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Gregory of Nyssa, Life of St. Macrina (1916): SPCK catalogue, 1/10/16


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EARLY CHURCH CLASSICS.

[A Series of small books, containing translations into English of the earliest Christian Writers either in whole or in part. Readers will be thus brought face to face with the Literature of the first Christian centuries.]

Small post 8vo. Cloth boards.

The Pall Mall Gazette says: 'The series of Early Church Classics now being published by the S.P.C.K. is an excellent one. The volumes are issued in a handy and cheap form. ... It is a commendable idea that of bringing these classics of Early Church writers within the reach and understanding of all.'

THE TREATISE OF IRENAEUS OF LUG DUNUM AGAINST THE HERESIES.

A translation of the principal passages, with notes and arguments by the Rev. F.R. MONTGOMERY HITCHCOCK, M. A., D.D. In two volumes. 2s. net each vol.

[A popularization of the teaching of this important early Father.]

ST. GREGORY OF NYSSA: THE LIFE OF ST. MACRINA. By the Rev. W. K. LOWTHER CLARKE, B.D. 1s. net.

[This attractive Biography now appears for the first time in English.]

ST. GREGORY OF NYSSA: THE CATECHETICAL ORATION. By the Ven. J. H. SRAWLEY, D.D., Archdeacon of Wisbech. 2s. net.

BISHOP SARAPION'S PRAYER BOOK.

An Egyptian Pontifical dated probably about A.D. 350-356. Translated from the edition of Dr. WOBBERMIN, with Introduction, Notes, and Indices, by the late Bishop J. WORDSWORTH, D.D. 1s. 6d. net.

ST. AUGUSTINE'S TREATISE ON THE CITY OF GOD.

By the Rev. F. R. MONTGOMERY HITCHCOCK, M.A., D.D. Second Edition, revised, 1s. 6d. net.

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EARLY CHURCH CLASSICS (continued).

ST. CHRYSOSTOM ON THE PRIESTHOOD.

By the Rev. T. ALLEN MOXON, M.A. With a Preface by the Bishop of SOUTHWELL. 2s. net.

ST. CYPRIAN ON THE LORD'S PRAYER.

Translated, with Introduction, by the Rev. T. H. BINDLEY, M.A., D.D. 1s. 6d. net.

ST. POLYCARP, BISHOP OF SMYRNA.

By the late Rev. BLOMFIELD JACKSON, M.A. 1s. net.

THE APOSTOLICAL CONSTITUTIONS AND COGNATE DOCUMENTS, with special reference to their Liturgical Elements.

By the Rev. DE LACY O'LEARY, D.D. 1s. net.

THE DOCTRINE OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES.

Translated, with Introduction and Notes, by the late Rev. CHARLES BIGG, D.D. 1s. net.

THE EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS.

By the Right Rev. L. B. RADFORD, D.D., Bishop of Goulbourn. 1s. 6d. net.

THE EPISTLE OF ST. CLEMENT, BISHOP OF ROME.

By the Right Rev. JOHN A. F. GREGG, D.D., Bishop of Ossory. 1s. net.

THE EPISTLE OF THE GALLICAN CHURCHES : LUGDUNUM & VIENNA.

With an Appendix containing Tertullian's Address to Martyrs and the Passion of St. Perpetua. Translated, with Introduction and Notes, by the Rev. T. H. BINDLEY, D.D. 1s. net.

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EARLY CHURCH CLASSICS (continued).

THE LITURGY OF THE EIGHTH BOOK OF THE 'APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONS',

commonly called the Clementine Liturgy. Translated, with Introduction and Notes, by Rev. R. H. CRESSWELL, M.A. 1s. 6d. net.

A HOMILY OF CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA, ENTITLED, WHO IS THE RICH MAN THAT IS BEING SAVED?

By Rev. P. MORDAUNT BARNARD, 1s. net.

THE SHEPHERD OF HERMAS.

By the late Rev. C. TAYLOR, D.D., LL.D. Vols. I and II. Each 2s. net.

ORIGEN THE TEACHER.

The Address of Gregory the Wonder-worker, to Origen ; with Origen's Letter to Gregory. Translated, with Introduction and Notes, by the Rev. W. METCALFE, B.D. 1s. 6d. net,

TERTULLIAN ON THE TESTIMONY OF THE SOUL AND ON THE 'PRESCRIPTION' OF HERETICS.

Translated by the Rev. T. H. BINDLEY, D.D. 2s. net.

THE COMMONITORY OF ST. VINCENT OF LERINS.

Translated by the Rev. T. H. BINDLEY, D.D. 2s. net.

THE EPISTLES OF ST. IGNATIUS, BISHOP OF ANTIOCH.

By the Ven. J. H. SRAWLEY, D.D., Archdeacon of Wisbech. In two volumes. Second Edition, revised. Each 1s. net.

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CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. Its Origin and Evolution.

A Study of the Latin Liturgy up to the time of Charlemagne. By MONSIGNORE DUCHESNE. Translated by M. L. McCLURE. Fourth English Edition. 8vo, cloth, 10s. net.

