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THE WORKS
OF
AURELIUS AUGUSTINE, BISHOP OF HIPPO.
A NEW TRANSLATION.
=Edited by the= REV. MARCUS DODS, M.A.
VOL. II. THE CITY OF GOD, VOLUME II.
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THE
CITY OF GOD.
=Translated by the=
REV. MARCUS DODS, M.A.
VOLUME II.
EDINBURGH:
T. & T. CLARK, 38, GEORGE STREET.
MDCCCLXXI.
Of the following Work, Books IV. XVII. and XVIII. have been translated by the Rev. GEORGE WILSON, Glenluce; Books V. VI. VII. and VIII. by the Rev. J. J. SMITH.
XIV. PAGE
Of the punishment and results of man's first sin, and of the propagation of man without lust, 1
Book XV
The progress of the earthly and heavenly cities traced by the sacred history, 49
Book XVI
The history of the city of God from Noah to the time of the kings of Israel, 104
Book XVII
The history of the city of God from the times of the prophets to Christ, 165
Book XVIII
A parallel history of the earthly and heavenly cities from the time of Abraham to the end of the world, 217
Book XIX
A review of the philosophical opinions regarding the Supreme Good, and a comparison of these opinions with the Christian belief regarding happiness, 293
Book XX
Of the last judgment, and the declarations regarding it in the Old and New Testaments, 345
Book XXI
Of the eternal punishment of the wicked in hell, and of the various objections urged against it, 413