Of God and His Creatures (Summa Contra Gentiles)

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"Summa Contra Gentiles" (Rickaby's English translation, 1905)

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Contents

1. Preface
2. Chapter I. The Function of the Wise Man
3. Chapter II. Of the Author’s Purpose
4. Chapter III. That the Truths which we confess concerning God fall under two Modes or Categories
5. Chapter IV. That it is an advantage for the Truths of God, known by Natural Reason, to be proposed to men to be believed on faith
6. Chapter V. That it is an advantage for things that cannot he searched out by Reason to be proposed as Tenets of Faith
7. Chapter VI. That there is no lightmindedness in assenting to Truths of Faith, although they are above Reason
8. Chapter VII. That the Truth of reason is not contrary to the Truth of Christian Faith
9. Chapter VIII. Of the Relation of Human Reason to the first Truth of Faith
10. Chapter IX. The Order and Mode of Procedure in this Work
11. Chapter X. Of the Opinion of those who say that the Existence of God cannot he proved, being a Self-evident Truth
12. Chapter XI. Rejection of the aforesaid Opinion, and Solution of the aforesaid Reasons
13. Chapter XII. Of the Opinion of those who say that the Existence of God is a Tenet of Faith alone and cannot he demonstrated
14. Chapter XIII. Reasons in Proof of the Existence of God
15. Chapter XIV. That in order to a Knowledge of God we must use the Method of Negative Differentiation
16. Chapter XV. That God is Eternal
17. Chapter XVI. That in God there is no Passive Potentiality
18. Chapter XVIII. That in God there is no Composition
19. Chapter XX. That God is Incorporeal
20. Chapter XXI. That God is His own Essence
21. Chapter XXII. That in God Existence and Essence is the same
22. Chapter XXIII. That in God there is no Accident
23. Chapter XXIV. That the Existence of God cannot he characterised by the addition of any Substantial Differentia
24. Chapter XXV. That God is not in any Genus
25. Chapter XXVI. That God is not the formal or abstract being of all things
26. Chapter XXVIII. That God is Universal Perfection
27. Chapter XXIX. How Likeness to God may be found in Creatures
28. Chapter XXX. What Names can be predicated of God
29. Chapter XXXI. That the Plurality of divine Names is not inconsistent with the Simplicity of the Divine Being predicated of God and of other Beings
30. Chapter XXXII. That nothing is predicated of God and other beings synonymously
31. Chapter XXXIII. That it is not at all true that the application of common Predicates to God and to Creatures involves nothing beyond a mere Identity of Name
32. Chapter XXXIV. That the things that are said God and Creatures are said analogously
33. Chapter XXXV. That the several Names predicated of God are not synonymous
34. Chapter XXXVI. That the Propositions which our Understanding forms of God are not void of meaning
35. Chapter XXXVIII. That God is His own Goodness
36. Chapter XXXIX. That in God there can be no Evil
37. Chapter XL. That God is the Good of all Good
38. Chapter XLII. That God is One
39. Chapter XLIII. That God is Infinite
40. Chapter XLIV. That God has Understanding
41. Chapter XLV. That in God the Understanding is His very Essence
42. Chapter XLVI. That God understands by nothing else than by His own Essence
43. Chapter XLVII. That God perfectly understands Himself
44. Chapter XLVIII. That God primarily and essentially knows Himself alone
45. Chapter
46. Chapter L. That God has a particular Knowledge of all things
47. Chapter LI. Some Discussion of the Question how there is in the Divine Understanding a Multitude of Objects
48. Chapter LII. Reasons to show how the Multitude of intelligible Ideal Forms has no Existence except in the Divine Understanding
49. Chapter LIII. How there is in God a Multitude of Objects of Understanding
50. Chapter LIV. That the Divine Essence, being One, is the proper Likeness and Type of all things Intelligible
51. Chapter LV. That God understands all things at once and together
52. Chapter LVI. That there is no Habitual Knowledge in God
53. Chapter LVII. That the Knowledge of God is not a Reasoned Knowledge
54. Chapter LVIII. That God does not understand by Combination and Separation of Ideas
55. Chapter LIX. That the Truth to be found in Propositions is not excluded from God
56. Chapter LX. That God is Truth
57. Chapter LXI. That God is pure Truth
58. Chapter LXII. That the Truth of God is the First and Sovereign Truth
59. Chapter LXIII. The Arguments of those who wish to withdraw from God the Knowledge of Individual Things
60. Chapter LXIV. A list of things to be said concerning the Divine Knowledge
61. Chapter LXV. That God Knows Individual Things
62. Chapter LXVI. That God knows things which are not
