| 1. Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies, 2.20 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •antony, st, hermit, demons stir upemotions Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 2. Porphyry, On Abstinence, 2.39.3, 2.40.3 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •antony, st, hermit, demons stir upemotions Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 3. Athanasius, Life of Anthony, None (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
4. Origen, On First Principles, 3.1.4 (3rd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •antony, st, hermit, demons stir upemotions Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 | 3.1.4. If any one now were to say that those things which happen to us from an external cause, and call forth our movements, are of such a nature that it is impossible to resist them, whether they incite us to good or evil, let the holder of this opinion turn his attention for a little upon himself, and carefully inspect the movements of his own mind, unless he has discovered already, that when an enticement to any desire arises, nothing is accomplished until the assent of the soul is gained, and the authority of the mind has granted indulgence to the wicked suggestion; so that a claim might seem to be made by two parties on certain probable grounds as to a judge residing within the tribunals of our heart, in order that, after the statement of reasons, the decree of execution may proceed from the judgment of reason. For, to take an illustration: if, to a man who has determined to live continently and chastely, and to keep himself free from all pollution with women, a woman should happen to present herself, inciting and alluring him to act contrary to his purpose, that woman is not a complete and absolute cause or necessity of his transgressing, since it is in his power, by remembering his resolution, to bridle the incitements to lust, and by the stern admonitions of virtue to restrain the pleasure of the allurement that solicits him; so that, all feeling of indulgence being driven away, his determination may remain firm and enduring. Finally, if to any men of learning, strengthened by divine training, allurements of that kind present themselves, remembering immediately what they are, and calling to mind what has long been the subject of their meditation and instruction, and fortifying themselves by the support of a holier doctrine, they reject and repel all incitement to pleasure, and drive away opposing lusts by the interposition of the reason implanted within them. 3.1.4. But if any one maintain that this very external cause is of such a nature that it is impossible to resist it when it comes in such a way, let him turn his attention to his own feelings and movements, (and see) whether there is not an approval, and assent, and inclination of the controlling principle towards some object on account of some specious arguments. For, to take an instance, a woman who has appeared before a man that has determined to be chaste, and to refrain from carnal intercourse, and who has incited him to act contrary to his purpose, is not a perfect cause of annulling his determination. For, being altogether pleased with the luxury and allurement of the pleasure, and not wishing to resist it, or to keep his purpose, he commits an act of licentiousness. Another man, again (when the same things have happened to him who has received more instruction, and has disciplined himself ), encounters, indeed, allurements and enticements; but his reason, as being strengthened to a higher point, and carefully trained, and confirmed in its views towards a virtuous course, or being near to confirmation, repels the incitement, and extinguishes the desire. |
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| 5. Origen, Commentary On Matthew, None (3rd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 6. Origen, Fragments On Psalms 1-150, None (3rd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 7. Augustine, On The Holy Trinity, 12.12 (4th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •antony, st, hermit, demons stir upemotions Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 8. Cassian, Institutiones, 6.2 (4th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •antony, st, hermit, demons stir upemotions Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 9. Jerome, Letters, None (5th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 10. Jerome, Letters, None (5th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 11. Jerome, Letters, None (5th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 12. Jerome, Commentaria In Matthaeum (Commentaria In Evangelium S. Matthaei), None (5th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 13. Jerome, Commentary On Ezekiel, None (5th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 14. Maximus The Confessor, Quaestiones Ad Thalassium , None (6th cent. CE - 7th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •antony, st, hermit, demons stir upemotions Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 15. Pseudo‐John of Damascus, On The Virtues And The Vices, None Tagged with subjects: •antony, st, hermit, demons stir upemotions Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 18. John Climacus, Ladder, 15.62 Tagged with subjects: •antony, st, hermit, demons stir upemotions Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
| 20. Pseudo‐Maximus, Centuries, None Tagged with subjects: •antony, st, hermit, demons stir upemotions Found in books: Sorabji (2000) 348 |
