Contents
Table of Contents
Appended Note on the Eastern Editions of Synodical Literature.
Excursus on the History of the Roman Law and Its Relation to the Canon Law.
The First Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Nice.
Excursus on the Word Homousios.
Excursus on the Words γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα.”
The Canons of the 318 Holy Fathers Assembled in the City of Nice, in Bithynia.
Excursus on the Use of the Word “Canon.”
Excursus on the Word Προσφέρειν.
Excursus on the Extent of the Jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome Over the Suburbican Churches.
Excursus on the Rise of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Excursus on the Public Discipline or Exomologesis of the Early Church.
Excursus on the Communion of the Sick.
Excursus on the Translation of Bishops.
The Captions of the Arabic Canons Attributed to the Council of Nice.
Synodical Letter of the Council of Gangra.
The Canons of the Holy Fathers Assembled at Gangra, Which Were Set Forth After the Council of Nice.
The Second Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Constantinople.
Historical Excursus on the Introduction into the Creed of the Words “and the Son.”
Historical Note on the Lost “Tome” of the Second Council.
The Third Ecumenical Council: The Council of Ephesus.
Note on the Emperor's Edict to the Synod.
Extracts from the Acts. Session I.
The Epistle of Cyril to Nestorius.
Extracts from the Acts. Session I. (Continued).
Historical Introduction to St. Cyril's Anathematisms.
The Epistle of Cyril to Nestorius with the XII. Anathematisms.
The XII. Anathematisms of St. Cyril Against Nestorius.
Extracts from the Acts. Session I. (Continued).
Decree of the Council Against Nestorius.
Extracts from the Acts. Session II.
The Letter of Pope Cœlestine to the Synod of Ephesus.
Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued.)
Extracts from the Acts. Session III.
The Canons of the Two Hundred Holy and Blessed Fathers Who Met at Ephesus.
The Fourth Ecumenical Council. The Council of Chalcedon.
Extracts from the Acts. Session I.
Extracts from the Acts. Session II.
The Letter of Cyril to John of Antioch.
Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued).
Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued).
The Condemnation Sent by the Holy and Ecumenical Synod to Dioscorus.
Extracts from the Acts. Session IV.
The Definition of Faith of the Council of Chalcedon.
Extracts from the Acts. Session VI.
Decree on the Jurisdiction of Jerusalem and Antioch. Session VII.
The Decree with Regard to the Bishop of Ephesus. Session XII.
Decree with Regard to Nicomedia. Session XIII.
The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Constantinople.
Excursus on the Genuineness of the Acts of the Fifth Council.
Extracts from the Acts. Session I.
Extracts from the Acts. Session VII.
Excursus on the XV. Anathemas Against Origen.
The Anathematisms of the Emperor Justinian Against Origen.
The Sixth Ecumenical Council. The Third Council of Constantinople.
Extracts from the Acts. Session I.
Extracts from the Acts. Session VIII.
The Sentence Against the Monothelites. Session XIII.
The Prosphoneticus to the Emperor.
Letter of the Council to St. Agatho.
Excursus on the Condemnation of Pope Honorius.
The Imperial Edict Posted in the Third Atrium of the Great Church Near What is Called Dicymbala.
The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council.
Introduction on the Date of the Council.
Note on the Text of the Canons.
The Canons of the Council of Sardica.
The Seventh Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Nice.
Extracts from the Acts. Session I.
Extracts from the Acts. Session II.
Extracts from the Acts. Session III.
Extracts from the Acts. Session IV.
Extracts from the Acts. Session VI.
Epitome of the Definition of the Iconoclastic Conciliabulum held in Constantinople, A.D. 754.
The Decree of the Holy, Great, Ecumenical Synod, the Second of Nice.
Excursus on the Present Teaching of the Latin and Greek Churches on the Subject.
The Canons of the Holy and Ecumenical Seventh Council.
The Letter of the Synod to the Emperor and Empress.
Excursus on the Two Letters of Gregory II. To the Emperor Leo.
Excursus on the Reception of the Seventh Council.
Examination of the Caroline Books.
Excursus on the Council of Frankfort, A.D. 794.
Excursus on the Convention said to have been held in Paris, A.D. 825.
Historical Note on the So-Called “Eighth General Council” and Subsequent Councils.
The Apostolical Canons. Introduction.
The Canons of the Holy and Altogether August Apostles.
The Epistle of St. Athanasius to the Monk Ammus.
The Epistle of the Same Athanasius Taken from the XXXIX. Festal Epistle.
The Epistle of St. Athanasius to Ruffinian.
The Second Canonical Epistle of the Same.
The Third Epistle of the Same to the Same.
From an Epistle of the Same to the Blessed Amphilochius on the Difference of Meats.
Of the Same to Diodorus Bishop of Tarsus, concerning a Man who had taken Two Sisters to Wife.
Of the Same to Gregory a Presbyter, that He Should Separate from a Woman who Dwelt with Him.
Of the Same to the Chorepiscopi, that No Ordinations Should Be Made Contrary to the Canons.
Of the Same to His Suffragans that They Should Not Ordain for Money.
From Chapter XVII. of the Book St. Basil Wrote to Blessed Amphilochius on the Holy Ghost.
From the Letter of Basil the Great to the Nicopolitans.
The Canonical Epistle of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, to St. Letoïus, Bishop of Melitene.
From the Iambics of St. Amphilochius the Bishop to Seleucus, on the Same Subject.
The Commonitory of the Same which Ammon Received on Account of Lycus.
Of the Same to Agatho the Bishop.
Of the Same to Menas the Bishop.
The Narrative of the Same concerning Those Called Cathari.