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Below is a listing of the works contained in series one of the Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers collection.  Dating back to the late nineteenth century, this series of fourteen volumes contains English translations of Augustine and Chrysostom.  Although the introductions, notes, and language are out of date, the volumes remain a valuable resource for study of these authors.

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Volume I: The Confessions and Letters of St. Augustine

Prolegomena: St. Augustine’s Life and Work	pp. 1-25
The Confessions	pp. 27-208
The Letters of St. Augustine	pp. 209-593
Indexes	pp. 597-619

Volume II: Augustine’s City of God and Christian Doctrine

City of God	pp. 1-511
Christian Doctrine	pp. 515-597
Indexes	pp. 599-621

Volume III: St. Augustine: On the Holy Trinity; Doctrinal Treatises; Moral Treatises

On the Holy Trinity	pp. 1-228
The Enchiridion	pp. 237-276
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed	pp. 283-314
On Faith and the Creed	pp. 321-333
Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen	pp. 337-343
On the Profit of Believing	pp. 347-366
On the Creed: A Sermon to Catechumens	pp. 369-375
Of Continence	pp. 379-393
On the Good of Marriage	pp. 397-413
Of Holy Virginity	pp. 417-435
On the Good of Widowhood	pp. 441-454
On Lying	pp. 457-477
To Consentius: Against Lying	pp. 481-500
On the Work of Monks	pp. 503-524
On Patience	pp. 527-536
On Care to Be Had for the Dead	pp. 539-551
Indexes	pp. 555-578

Volume IV: St. Augustine: The Writings against the Manichæans and against the Donatists

Introductory Essay on the Manichæan Heresy	pp. 3-29
On the Morals of the Catholic Church	pp. 41-63
On the Morals of the Manichæans	pp. 69-89
On Two Souls; Against the Manichæans	pp. 95-107
Acts or Disputation against Fortunatus the Manichæan	pp. 113-124
Against the Epistle of Manichæus Called Fundamental	pp. 129-150
Reply to Faustus the Manichæan	pp. 155-345
Concerning the Nature of Good; Against the Manichæans	pp. 351-365
Introduction to the Anti-Donatist Writings	pp. 369-404
On Baptism; Against the Donatists	pp. 411-514
Answer to Letters of Petilian, Bishop of Cirta	pp. 519-628
The Correction of the Donatists	pp. 633-651
Indexes	pp. 653-675

Volume V: St. Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings

On the Merits and Remission of Sins and on the Baptism of Infants	pp. 3-162
On the Spirit and the Letter	pp. 80-114
On Nature and Grace	pp. 116-151
On Man’s Perfection in Righteousness	pp. 155-176
On the Proceedings of Pelagius	pp. 178-212
On the Grace of Christ; On Original Sin	pp. 214-255
On Marriage and Concupiscence	pp. 258-308
On the Soul and its Origin	pp. 310-371
Against Two Letters of the Pelagians	pp. 374-434
On Grace and Free Will	pp. 436-465
On Rebuke and Grace	pp. 468-491
On the Predestination of Saints	pp. 493-519
On the Gift of Perseverance	pp. 521-552
Indexes	pp. 553-568

Volume VI: Saint Augustine: Harmony of the Gospels; Homilies on the Gospels

Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount	pp. 3-63
Book I: Explanation of the First Part of the Sermon in Matthew 5	pp. 3-33
Book II: Explanation of the Latter Part of the Sermon in Matthew 6-7	pp. 34-63
The Harmony of the Gospels	pp. 77-236
Book I: On the Authority of the Gospels	pp. 77-101
Book II: A Comparison of Matthew and the Other Gospels	pp. 102-176
Book III: The Harmony of the Gospels from the Supper to the End	pp. 177-225
Book IV: Peculiar Passages to Mark, Luke or John	pp. 226-236
Sermons on the Selected Lessons of the New Testament	pp. 245-545
Indexes	pp. 549-575

Volume VII: St. Augustine: Homilies on John; Homilies on First John; Soliloquies

Homiles on the Gospel of John	pp. 1-452
Homilies on the First Epistle of John	pp. 459-529
Soliloquies	pp. 537-560
Indexes	pp. 563-585

Volume VIII: St. Augustine: Expositions on the Book of Psalms

Book I (Ending with Psalm 41)	pp. 1-132
Book II (Ending with Psalm 72)	pp. 132-333
Book III (Ending with Psalm 89)	pp. 333-441
Book IV (Ending with Psalm 106)	pp. 441-532
Book V (Ending with Psalm 150)	pp. 532-683
Indexes	pp. 686-690

Volume IX: St. Chrysostom: Ascetic Treatises; Select Homilies and Letters

Prolegomena	pp. 2-23
Introduction to the Treatise on the Priesthood	pp. 27-29
On the Priesthood	pp. 33-83
Two Letters to Theodore after His Fall	pp. 87-116
Letter to a Young Widow	pp. 119-128
Two Homilies:	pp. 131-143
I. On St. Babylas
II. On St. Ignatius
Homily Concerning “Lowliness of Mind”	pp. 147-155
Two Instructions to Candidates for Baptism	pp. 159-171
Three Homilies:	pp. 177-197
I. That Demons Do not Govern the World
II and III. Concerning the Power of the Tempter
Three Homilies:	pp. 201-232
I. On the Passage “Father, If It Be Possible”
II. On the Paralytic Let Down through the Roof
III. On “If Thine Enemy Hunger Feed Him”
Homily Against Publishing the Errors of the Brethren	pp. 235-242
Two Homilies on Eutropius	pp. 245-265
Treatise to Prove That No One Can Harm the Man Who Does Not Injure Himself	pp. 269-281
Four Letters to Olympias and One to the Presbyters at Antioch	pp. 287-304
Letters of Innocent with St. Chrysostom and the Church of Constantinople	pp. 307-314
Twenty-one Homilies on the Statutes	pp. 317-489

Volume X: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew

Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew	pp. 1-534
Indexes	pp. 537-551

Volume XI: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistle to the Romans

Homilies on Acts	pp. 1-328
Homilies on Romans	pp. 338-564
Indexes	pp. 567-574

Volume XII: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians

Homilies on First Corinthians	pp. 3-269
Homilies on Second Corinthians	pp. 271-420
Indexes	pp. 423-428

Volume XIII: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus and Philemon

Commentary on Galatians	pp. 1-48
Homilies on Ephesians	pp. 49-172
Homilies on Philippians	pp. 181-255
Homilies on the Epistle to the Colossians	pp. 257-321
Homilies on the First Epistle to the Thessalonians	pp. 323-375
Homilies on the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians	pp. 377-398
Homilies on the First Epistle to Timothy	pp. 407-473
Homilies on the Second Epistle to Timothy	pp. 475-518
Epistle to Titus	pp. 519-543
Epistle to Philemon	pp. 545-557
Indexes	pp. 561-592

Volume XIV: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of St. John and the Epistle to the Hebrews

Homilies on the Gospel of St. John	pp. 1-334
Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews	pp. 363-522
Indexes	pp. 525-555

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