RECENT DISCOVERIES ILLUSTRATING EARLY CHRISTIAN LIFE AND WORSHIP.

By the Right Rev. ARTHUR J. MACLEANE, D.D. Second Edition, revised. 8vo, cloth, 2s. net.

The Guardian says: 'A full introduction to this new edition, with added notes, brings the lecture into line with the latest research, and makes one realize how much has been added to our knowledge by recent liturgical and other discoveries.'

THE LITURGY AND RITUAL OF THE ANTE-NICENE CHURCH.

By the Rev. F. E. WARREN, B.D., F.S.A. Second Edition, revised. Demy 8vo, cloth boards, 5s. net.

[Puts together the chief facts known concerning Early Christian Liturgies, and enables one thus to judge of the doctrines: held by the Church at the time.]

IRELAND AND THE CELTIC CHURCH.

A History of Ireland from St. Patrick to the English Conquest in 1172. By the late Professor G. T. STOKES, D.D. Sixth Edition, revised, with Notes by Professor H. J. LAWLOR, D.D. Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d. net.

THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE CHURCH.

By the Very Rev. H. D. M. SPENCE-JONES, M.A., D.D. With Map. Demy 8vo, cloth boards, 4s. net.

[ This is a work which, although dealing especially -with the fourth and early fifth centuries, renders this period more interesting by summarizing its antecedents.]

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By the Right Rev. G. F. BROWNE, D.D., D.CX., F.S.A.,
Sometime Bishop of Bristol.

[A series of monographs on early English Church History. There is rich abundance of antiquarian and architectural knowledge, especially in the later volumes. The writer moves at ease among the complicated details of political, historical, and geographical problems.]

LESSONS FROM EARLY ENGLISH CHURCH HISTORY.

New and revised edition, 1s. 6d. net.

THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN THESE ISLANDS BEFORE THE COMING OF AUGUSTINE.

Fourth Edition, 1s. 6d. net.

AUGUSTINE AND HIS COMPANIONS.

Third Edition. 2s. net.

THE CONVERSION OF THE HEPTARCHY,

New and revised edition, 2s. 6d. net.

THEODORE AND WILFRITH.

With several illustrations. 3s. 6d. net

ST. ALDHELM : His Life and Times.

With several illustrations. 5s. net.

ALCUIN OF YORK.

With several illustrations. 5s. net.

BONIFACE OF CREDITON AND HIS COMPANIONS.

With several illustrations. 5s. net.

THE VENERABLE BEDE.

2s. net.

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THE CELTIC CHURCH IN SCOTLAND.

An Introduction to the History of the Christian Church in Scotland down to the death of St. Margaret. By the late Right Rev. JOHN DOWDEN, D.D. Fcap. 8vo, buckram boards, 3s. 6d. net.

ST. PATRICK AND HIS GALLIC FRIENDS.

By the Rev. F. R. MONTGOMERY HITCHCOCK, D.D. Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d. net.

The Expository Times says : 'Dr. Hitchcock has written a scholarly sketch of St. Patrick's life, and he has shown how great was the influence on his character and career of his friendship.'

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE ASSYRIAN CHURCH : or, The Church of the Sassanid Persian Empire, 100-640 A.D.

By the Rev. W. A. WIGRAM, D.D. With Map. Crown 8vo, cloth boards. 5s. net.

The London Quarterly Review says : 'It is complete and reliable, the work of one who knows the Armenian Church thoroughly.'

THE SYRIAC CHURCH AND FATHERS.

By the Rev. DE LACY O'LEARY, D.D. Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 2s. net.

[A short history of the Church in Syria and of its leaders during the first centuries of the Christian era.]

THE ARMENIAN CHURCH.

By the Ven. THEODORE E. DOWLING, D.D., sometime Archdeacon of the Church of England in Syria. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d. net.

The Guardian says : 'We recommend it to all who wish to learn something about its little known ecclesiastical system. Theological students will find it useful as a beginning, and will gather from it information as to the best books to read in prosecuting their studies.'

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GAZA: A CITY OF MANY BATTLES (from the Family of Noah to the present day).

By the Ven. THEODORE E. DOWLING, D.D. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. net.

The Church Times says: 'A series of historical notes on Gaza which ought to be of assistance to students.'

THE CHURCH IN ROMAN GAUL

By the late Canon R. TRAVERS SMITH, B.D. With Map. Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 2s. net.

[Gives an interesting account of (he Christian Church in Gaul, and of the men who guided it, tip to the lime when Gaul ceased to be Roman and passed to the dominion of the Barbarians.]

SKETCHES OF CHURCH HISTORY FROM THE FIRST CENTURY TO THE REFORMATION.

By the late Rev. CANON ROBERTSON. With Map. Post 8vo, cloth boards, 2s. net.

THE GALLICAN CHURCH.

Sketches of Church History in France. By the late Rev. JULIUS LLOYD, M.A. Small post 8vo, cloth boards, 1s. 6d. net.

[A sketch of French Church History from the earliest times till the Concordat.]


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