63. Chapter LXVII. That God knows Individual Contingent Events
64. Chapter LXVIII. That God knows the Motions of the Will
65. Chapter LXIX. That God knows infinite things
66. Chapter LXX. That God knows Base and Mean Things
67. Chapter LXXI. That God knows Evil Things
68. Chapter LXXII. That God has a Will
69. Chapter LXXIII. That the Will of God is His Essence
70. Chapter LXXIV. That the Object of the Will of God in the First Place is God Himself
71. Chapter LXXV. That God in willing Himself wills also other things besides Himself
72. Chapter LXXVI. That with one and the same Act of the Will God wills Himself and all other Beings
73. Chapter LXXVII. That the Multitude of the Objects of God’s Will is not inconsistent with the Simplicity of His Substance
74. Chapter LXXVIII. That the Divine Will reaches to the good of Individual Existences
75. Chapter LXXIX. That God wills things even that as yet are not
76. Chapter LXXX. That God of necessity wills His own Being and His own Goodness
77. Chapter LXXXI. That God does not of necessity love other things than Himself
78. Chapter LXXXII. Arguments against the aforesaid Doctrine and Solutions of the same
79. Chapter LXXXIII. That God wills anything else than Himself with an Hypothetical Necessity
80. Chapter LXXXIV. That the Will of God is not of things in themselves Impossible
81. Chapter LXXXV. That the Divine Will does not take away Contingency from things
82. Chapter LXXXVI. That Reason can be assigned for the Divine Will
83. Chapter LXXXVII. That nothing can be a Cause to the Divine Will
84. Chapter LXXXVIII. That there is a Free Will in God
85. Chapter LXXXIX. That there are no Passions in God
86. Chapter XC. That there is in God Delight and Joy
87. Chapter XCI. That there is Love in God.
88. Chapter XCII. In what sense Virtues can be posited in God
89. Chapter XCIII. That in God there are the Virtues which regulate Action
90. Chapter XCIV. That the Contemplative (Intellectual) Virtues are in God
91. Chapter XCV. That God cannot will Evil
92. Chapter XCVI. That God hates nothing
93. Chapter XCVII. That God is Living
94. Chapter XCVIII. That God is His own Life
95. Chapter XCIX. That the Life of God is everlasting
96. Chapter C. That God is Happy
97. Chapter CI. That God Is His own Happiness
98. Chapter CII. That the Happiness of God is most perfect, and exceeds all other happiness
99. Chapter I. Connexion of what follows with what has gone before.
100. Chapter IV. That the Philosopher and the Theologian view Creatures from Different Standpoints
101. Chapter V. Order of Matters to be Treated
102. Chapter VI. That it belongs to God to be to other Beings the Principle of Existence
103. Chapter VII. That there is in God Active Power
104. Chapter VIII. That God’s Power is His Substance
105. Chapter IX. That God’s Power is His Action
106. Chapter X. In what manner Power is said to be in God
107. Chapter XI. That something is predicated of God in relation to Creatures
108. Chapter XII. That the Relations, predicated of God in regard to Creatures, are not really in God
109. Chapter XIII. How the aforesaid Relations are predicated of God
110. Chapter XIV. That the Predication of many Relations of God is no prejudice to the Simplicity and Singleness of His Being
111. Chapter XV. That God is to all things the Cause of their being
112. Chapter XVI. That God has brought things into being out of nothing
113. Chapter XVII. That Creation is not a Movement nor a Change
114. Chapter XVIII. Solution of Arguments against Creation
115. Chapter XIX. That Creation is not Successive
116. Chapter XXI. That it belongs to God alone to create
117. Chapter XXII. That God is Almighty
118. Chapter XXIII. That God’s Action in Creation is not of Physical Necessity, but of Free Choice of Will
119. Chapter XXIV. That God acts by His Wisdom
120. Chapter XXV. In what sense some things are said to be Impossible to the Almighty
121. Chapter XXVI. That the Divine Understanding is not limited to certain fixed Effects
122. Chapter XXVIII. That God has not brought things into being in discharge of any Debt of Justice
123. Chapter XXIX. How in the Production of a Creature there may be found a debt of Justice in respect of the necessary Sequence of something posterior upon something prior
124. Chapter XXX. How Absolute Necessity may have place in Creation
125. Chapter XXXI. That it is not necessary for Creatures to have existed from Eternity
126. Chapter XXXII, XXXV. Reasons alleged for the Eternity of the World on the part of God, with Answers to the same
127. Chapters XXXIII, XXXVI. Reasons alleged for the Eternity of the World on the part Creatures, with answers to the same
128. Chapter XXXIV, XXXVII. Reasons alleged for the Eternity of the World on the part of the Creative Process itself, with Answers to the same
