Contents 1Title Page 3THE PASTOR OF HERMAS 4Introductory Note 12Book First.—Visions 13Vision First. Against Filthy and Proud Thoughts, and the Carelessness of Hermas in Chastising His Sons. 17Vision Second. Again, of His Neglect in Chastising His Talkative Wife and His Lustful Sons, and of His Character. 21Vision Third. Concerning the Building of the Triumphant Church, and the Various Classes of Reprobate Men. 31Vision Fourth. Concerning the Trial and Tribulation that are to Come Upon Men. 34Vision Fifth. Concerning the Commandments. 35Book Second.—Commandments 36Commandment First. On Faith in God. 37Commandment Second. On Avoiding Evil-Speaking, and on Giving Alms in Simplicity. 38Commandment Third. On Avoiding Falsehood, and on the Repentance of Hermas for His Dissimulation. 39Commandment Fourth. On Putting One’s Wife Away for Adultery. 43Commandment Fifth. Of Sadness of Heart, and of Patience. 46Commandment Sixth. How to Recognise the Two Spirits Attendant on Each Man, and How to Distinguish the Suggestions of the One from Those of the Other. 48Commandment Seventh. On Fearing God, and Not Fearing the Devil. 49Commandment Eighth. We Ought to Shun that Which is Evil, and Do that Which is Good. ii