Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI:
The Works of John Cassian.: Conference XXI. The First Conference of Abbot Theonas. On the Relaxation During the Fifty Days.

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XXI. The First Conference of Abbot Theonas.

On the Relaxation During the Fifty Days. 2157

Chapter I. How Theonas came to Abbot John.
Chapter II. The exhortation of Abbot John to Theonas and the others who had come together with him.
Chapter III. Of the offering of tithes and firstfruits.
Chapter IV. How Abraham, David, and other saints went beyond the requirement of the law.
Chapter V. How those who live under the grace of the Gospel ought to go beyond the requirement of the law.
Chapter VI. How the grace of the gospel supports the weak so that they can obtain pardon, as it secures to the perfect the kingdom of God.
Chapter VII. How it lies in our own power to choose whether to remain under the grace of the gospel or under the terror of the law.
Chapter VIII. How Theonas exhorted his wife that she too should make her renunciation.
Chapter IX. How he fled to a monastery when his wife would not consent.
Chapter X. An explanation that we may not appear to recommend separation from wives.
Chapter XI. An inquiry why in Egypt they do not fast during all the fifty days (of Easter) nor bend their knees in prayer.
Chapter XII. The answer on the nature of things good, bad, and indifferent.
Chapter XIII. What kind of good fasting is.
Chapter XIV. How fasting is not good in its own nature.
Chapter XV. How a thing that is good in its own nature ought not to be done for the sake of some lesser good.
Chapter XVI. How what is good in its own nature can be distinguished from other things that are good.
Chapter XVII. Of the reason for fasting and its value.
Chapter XVIII. How fasting is not always suitable.
Chapter XIX. A question why we break the fast all through Eastertide.
Chapter XX. The answer.
Chapter XXI. A question whether the relaxation of the fast is not prejudicial to the chastity of the body.
Chapter XXII. The answer on the way to keep control over abstinence.
Chapter XXIII. Of the time and measure of refreshment.
Chapter XXIV. A question on the different ways of keeping Lent.
Chapter XXV. The answer to the effect that the fast of Lent has reference to the tithe of the year.
Chapter XXVI. How we ought also to offer our firstfruits to the Lord.
Chapter XXVII. Why Lent is kept by very many with a different number of days.
Chapter XXVIII. Why it is called Quadragesima, when the fast is only kept for thirty-six days.
Chapter XXIX. How those who are perfect go beyond the fixed rule of Lent.
Chapter XXX. Of the origin and beginning of Lent.
Chapter XXXI. A question, how we ought to understand the Apostle's words: “Sin shall not have dominion over you.”
Chapter XXXII. The answer on the difference between grace and the commands of the law.
Chapter XXXIII. Of the fact that the precepts of the gospel are milder than those of the law.
Chapter XXXIV. How a man can be shown to be under grace.
Chapter XXXV. A question, why sometimes when we are fasting more strictly than usual, we are troubled by carnal desires more keenly than usual.
Chapter XXXVI. The answer, telling that this question should be reserved for a future Conference.

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Footnotes

On Quinquagesima see the note on the Institutes II. vi.