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The Seven Books of John Cassian on the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius

John Cassian (AD 360–435) · De incarnatione Christi · PL 50, 8–272

  1. pref. Preface
  2. 1. Chapter I. The heresy compared to the hydra of the poets
  3. 2. Chapter I. How the errors of later heretics have been condemned and refuted in the persons of their authors and originators
  4. 3. Chapter I. That Christ, who is God and man in the unity of Person, sprang from Israel and the Virgin Mary according to the flesh
  5. 4. Chapter I. That Christ was before the Incarnation God from everlasting
  6. 5. Chapter I. He vehemently inveighs against the error of the Pelagians, who declared that Christ was a mere man
  7. 6. Chapter I. From the miracle of the feeding of the multitude from five barley loaves and two fishes he shows the majesty of Divine Power
  8. 7. Chapter I. As he is going to reply to the slanders of his opponents he implores the aid of Divine grace to teach a prayer to be used by those who undertake to dispute with heretics

Philip Schaff and Henry Wace (eds.), New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1890-1900. Public domain: English translation first published 1885-1900 (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series). Latin: Migne, Patrologia Latina (1844-1855), public domain; transcription from Corpus Corporum (University of Zurich).

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