129. Chapter XXXVIII. Arguments wherewith some try to show that the World is not Eternal, and Solutions of the same
130. Chapter XLI. That the Variety of Creatures does not arise from any Contrariety of Prime Agents
131. Chapter XLIV. That the Variety of Creatures has not arisen from Variety of Merits and Demerits
132. Chapter XLV. The Real Prime Cause of the Variety of Creatures.
133. Chapter XLVI. That it was necessary for the Perfection of the Universe that there should be some Intellectual Natures
134. Chapter XLVII. That Subsistent Intelligences are Voluntary Agents
135. Chapter XLVIII. That Subsistent Intelligences have Free Will
136. Chapter XLIX. That Subsistent Intelligence is not Corporeal
137. Chapter LII. That in Created Subsistent Intelligences there is a Difference between Existence and Essence
138. Chapter LIII. That in Created Subsistent Intelligences there is Actuality and Potentiality
139. Chapter LV. That Subsistent Intelligences are Imperishable
140. Chapter LVI, LXIX. How a Subsistent Intelligence may be united with a Body, with a Solution of the Arguments alleged to prove that a Subsistent Intelligence cannot be united with a Body as its Form
141. Chapter LVII. Plato’s Theory of the Union of the Intellectual Soul with the Body
142. Chapter LVIII. That Vegetative, Sentient, and Intelligent are not in man Three Souls
143. Chapter LIX. That the Potential Intellect of Man is not a Spirit subsisting apart from Matter
144. Chapter LX. That Man is not a Member the Human Species by possession of Passive Intellect, but by possession of Potential Intellect
145. Chapter LXI. That the aforesaid Tenet is contrary to the Mind of Aristotle
146. Chapter LXII. Against the Opinion of Alexander concerning the Potential Intellect
147. Chapter LXIV. That the Soul is not a Harmony
148. Chapter LXV. That the Soul is not a Body
149. Chapter LXVI. Against those who suppose Intellect and Sense to be the same
150. Chapter LXVII. Against those who maintain that the Potential Intellect is the Phantasy
151. Chapter LXVIII. How a Subsistent Intelligence may be the Form of a Body
152. Chapter LXIX. Solution of the Arguments alleged to show that a Subsistent Intelligence cannot be united with a Body as the Form of that Body
153. Chapter LXXIII. That the Potential Intellect is not One and the Same in all Men
154. Chapter LXXIV. Of the Opinion of Avicenna, who supposed Intellectual Forms not to be preserved in the Potential Intellect
155. Chapter LXXV. Confutation of the Arguments which seem to prove the Unity of the Potential Intellect
156. Chapter LXXVI. That the Active Intellect is not a separately Subsisting Intelligence, but a Faculty of the Soul
157. Chapter LXXVII. That it is not impossible for the Potential and the Active Intellect to be united in the one Substance of the Soul
158. Chapter LXXVIII. That it was not the opinion of Aristotle that the Active Intellect is a separately Subsistent Intelligence, but rather that it is a part of the Soul
159. Chapter LXXIX. That the Human Soul does not Perish with the Body
160. Chapter LXXX, LXXXI. Arguments of those who wish to prove that the Human Soul perishes with the Body, with Replies to the same
161. Chapter LXXXII. That the Souls of Dumb Animals are not Immortal
162. Chapter LXXXIII, LXXXIV. Apparent Arguments to show that the Human Soul does not begin with the Body, but has been from Eternity, with Replies to the same
163. Chapter LXXXV. That the Soul is not of the substance of God
164. Chapter LXXXVI. That the Human Soul is not transmitted by Generation
165. Chapter LXXXVII. That the Human Soul is brought into Being by a Creative Act of God
166. Chapter LXXXVIII, LXXXIX. Arguments against the Truth of the Conclusion last drawn, with their Solution
167. Chapter XCI. That there are Subsistent Intelligences not united with Bodies
168. Chapter XCIII. That Intelligences subsisting apart are not more than one in the same Species
