Various Church Fathers
The Confessions
The Confessions — translated by ANF/NPNF editors
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St. Aurelius Augustin
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Bishop of Hippo
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The Confessions of St. Augustin
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In Thirteen Books
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Translated and Annotated by
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J.G. Pilkington, M.A.,
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Vicar of St. Mark’s, West Hackney; And Sometime Clerical Secretary of theBishop of London’s Fund.
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“Thou has formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.”—Confessions, i. 1.
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“The joy of the solemn service of Thy house constraineth to tears, when it is read of Thy younger son [Luke xv. 24] ‘that he was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’”—Ibid. viii. 6.
Translated by ANF/NPNF editors. Edition ccel.npnf101.division.vi.en.