John Cassian brought the teaching of the Egyptian monks to the West: the twelve books of the Institutes on the monk's life and the eight principal faults, the twenty-four Conferences with the Abbots of Egypt, and his seven books On the Incarnation against Nestorius. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
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Contents
The Conferences, Conference 20
1The Humility of Abbot Pinufius and His Hiding Place2Our Visit to Pinufius3How Can We Know Our Sins Are Forgiven?4The Humility of Your Request5What Penitence Is, and the Proof of Pardon6Should We Keep Our Sins in Mind?7How Long We Should Remember Our Sins8The Many Fruits of Penitence9Why the Perfect Should Forget Their Sins10Keeping Away from the Memory of Our Sins11Cutting Off the Occasions of Past Sins12Penance That Ends and Penance That Never Ends