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133

A Confession of the Catholic Faith, Sent to Bishop PaulinusPope Damasus I · Patristic
approx. 10 min read
Confession
A Fruitful Dialogue Between Custom and VerityEdmund Grindal · Anglican
approx. 60 min read
Dialogue
A Sermon of Good Works Annexed unto FaithThomas Cranmer · Anglican
approx. 30 min read
Sermon
A Sermon of the Paschal LambÆlfric of Eynsham · Imperial
approx. 20 min read
Sermon
Against Celsus (Contra Celsum)Origen · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
1 of 8 books
Contra Celsum, Book II
Against MarcionTertullian · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
3 of 5 books
Against Marcion. Book III. ·Against Marcion. Book IV. ·Against Marcion. Book V.
Against VigilantiusJerome · Patristic
approx. 35 min read
Treatise
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox FaithJohn of Damascus · Eastern Orthodox
4 of 4 books
An Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book I) ·An Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book II) ·An Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book III) ·An Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book IV)
An Open Letter to the Christian Nobility of the German NationMartin Luther · Lutheran
3 of 3 books
Abuses to Be Discussed in Councils ·Proposals for Reform ·The Three Walls of the Romanists
Apostolic ConstitutionsUnknown (Early Church) · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
4 of 8 books
Apostolic Constitutions, Book II ·Apostolic Constitutions, Book V ·Apostolic Constitutions, Book VI ·Apostolic Constitutions, Book VIII
Catechetical LecturesCyril of Jerusalem · Patristic
2 of 24 books
Catechetical Lecture XIX : Mystagogic Catechesis I ·Catechetical Lecture XX : Mystagogic Catechesis II
Church History (Historia Ecclesiastica)Eusebius of Caesarea · Patristic
10 of 10 books
Church History, Book I ·Church History, Book II ·Church History, Book III ·Church History, Book IV ·Church History, Book V ·Church History, Book VI ·Church History, Book VII ·Church History, Book VIII ·Church History, Book IX ·Church History, Book X
Commentary on the Gospel of JohnOrigen · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
2 of 4 books
Commentary on John, Book VI ·Commentary on John, Book X
CommonitoryVincent of Lérins · Patristic
approx. 100 min read
Treatise
ConfessionsAugustine of Hippo · Patristic
1 of 13 books
The Confessions (Book II)
De Ecclesia (The Church)Jan Hus · Roman Catholic
5 of 23 books
The Apostolic See, or Cathedra Petri ·The Church May Be Ruled Without Pope and Cardinals ·The Pope Not the Head of the Church But Christs Vicar ·The Roman Pontiff and the Cardinals Not the Universal Church ·When the Cardinals Are the True Successors of the Apostles
DemonstrationsAphrahat · Patristic
5 of 8 books
Demonstration 1 (Of Faith) ·Demonstration 10 (Of Pastors) ·Demonstration 17 (Of Christ the Son of God) ·Demonstration 21 (Of Persecution) ·Demonstration 5 (Of Wars)
Dialogue with TryphoJustin Martyr · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 350 min read
Dialogue
Epistle 105 (Book IX): To Serenus, Bishop of MassiliaGregory the Great · Imperial
approx. 5 min read
Letter
Epistle 63 to Caecilius (on the cup of the Lord)Cyprian of Carthage · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 25 min read
Letter
Epistle 67: To the Clergy and People Abiding in Spain, Concerning Basilides and MartialCyprian of Carthage · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 15 min read
Letter
Epistle 73 to Jubaianus (on the baptism of heretics)Cyprian of Carthage · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 35 min read
Letter
Epistle 75 (Firmilian to Cyprian)Cyprian of Carthage · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 35 min read
Letter
Epistle of BarnabasUnknown (Early Church) · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 50 min read
Letter
Eranistes (Dialogues)Theodoret of Cyrrhus · Patristic
3 of 3 books
Eranistes, Dialogue I (The Immutable) ·Eranistes, Dialogue II (The Unconfounded) ·Eranistes, Dialogue III (The Impassible)
Fragments from the Lost Writings of IrenaeusIrenaeus of Lyons · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 40 min read
Essay
Hydriotaphia, Urn BurialSir Thomas Browne · Anglican
2 of 5 books
Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial: Chapter II ·Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial: Chapter IV
Letter 146: To Evangelus, On the Equal Dignity of Bishops and PresbytersJerome · Patristic
approx. 10 min read
Letter
Letter 54: To JanuariusAugustine of Hippo · Patristic
approx. 20 min read
Letter
Letter to John of Jerusalem (Letter 51)Epiphanius of Salamis · Patristic
approx. 30 min read
