On Christian Discipline

Commodian (d. 250)

The Instructions of Commodianus in Favour of Christian Discipline. Against the Gods of the Heathens. (Expressed in Acrostics.)

Latin Text from public domain Migne, Patrologia Latina.

English translation from public domain Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. IV .

Table of Contents

I. -Preface.

II. -God's Indignation.

III. -The Worship of Demons.

IV. -Saturn.

V. -Jupiter.

VI. -Of the Same Jupiter's Thunderbolt.

VII. -Of the Septizonium and the Stars.

VIII. -Of the Sun and Moon.

IX. -Mercury.

X. -Neptune.

XII. -Father Liber-Bacchus.

XIII. -The Unconquered One.

XIV. -Sylvanus.

XV. -Hercules.

XVI. -Of the Gods and Goddesses.

XVII. -Of Their Images.

XVIII. -Of Ammydates and the Great God.

XIX. -Of the Vain Nemesiaci.

XX. -The Titans.

XXI. -The Montesiani.

XXII. -The Dulness of the Age.

XXIII.-Of Those Who are Everywhere Ready.

XXIV. -Of Those Who Live Between the Two.

XXV. -They Who Fear and Will Not Believe.

XXVI. -To Those Who Resist the Law of Christ the Living God.

XXVII. -O Fool, Thou Dost Not Die to God.

XXVIII. -The Righteous Rise Again.

XXIX. -To the Wicked and Unbelieving Rich Man.

XXX. -Rich Men, Be Humble.

XXXI. -To Judges.

XXXII. -To Self-Pleasers.

XXXIII. -To the Gentiles.

XXXIV. -Moreover, to Ignorant Gentiles.

See also

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