The Banquet of the Ten Virgins, Discourse VIII

Discourse VIII

• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.1 — Methodius' Derivation of the Word Virginity: Wholly Divine; Virtue, in Greek--ἀρετή, Whence So Called. Chapter I.—Methodius’ Derivation of the Word Virginity: Wholly Divine; Virtue, in Greek—ἀρετή, Whence So Called.…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.2 — The Lofty Mind and Constancy of the Sacred Virgins; The Introduction of Virgins into the Blessed Abodes Before Others. Chapter II.—The Lofty Mind and Constancy of the Sacred Virgins; The Introduction of Virgins into…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.3 — The Lot and Inheritance of Virginity. Furthermore, when they have come hither, they see wonderful and glorious and blessed things of beauty, and such as cannot be spoken to men. They see there righteousness itself…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.4 — Exhortation to the Cultivation of Virginity; A Passage from the Apocalypse is Proposed to Be Examined. Chapter IV.—Exhortation to the Cultivation of Virginity; A Passage from the Apocalypse is Proposed to Be…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.5 — The Woman Who Brings Forth, to Whom the Dragon is Opposed, the Church; Her Adornment and Grace. Chapter V.—The Woman Who Brings Forth, to Whom the Dragon is Opposed, the Church; Her Adornment and Grace. The woman who…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.6 — The Works of the Church, the Bringing Forth of Children in Baptism; The Moon in Baptism, the Full Moon of Christ's Passion. Chapter VI.—The Works of the Church, the Bringing Forth of Children in Baptism; The Moon in…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.7 — The Child of the Woman in the Apocalypse Not Christ, But the Faithful Who are Born in the Laver. Chapter VII.—The Child of the Woman in the Apocalypse Not Christ, But the Faithful Who are Born in the Laver. If any…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.8 — The Faithful in Baptism Males, Configured to Christ; The Saints Themselves Christs. Chapter VIII.—The Faithful in Baptism Males, Configured to Christ; The Saints Themselves Christs. Let us then go over the ground…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.9 — The Son of God, Who Ever Is, is To-Day Begotten in the Minds and Sense of the Faithful. Chapter IX.—The Son of God, Who Ever Is, is To-Day Begotten in the Minds and Sense of the Faithful. Now, in perfect agreement…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.10 — Chapter X.—The Dragon, the Devil; The Stars Struck from Heaven by the Tail of the Dragon, Heretics; The Numbers of the Trinity, that Is, the Persons Numbered; Errors Concerning Them. The dragon, which is great, and…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.11 — Chapter XI.—The Woman with the Male Child in the Wilderness the Church; The Wilderness Belongs to Virgins and Saints; The Perfection of Numbers and Mysteries; The Equality and Perfection of the Number Six; The Number…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.12 — Virgins are Called to the Imitation of the Church in the Wilderness Overcoming the Dragon. Chapter XII.—Virgins are Called to the Imitation of the Church in the Wilderness Overcoming the Dragon. The Church, then,…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.13 — Chapter XIII.—The Seven Crowns of the Beast to Be Taken Away by Victorious Chastity; The Ten Crowns of the Dragon, the Vices Opposed to the Decalogue; The Opinion of Fate the Greatest Evil. Therefore, taking to you a…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.14 — Chapter XIV.—The Doctrine of Mathematicians Not Wholly to Be Despised, When They are Concerned About the Knowledge of the Stars; The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac Mythical Names. Thekla. Resuming then, let us first lay…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.15 — Arguments from the Novelty of Fate and Generation; That Golden Age, Early Men; Solid Arguments Against the Mathematicians. Chapter XV.—Arguments from the Novelty of Fate and Generation; That Golden Age, Early Men;…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.16 — Several Other Things Turned Against the Same Mathematicians. If no action is performed without a previous desire, and there is no desire without a want, yet the Divine Being has no wants, and therefore has no…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VIII.17 — The Lust of the Flesh and Spirit: Vice and Virtue. But why do I draw out my discourse to such length, spending the time with arguments, having set forth the things which are most necessary for persuasion, and to gain…vatican.va