Letter
Letters 10.96–97 (to Trajan, on the Christians)Pliny the Younger · Ecumenical
approx. 5 min read
Letter
Letters of Lady Jane GreyLady Jane Grey · Anglican
2 of 10 books
Conference with John Feckenham ·Letter to Thomas Harding on his Apostasy
National ApostasyJohn Keble · Anglican
approx. 25 min read
Sermon
On Christian Doctrine (De Doctrina Christiana)Augustine of Hippo · Patristic
3 of 4 books
On Christian Doctrine, Book II ·On Christian Doctrine, Book III ·On Christian Doctrine, Book IV
On First Principles (De Principiis)Origen · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
1 of 4 books
De Principiis (Book IV)
On Illustrious Men / De Viris IllustribusJerome · Patristic
approx. 85 min read
Treatise
On Laying the Foundation of the New Chapel, Near the City-Road, LondonJohn Wesley · Methodist
approx. 25 min read
Sermon
On The Body And Blood Of Our LordRatramnus · Imperial
approx. 40 min read
Treatise
On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto)Basil the Great · Patristic
approx. 185 min read
Treatise
Preface to the Pastoral CareAlfred the Great · Imperial
approx. 10 min read
Essay
Prescription Against HereticsTertullian · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 85 min read
Treatise
Reply to Faustus the Manichaean (Contra Faustum Manichaeum)Augustine of Hippo · Patristic
21 of 33 books
Reply to Faustus, Book I ·Reply to Faustus, Book III ·Reply to Faustus, Book IV ·Reply to Faustus, Book V ·Reply to Faustus, Book VI ·Reply to Faustus, Book VIII ·Reply to Faustus, Book IX ·Reply to Faustus, Book X ·Reply to Faustus, Book XI ·Reply to Faustus, Book XII ·Reply to Faustus, Book XIV ·Reply to Faustus, Book XV ·Reply to Faustus, Book XVI ·Reply to Faustus, Book XVIII ·Reply to Faustus, Book XXII ·Reply to Faustus, Book XXV ·Reply to Faustus, Book XXVII ·Reply to Faustus, Book XXVIII ·Reply to Faustus, Book XXX ·Reply to Faustus, Book XXXII ·Reply to Faustus, Book XXXIII
The Babylonian Captivity of the ChurchMartin Luther · Lutheran
approx. 225 min read
Treatise
The Canons and Pastoral Epistle of ÆlfricÆlfric of Eynsham · Imperial
1 of 2 books
Ælfric's Pastoral Epistle to Wulfstan, Archbishop of York
The Chaplet / On the Soldier's Crown (De Corona)Tertullian · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 45 min read
Treatise
The City of God (De Civitate Dei)Augustine of Hippo · Patristic
8 of 22 books
The City of God, Book II ·The City of God, Book IV ·The City of God, Book VI ·The City of God, Book VII ·The City of God, Book XV ·The City of God, Book XVI ·The City of God, Book XVII ·The City of God, Book XVIII
The Dialogue Against the LuciferiansJerome · Patristic
approx. 70 min read
Dialogue
The Divine InstitutesLactantius · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
1 of 7 books
Divine Institutes, Book IV (Of True Wisdom and Religion)
The Examination of William ThorpeAnonymous (trial record of William Thorpe) · Radical Reformation
approx. 125 min read
Dialogue
The Nature of the Kingdom, or Church, of ChristBenjamin Hoadly · Anglican
approx. 30 min read
Sermon
The Passion of the Scillitan MartyrsUnknown (North African, 2nd century) · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 5 min read
Hagiography
The Practice of PrelatesWilliam Tyndale · Anglican
approx. 175 min read
Treatise
The Reduction of Episcopacy Unto the Form of Synodical Government Received in the Ancient ChurchJames Ussher · Anglican
approx. 10 min read
Treatise
The Refutation of All HeresiesHippolytus of Rome · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
7 of 8 books
The Refutation of All Heresies, Book I ·The Refutation of All Heresies, Book V ·The Refutation of All Heresies, Book VI ·The Refutation of All Heresies, Book VII ·The Refutation of All Heresies, Book VIII ·The Refutation of All Heresies, Book IX ·The Refutation of All Heresies, Book X
The Seventh Council of Carthage under Cyprian (Sententiae Episcoporum / On the Baptism of Heretics)Cyprian of Carthage · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 30 min read
Treatise
The Stromata (Books I–VII)Clement of Alexandria · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
1 of 7 books
The Stromata (Book I)
The Tetrapolitan ConfessionMartin Bucer, Wolfgang Capito, and Caspar Hedio · Reformed
approx. 75 min read
Confession
Theophilus to AutolycusTheophilus of Antioch · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
3 of 3 books
Theophilus to Autolycus. Book I ·Theophilus to Autolycus. Book II ·Theophilus to Autolycus. Book III
Tractates on the Gospel of JohnAugustine of Hippo · Patristic
5 of 124 books
Tractate 28 (John 7:1-13) ·Tractate 29 (John 7:14-18) ·Tractate 31 (John 7:25-36) ·Tractate 32 (John 7:37-39) ·Tractate 33 (John 7:40-8:11)