Opera Omnia; cum Scholiis S. Maximi et Paraphrasi Pachymerae

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OF THE BOOKS AND CHAPTERS

CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.

Apologetic Disputation of Peter Lansselius of Grevelingen, Priest of the Society of Jesus, concerning St. Dionysius and his writings.
The Life of St. Dionysius, collected by the same from his works and the scholia of St. Maximus.

ST. DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE

On the Celestial Hierarchy, to Timothy the

Bishop; the Chapters of the book.

Chap. I. That every divine illumination, which out of goodness proceeds in various ways to those things governed by providence, remains simple: and not only this, but also makes one those things which are illuminated. page 1
II. That divine and celestial matters are aptly expressed by dissimilar signs. 4
III. What Hierarchy is, and what utility is derived from Hierarchy. 13
IIII. What the name of the Angels signifies. 16
V. Why all celestial essences are called by the common name of Angels. 21
VI. Which is the first description of the celestial natures, which the middle, and which the last. 23
VII. Concerning the Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones, and concerning their Hierarchy, which is the first. 24
VIII. Concerning the Dominations, Virtues, and Powers, and concerning their middle Hierarchy. 31
IX. Concerning the Principalities, Archangels, and Angels, and their Hierarchy, which is the last. 36
X. Repetition and conclusion of the Angelic order. 41
XI. Why all celestial natures are called by the common word "Celestial Virtues." 42
XII. Why the Bishops of men are called Angels. 44
XIII. Why the Prophet Isaiah is said to have been purged by a Seraph. 46
XIIII. What the traditional number of the Angels signifies. 54
XV. What are the images of the Angels which are formed; what is the fire, what the human form, what the eyes, the ears, the mouths, and the other parts of the head. 55

St. Dionysius the Areopagite, On the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy; the Chapters of the book.

Chap. I. What the tradition of the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy is, and what is its scope. page 67
II. Concerning those things which are done in illumination. 74
The Sacrament of illumination. 75
Contemplation. 79
III. Concerning those things which are performed in the Synaxis. 86

The Sacrament of collection or communion. 88
Contemplation. 89
Concerning those things which are done and performed in the ointment. 106 IIII.

The Mystery of the rite of the ointment. 107
Contemplation. ibid.
Concerning the sacred Orders, and their virtues and actions. 118 V.

The Mystery of the consecrations which pertain to the sacred Orders. 126
Contemplation. 127
Concerning the Orders which are initiated. 132 VI.

The Mystery of Monastic consecration. 134
Contemplation. 135
Concerning those things which are done for those who have fallen asleep. 139 VII.

The Mystery for those who have holily fallen asleep. 142
Contemplation. 143

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St. Dionysius the Areopagite, On the Divine Names, to Timothy, Bishop of Ephesus; the Chapters of the book.

What is the end of the book, and what things have been handed down concerning the divine names. 154 Chap. I.

Concerning united and distinct Theology, and what is the divine union, and what the separation. 165 II.

The words of the most holy Hierotheus from the Theological Elements. 176
What is the power of prayer, and concerning the Blessed Hierotheus, concerning religion and Theological writing. 179 III.

Concerning the good, light, beauty, love, the mind's departure from its state, and zeal: and that evil is neither anything that is, nor is it from that which is, nor in those things which are. 184 IIII.

The words of the most holy man Hierotheus from the book On the Praises of Love. 201
Words of the same from the same Praises of Love. ibid.
Words of the same from the Amatory Hymns. 202
Concerning that which is, in which also concerning the exemplars. 221 V.

Concerning Life. 230 VI.

Concerning wisdom, mind, reason, truth, faith. 233 VII.

Concerning Power, justice, salvation, redemption, in which also concerning inequality. 240 VIII.

Concerning the great, the small: the same, the other: the similar, the dissimilar: rest, motion: equality. 247 IX.

Concerning the Almighty of all things, the Ancient of Days, in which also concerning eternity and time. 254 X.

Concerning peace, and what the state itself means, what life itself is, and what power itself is, and those things which are so called. 257 XI.

Concerning the Holy of holies, King of kings, Lord of lords, God of gods. 263 XII.

Concerning the perfect and the one. 265 XIII.