Confessions, Book I

Book I

• Confessions I.1 — He Proclaims the Greatness of God, Whom He Desires to Seek and Invoke, Being Awakened by Him. Chapter I.—He Proclaims the Greatness of God, Whom He Desires to Seek and Invoke, Being Awakened by Him. 1. Great art…vatican.va
• Confessions I.2 — That the God Whom We Invoke is in Us, and We in Him. 2. And how shall I call upon my God—my God and my Lord? For when I call on Him I ask Him to come into me. And what place is there in me into which my God can…vatican.va
• Confessions I.3 — Everywhere God Wholly Filleth All Things, But Neither Heaven Nor Earth Containeth Him. Chapter III.—Everywhere God Wholly Filleth All Things, But Neither Heaven Nor Earth Containeth Him. 3. Since, then, Thou fillest…vatican.va
• Confessions I.4 — The Majesty of God is Supreme, and His Virtues Inexplicable. 4. What, then, art Thou, O my God—what, I ask, but the Lord God? For who is Lord but the Lord? or who is God save our God? Most high, most excellent, most…vatican.va
• Confessions I.5 — He Seeks Rest in God, and Pardon of His Sins. 5. Oh! how shall I find rest in Thee? Who will send Thee into my heart to inebriate it, so that I may forget my woes, and embrace Thee my only good? What art Thou to me?…vatican.va
• Confessions I.6 — He Describes His Infancy, and Lauds the Protection and Eternal Providence of God. Chapter VI.—He Describes His Infancy, and Lauds the Protection and Eternal Providence of God. 7. Still suffer me to speak before Thy…vatican.va
• Confessions I.7 — He Shows by Example that Even Infancy is Prone to Sin. 11. Hearken, O God! Alas for the sins of men! Man saith this, and Thou dost compassionate him; for Thou didst create him, but didst not create the sin that is in…vatican.va
• Confessions I.8 — That When a Boy He Learned to Speak, Not by Any Set Method, But from the Acts and Words of His Parents. Chapter VIII.—That When a Boy He Learned to Speak, Not by Any Set Method, But from the Acts and Words of His…vatican.va
• Confessions I.9 — Chapter IX.—Concerning the Hatred of Learning, the Love of Play, and the Fear of Being Whipped Noticeable in Boys: and of the Folly of Our Elders and Masters. 14. O my God! what miseries and mockeries did I then…vatican.va
• Confessions I.10 — Through a Love of Ball-Playing and Shows, He Neglects His Studies and the Injunctions of His Parents. Chapter X.—Through a Love of Ball-Playing and Shows, He Neglects His Studies and the Injunctions of His Parents.…vatican.va
• Confessions I.11 — Chapter XI.—Seized by Disease, His Mother Being Troubled, He Earnestly Demands Baptism, Which on Recovery is Postponed—His Father Not as Yet Believing in Christ. 17. Even as a boy I had heard of eternal life promised…vatican.va
• Confessions I.12 — Being Compelled, He Gave His Attention to Learning; But Fully Acknowledges that This Was the Work of God. Chapter XII.—Being Compelled, He Gave His Attention to Learning; But Fully Acknowledges that This Was the Work…vatican.va
• Confessions I.13 — He Delighted in Latin Studies and the Empty Fables of the Poets, But Hated the Elements of Literature and the Greek Language. Chapter XIII.—He Delighted in Latin Studies and the Empty Fables of the Poets, But Hated…vatican.va
• Confessions I.14 — Why He Despised Greek Literature, and Easily Learned Latin. 23. But why, then, did I dislike Greek learning which was full of like tales? For Homer also was skilled in inventing similar stories, and is most sweetly…vatican.va
• Confessions I.15 — He Entreats God, that Whatever Useful Things He Learned as a Boy May Be Dedicated to Him. Chapter XV.—He Entreats God, that Whatever Useful Things He Learned as a Boy May Be Dedicated to Him. 24. Hear my prayer, O…vatican.va
• Confessions I.16 — He Disapproves of the Mode of Educating Youth, and He Points Out Why Wickedness is Attributed to the Gods by the Poets. Chapter XVI.—He Disapproves of the Mode of Educating Youth, and He Points Out Why Wickedness is…vatican.va
• Confessions I.17 — He Continues on the Unhappy Method of Training Youth in Literary Subjects. 27. Bear with me, my God, while I speak a little of those talents Thou hast bestowed upon me, and on what follies I wasted them. For a lesson…vatican.va
• Confessions I.18 — Men Desire to Observe the Rules of Learning, But Neglect the Eternal Rules of Everlasting Safety. Chapter XVIII.—Men Desire to Observe the Rules of Learning, But Neglect the Eternal Rules of Everlasting Safety. 28.…vatican.va