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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI:
The Works of John Cassian.: Conference VII. First Conference of Abbot Serenus. On Inconstancy of Mind, and Spiritual Wickedness.

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VII. First Conference of Abbot Serenus.

On Inconstancy of Mind, and Spiritual Wickedness.

 


Chapter I. On the chastity of Abbot Serenus.
Chapter II. The question of the aforesaid old man on the state of our thoughts.
Chapter III. Our answer on the fickle character of our thoughts.
Chapter IV. The discourse of the old man on the state of the soul and its excellence.
Chapter V. On the perfection of the soul, as drawn from the comparison of the Centurion in the gospel.
Chapter VI. Of perseverance as regards care of the thoughts.
Chapter VII. A question on the roving tendency of the mind and the attacks of spiritual wickedness.
Chapter VIII. The answer on the help of God and the power of free will.
Chapter IX. A question on the union of the soul with devils.
Chapter X. The answer how unclean spirits are united with human souls.
Chapter XI. An objection whether unclean spirits can be present in or united with the souls of those whom they have filled.
Chapter XII. The answer how it is that unclean spirits can lord it over those possessed.
Chapter XIII. How spirit cannot be penetrated by spirit, and how God alone is incorporeal.
Chapter XIV. An objection, as to how we ought to believe that devils see into the thoughts of men.
Chapter XV. The answer what devils can and what they cannot do in regard to the thoughts of men.
Chapter XVI. An illustration showing how we are taught that unclean spirits know the thoughts of men.
Chapter XVII. On the fact that not every devil has the power of suggesting every passion to men.
Chapter XVIII. A question whether among the devils there is any order observed in the attack, or system in its changes.
Chapter XIX. The answer how far an agreement exists among devils about the attack and its changes.
Chapter XX. Of the fact that opposite powers are not of the same boldness, and that the occasions of temptation are not under their control.
Chapter XXI. Of the fact that devils struggle with men not without effort on their part.
Chapter XXII. On the fact that the power to hurt does not depend upon the will of the devils.
Chapter XXIII. Of the diminished power of the devils.
Chapter XXIV. Of the way in which the devils prepare for themselves an entrance into the bodies of those whom they are going to possess.
Chapter XXV. On the fact that those men are more wretched who are possessed by sins than those who are possessed by devils.
Chapter XXVI. Of the death of the prophet who was led astray, and of the infirmity of the Abbot Paul, with which he was visited for the sake of his cleansing.
Chapter XXVII. On the temptation of Abbot Moses.
Chapter XXVIII. How we ought not to despise those who are delivered up to unclean spirits.
Chapter XXIX. An objection, asking why those who are tormented by unclean spirits are separated from the Lord's communion.
Chapter XXX. The answer to the question raised.
Chapter XXXI. On the fact that those men are more to be pitied to whom it is not given to be subjected to those temporal temptations.
Chapter XXXII. Of the different desires and wishes which exist in the powers of the air.
Chapter XXXIII. A question as to the origin of such differences in powers of evil in the sky.
Chapter XXXIV. The postponement of the answer to the question raised.

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