Confessions, Book VI

Book VI

• Confessions VI.1 — His Mother Having Followed Him to Milan, Declares that She Will Not Die Before Her Son Shall Have Embraced the Catholic Faith. Chapter I.—His Mother Having Followed Him to Milan, Declares that She Will Not Die Before…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.2 — She, on the Prohibition of Ambrose, Abstains from Honouring the Memory of the Martyrs. Chapter II.—She, on the Prohibition of Ambrose, Abstains from Honouring the Memory of the Martyrs. 2. When, therefore, my mother…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.3 — As Ambrose Was Occupied with Business and Study, Augustin Could Seldom Consult Him Concerning the Holy Scriptures. Chapter III.—As Ambrose Was Occupied with Business and Study, Augustin Could Seldom Consult Him…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.4 — He Recognises the Falsity of His Own Opinions, and Commits to Memory the Saying of Ambrose. Chapter IV.—He Recognises the Falsity of His Own Opinions, and Commits to Memory the Saying of Ambrose. 5. As, then, I knew…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.5 — Faith is the Basis of Human Life; Man Cannot Discover that Truth Which Holy Scripture Has Disclosed. Chapter V.—Faith is the Basis of Human Life; Man Cannot Discover that Truth Which Holy Scripture Has Disclosed. 7.…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.6 — On the Source and Cause of True Joy,—The Example of the Joyous Beggar Being Adduced. Chapter VI.—On the Source and Cause of True Joy,—The Example of the Joyous Beggar Being Adduced. 9. I longed for honours, gains,…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.7 — He Leads to Reformation His Friend Alypius, Seized with Madness for the Circensian Games. Chapter VII.—He Leads to Reformation His Friend Alypius, Seized with Madness for the Circensian Games. 11. These things we,…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.8 — The Same When at Rome, Being Led by Others into the Amphitheatre, is Delighted with the Gladiatorial Games. Chapter VIII.—The Same When at Rome, Being Led by Others into the Amphitheatre, is Delighted with the…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.9 — Innocent Alypius, Being Apprehended as a Thief, is Set at Liberty by the Cleverness of an Architect. Chapter IX.—Innocent Alypius, Being Apprehended as a Thief, is Set at Liberty by the Cleverness of an Architect.…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.10 — The Wonderful Integrity of Alypius in Judgment. The Lasting Friendship of Nebridius with Augustin. Chapter X.—The Wonderful Integrity of Alypius in Judgment. The Lasting Friendship of Nebridius with Augustin. 16.…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.11 — Being Troubled by His Grievous Errors, He Meditates Entering on a New Life. 18. And I, puzzling over and reviewing these things, most marvelled at the length of time from that my nineteenth year, wherein I began to…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.12 — Discussion with Alypius Concerning a Life of Celibacy. 21. It was in truth Alypius who prevented me from marrying, alleging that thus we could by no means live together, having so much undistracted leisure in the…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.13 — Being Urged by His Mother to Take a Wife, He Sought a Maiden that Was Pleasing Unto Him. Chapter XIII.—Being Urged by His Mother to Take a Wife, He Sought a Maiden that Was Pleasing Unto Him. 23. Active efforts were…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.14 — The Design of Establishing a Common Household with His Friends is Speedily Hindered. Chapter XIV.—The Design of Establishing a Common Household with His Friends is Speedily Hindered. 24. And many of us friends,…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.15 — He Dismisses One Mistress, and Chooses Another. 25. Meanwhile my sins were being multiplied, and my mistress being torn from my side as an impediment to my marriage, my heart, which clave to her, was racked, and…vatican.va
• Confessions VI.16 — Chapter XVI.—The Fear of Death and Judgment Called Him, Believing in the Immortality of the Soul, Back from His Wickedness, Him Who Aforetime Believed in the Opinions of Epicurus. 26. Unto Thee be praise, unto Thee…vatican.va