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<dl><dd>CONTENTS.</dd></dl><p>Translator's Preface, ix 
Author's Preface, vx 
SERMON I. 
On Primitive Christianity, 1 
SERMON II. 
Christian Knowledge Of God, 16 
SERMON III. 
The Life Of The Early Christians A Life Of Love, 30 
SERMON IV. 
The Zeal In Prayer Of The Early Christians, 44 
SERMON V. 
The Worthy View Of Their Calling Held By The Early Christians, 58 
SERMON VI. 
The Earnestness Of The First Christians In Forsaking The World, 71 
SERMON VII. 
The Earnestness Of The First Christians In Forsaking The World, 85 
SERMON VIII. 
The Conduct Of The Early Christians In Times Of Persecution, 99 
SERMON IX. 
The Conduct Of The Early Christians Under Persecution, 112 
SERMON X. 
The Conduct Of The First Christians In The Sufferings Of This World, 126 
SERMON XI. 
The Ceremonies With Which The Early Christians Solemnized The Memory Of The Departed, 140 
SERMON XII.  
The Public Worship Of The Early Christians, 152 
SERMON XIII. 
The Holy Seasons In The Primitive Christian Church, 166 
SERMON XIV.
Of The Divine Services Of The Christian Church 179 
SERMON XV. 
Of The Divine Services Of The Christian Church, 192 
SERMON XVI. 
Of The Divine Services Of The Christian Church, 207 
SERMON XVII.  
Of The Nature Of Penance In The Early Christian Church, 221 
SERMON XVIII. 
Of The Nature Of Penance In The Early Christian Church, 233 
SERMON XIX.  
The Public And Civil Life Of The Early Christians, 247 
SERMON XX. 
The Family Life Of The Early Christians, 261 
APPENDIX. 
Short Notices Of The Lives And Actions Of The Teachers Of The Church Introduced In The Foregoing Discourses, 277 
Index To The Quotations From The Fathers, 283 
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<dd>Description based on print version record</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Church history -- Primitive and early church; Sermons, German -- Translations into English; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Church history; Sermons, German</div>
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<dl><dd>Couard, Christian Ludwig, 1793-1865</dd>
<dd>Bernays, Leopold J. (Leopold John), 1820-1882, translator</dd></dl></div>
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