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Conference VII. First Conference of Abbot Serenus. On Inconstancy of Mind, and Spiritual Wickedness.
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Chapter I. On the chastity of Abbot Serenus.
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Chapter II. The question of the aforesaid old man on the state of our thoughts.iv.iv.viii.ii
Chapter III. Our answer on the fickle character of our thoughts.iv.iv.viii.iii
Chapter IV. The discourse of the old man on the state of the soul and its excellence.iv.iv.viii.iv
Chapter V. On the perfection of the soul, as drawn from the comparison of the Centurion in the gospel.iv.iv.viii.v
Chapter VI. Of perseverance as regards care of the thoughts.iv.iv.viii.vi
Chapter VII. A question on the roving tendency of the mind and the attacks of spiritual wickedness.iv.iv.viii.vii
Chapter VIII. The answer on the help of God and the power of free will.iv.iv.viii.viii
Chapter IX. A question on the union of the soul with devils.iv.iv.viii.ix
Chapter X. The answer how unclean spirits are united with human souls.iv.iv.viii.x
Chapter XI. An objection whether unclean spirits can be present in or united with the souls of those whom they have filled.iv.iv.viii.xi
Chapter XII. The answer how it is that unclean spirits can lord it over those possessed.iv.iv.viii.xii
Chapter XIII. How spirit cannot be penetrated by spirit, and how God alone is incorporeal.iv.iv.viii.xiii
Chapter XIV. An objection, as to how we ought to believe that devils see into the thoughts of men.iv.iv.viii.xiv
Chapter XV. The answer what devils can and what they cannot do in regard to the thoughts of men.iv.iv.viii.xv
Chapter XVI. An illustration showing how we are taught that unclean spirits know the thoughts of men.iv.iv.viii.xvi
Chapter XVII. On the fact that not every devil has the power of suggesting every passion to men.iv.iv.viii.xvii
Chapter XVIII. A question whether among the devils there is any order observed in the attack, or system in its changes.iv.iv.viii.xviii
Chapter XIX. The answer how far an agreement exists among devils about the attack and its changes.iv.iv.viii.xix
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.iv.iv.viii.xx
Chapter XXI. Of the fact that devils struggle with men not without effort on their part.iv.iv.viii.xxi
Chapter XXII. On the fact that the power to hurt does not depend upon the will of the devils.iv.iv.viii.xxii
Chapter XXIII. Of the diminished power of the devils.iv.iv.viii.xxiii
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.iv.iv.viii.xxiv
Chapter XXV. On the fact that those men are more wretched who are possessed by sins than those who are possessed by devils.iv.iv.viii.xxv
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.iv.iv.viii.xxvi
Chapter XXVII. On the temptation of Abbot Moses.iv.iv.viii.xxvii
Chapter XXVIII. How we ought not to despise those who are delivered up to unclean spirits.iv.iv.viii.xxviii
Chapter XXIX. An objection, asking why those who are tormented by unclean spirits are separated from the Lord's communion.iv.iv.viii.xxix
Chapter XXX. The answer to the question raised.iv.iv.viii.xxx
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.iv.iv.viii.xxxi
Chapter XXXII. Of the different desires and wishes which exist in the powers of the air.iv.iv.viii.xxxii
Chapter XXXIII. A question as to the origin of such differences in powers of evil in the sky.iv.iv.viii.xxxiii
Chapter XXXIV. The postponement of the answer to the question raised.iv.iv.viii.xxxiv