golden age of the Fathers, given here in 8 parts.
Parts
- Book II [Translated by Eva M. Sanford] 1. The examples given above are sufficient proof, therefore, that our God acts constantly as a most anxious watcher, a…
- Book III [Translated by Eva M. Sanford] 1. It is well: the foundations have been laid 1 for a work undertaken from pious motives and from love of a sacred…
- Book IV [Translated by Eva M. Sanford] 1. Let us then give up that prerogative of the Christian name, of which I spoke above, by which we consider that…
- Book V [Translated by Eva M. Sanford] 1. I know that there are men, utterly lacking in faith and void of the divine truth, who think they have an easy…
- Book VI [Translated by Eva M. Sanford] 1. I have been dealing with personalities for a long time now, and seem to have exceeded the rules of argument. For…
- Book VII [Translated by Eva M. Sanford] 1. My description, at the end of the previous book, of the weakness and misery of the Romans, may seem to be at…
- Book VIII [Translated by Eva M. Sanford] 1. I think, nay, I am certain, that the great length of my argument will arouse distaste in many, especially since it…
- Preface and Book I [Translated by Eva M. Sanford] TO THE HOLY BISHOP SALONIUS, SALVIAN SENDS GREETINGS IN THE LORD Practically all men who have chosen some form of…