COMMODIANI INSTRUCTIONES ADVERSUS GENTIUM DEOS PRO CHRISTIANA DISCIPLINA: PER LITTERAS VERSUUM PRIMAS.

 I.---PRAEFATIO.

 II.---INDIGNATIO DEI.

 III.---CULTURA DAEMONUM.

 IV.---SATURNUS.

 V.---JUPPITER.

 VI.---DE FULMINE IPSIUS JOVIS.

 VII.---DE SEPTIZONIO ET STELLIS.

 VIII.---DE SOLE ET LUNA.

 IX.---MERCURIUS.

 X.---NEPTUNUS.

 XI.---APOLLO SORTILEGUS, FALSUS.

 XII.---LIBER PATER, BACCHUS.

 XIII.---INVICTUS.

 XIV.---SYLVANUS.

 XV.---HERCULES.

 XVI.---DE DIS DEABUSQUE.

 XVII.---DE SIMULACRIS EORUM.

 XVIII.---DE AMMUDATE ET DEO MAGNO.

 XIX.---NEMESIACIS VANIS.

 XX.---TITANES.

 XXI.---MONTESIANIS.

 XXII.---HEBETUDO SAECULI.

 XXIII.---DE UBIQUE PARATIS.

 XXIV.---INTER UTRUMQUE VIVENTIBUS.

 XXV.---QUI TIMENT, ET NON CREDENT.

 XXVI.---REPUGNANTIBUS ADVERSUS LEGEM CHRISTI DEI VIVI.

 XXVII.---STULTE NON PERMORERIS DEO.

 XXVIII.---JUSTI RESURGUNT.

 XXIX.---DIVITI INCREDULO MALO.

 XXX.---DIVITES HUMILES ESTOTE.

 XXXI.---JUDICIBUS.

 XXXII.---SIBI PLACENTIBUS.

 XXXIII.---GENTILIBUS.

 XXXIV.---ITEM GENTILIBUS IGNARIS.

 XXXV.---DE LIGNO VITAE ET MORTIS.

 XXXVI.---DE CRUCIS STULTITIA.

 XXXVII.---QUI JUDAEIDIANT FANATICI.

 XXXVIII.---JUDAEIS.

 XXXIX.---ITEM JUDAEIS.

 XL.---ITERUM IPSIS.

 XLI.---DE ANTICHRISTI TEMPORE.

 XLII.---DE POPULO ABSCONSO SANCTO OMNIPOTENTIS CHRISTI DEI VIVI.

 XLIII.---DE SAECULI ISTIUS FINE.

 XLIV.---DE RESURRECTIONE PRIMA.

 XLV.---DE DIE JUDICII.

 XLVI.---CATECUMINIS.

 XLVII.---FIDELIBUS.

 XLVIII.---FIDELES CAVETE MALUM.

 XLIX.---POENITENTIBUS.

 L.---QUI APOSTATAVERUNT DEO.

 LI.---DE INFANTIBUS.

 LII.---DESERTORES.

 LIII.---MILITIBUS CHRISTI.

 LIV.---DE REFUGIS.

 LV.---DE LOLII SEMINE.

 LVI.---DISSIMULATORI.

 LVII.---SAECULARIA IN TOTUM FUGIENDA.

 LVIII.---CHRISTIANUM TALEM ESSE.

 LIX.---MATRONIS EECLESIAE DEI VIVI.

 LX.---ITEM IPSIS.

 LXI.---IN ECCLESIA, OMNI POPULO DEI.

 LXII.---MARTYRIUM VOLENTI.

 LXIII.---BELLUM COTTIDIANUM.

 LXIV.---DE ZELO CONCUPISCENTIAE.

 LXV.---QUI DE MALO DONANT.

 LXVI.---DE PACE SUBDOLA.

 LXVII.---LECTORIBUS.

 LXVIII.---MINISTRIS.

 LXIX.---PASTORIBUS DEI.

 LXX.---MAJORIBUS NATIS DICO.

 LXXI.---INFIRMUM SIC VISITA.

 LXXII.---PAUPERIBUS SANIS.

 LXXIII.---FILIOS NON LUGENDOS.

 LXXIV.---DE POMPA FUNERIS.

 LXXV.---CLERICIS.

 LXXVI.---DE FABULOSIS ET SILENTIO.

 LXXVII.---EBRIOSIS.

 LXXVIII.---PASTORI.

 LXXIV.---ORANTI.

 LXXX.---NOMEN GAZAEI.

LXIX.—To God’s Shepherds.

A shepherd, if he shall have confessed, has doubled his conflict.  Moreover, the apostle bids that such should be teachers.  Let him be a patient ruler; let him know when he may relax the reins; let him terrify at first, and then anoint with honey; and let him first observe to do himself what he says.  The shepherd who minds worldly things is esteemed in fault, against whose countenance thou mightest dare to say anything.  Gehenna itself bubbles up in hell with rumours.  Woe to the wretched people which wavers with doubtful brow! if such a shepherd shall be present to it, it is almost ruined.  But a devout man restrains it, governing rightly.  The swarms are rejoiced under suitable kings; in such there is hope, and the entire Church lives.

LXIX.---PASTORIBUS DEI.

Pastor si confessus fuerit, geminavit agonem. Apostolus autem tales jubet esse magistros: Sit patiens rector, sciat ubi frena remittat. Terreat in primis, et postea melle perungat. Observetque prius ut faciat ipse quae dicit. Redditur in culpa pastor saecularia servans, In faciem cujus sis ausus dicere quidquam. Bullit in inferno rumoribus ipsa gehenna. Vae miserae plebi, dubia quae fronte vacillat. Si talis aderit pastor, poene perdita stat; Devotus autem continet, recte gubernans. Exhilarantur examina regibus aptis. In talibus, spes est, et vivit Ecclesia tota.