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Apology to the Emperor Constantius

St Athanasius, NPNF II.4

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  2. 1. Section 1: Defence Before Constantius
  3. Section 2: The First Charge, of Setting Constans Against Constantius
  4. 3. Section 3: He Never Saw Constans Alone
  5. 4. Section 4: The Movements of Athanasius Refute This Charge
  6. Section 5: No Possible Time or Place for the Alleged Offence
  7. Section 6: The Second Charge, of Corresponding with Magnentius
  8. 7. Section 7: This Charge Utterly Incredible and Absurd
  9. 8. Section 8: Disproof of It
  10. Section 9: Athanasius Could Not Write to One Who Did Not Even Know Him
  11. 10. Section 10: His Loyalty Towards Constantius and His Brother
  12. Section 11: Challenge to the Accusers as to the Alleged Letter
  13. 12. Section 12: Truth the Defence of Thrones
  14. 13. Section 13: This Charge Rests on Forgery
  15. Section 14: The Third Charge, of Using an Undedicated Church
  16. Section 15: Want of Room the Cause, Precedent the Justification
  17. 16. Section 16: Better to Pray Together Than Separately
  18. 17. Section 17: Better to Pray in a Building Than in the Desert
  19. Section 18: Prayers First Do Not Interfere with Dedication Afterwards
  20. Section 19: Fourth Charge, of Having Disobeyed an Imperial Order
  21. 20. Section 20: History of His Disobeying It
  22. Forasmuch then as the letter owed its origin to a false story, and contained no order …
  23. 22. Section 22: Arrivals of Diogenes and of Syrianus
  24. 23. Section 23: A Copy of the Letter as Follows:
  25. 24. Section 24: Why Athanasius Did Not Obey the Imperial Order
  26. 25. Section 25: The Irruption of Syrianus
  27. 26. Section 26: How Athanasius Acted When This Took Place
  28. Section 27: Athanasius Leaves Alexandria to Go to Constantius, But is Stopped by the News…
  29. 28. Section 28: The News of the Intrusion of George
  30. 29. Section 29: Athanasius Has Heard of His Own Proscription
  31. Section 30: A Copy of the Letter of Constantius Against Athanasius
  32. Section 31: Letter of Constantius to the Ethiopians Against Frumentius
  33. 32. Section 32: He Defends His Flight
  34. Section 33: Conduct of the Arians Towards the Consecrated Virgins
  35. 34. Section 34: He Expostulates with Constantius
  36. It was therefore better for me to hide myself, and to wait for this opportunity. Yes, I …