169. Chapter XCIV. That an Intelligence subsisting apart and a Soul are not of one Species
170. Chapter XCVI. That Intelligences subsisting apart do not gather their Knowledge from Objects of Sense
171. Chapter XCVII. That the Mind of an Intelligence subsisting apart is ever in the act of understanding
172. Chapter Chapter XCVIII. How one separately subsisting Intelligence knows another
173. Chapter XCIX. That Intelligences subsisting apart know Material Things, that is to say, the Species of Things Corporeal
174. Chapter C. That Intelligences subsisting apart know Individual Things
175. Chapter CI. Whether to Separately Subsisting Intelligences all Points of their Natural Knowledge are Simultaneously Present
176. Chapter I. Preface to the Book that Follows
177. Chapter II. That every Agent acts to some End
178. Chapter III. That every Agent acts to some Good
179. Chapter IV. That Evil in things is beside the Intention of the Agent
180. Chapters V, VI. Arguments against the Truth of the Conclusion last drawn, with Solutions of the Same
181. Chapter VII. That Evil is not a Nature or Essence
182. Chapters VIII, IX. Arguments against the aforsesaid Conclusion, with Answers to the same
183. Chapter X. That the Cause of Evil is good
184. Chapter XI. That Evil is founded in some Good
185. Chapter XII. That Evil does not entirely swallow up Good
186. Chapter XIV. That Evil is an Accidental Cause
187. Chapter XV. That there is not any Sovereign Evil, acting as the Principle of All Evils
188. Chapter XVI. That the End in View of everything is some Good
189. Chapter XVII. That all Things are ordained to one End, which is God
190. Chapter XVIII. How God is the End of all Things
191. Book III. God the End of Creatures · Chapter XIX.
192. Chapter XX. How Things copy the Divine Goodness
193. Chapter XXI. That Things aim at Likeness to God in being Causes of other Things
194. Chapter XXIV. That all Things seek good, even Things devoid of Consciousness
195. Chapter XXV. That the End of every Subsistent Intelligence is to understand God
196. Chapter XXVI. That Happiness does not consist in any Act of the Will
197. Chapter XXVII. That the Happiness of Man does not consist in Bodily Pleasures
198. Chapter XXVIII, XXIX. That Happiness does not consist in Honours nor in Human Glory
199. Chapter XXX. That Man’s Happiness does not consist in Riches
200. Chapter XXXI. That Happiness does not consist in Worldly Power
201. Chapter XXXII. That Happiness does not consist in the Goods of the Body
202. Chapter XXXIV. That the Final Happiness Man does not consist in Acts of the Moral Virtues
203. Chapter XXXVII. That the Final Happiness of Man consists in the Contemplation of God
204. Chapter XXXVIII. That Human Happiness does not consist in such Knowledge of God as is common to the majority of Mankind
205. Chapter XXXIX. That Happiness does not consist in the Knowledge of God which is to be had by Demonstration
206. Chapter XL. That Happiness does not consist in the Knowledge of God by Faith
207. Chapter XLVI. That the Soul in this life does not understand itself by itself
208. Chapter XLVII. That we cannot in this life see God as He essentially is
209. Chapter XLVIII. That the Final Happiness of Man is not in this Life
210. Chapter XLIX. That the Knowledge which Pure Spirits have of God through knowing their own Essence does not carry with it a Vision of the Essence of God
211. Chapter L. That the desire of Pure Intelligences does not rest satisfied in the Natural Knowledge which they have of God
212. Chapter LI. How God is seen as He essentially is
213. Chapter LII. That no Created Substance can of its natural power arrive to see God as He essentially is
214. Chapter LIII. That a Created Intelligence needs some influx of Divine Light to see God in His Essence
215. Chapter LIV. Arguments against the aforesaid statements, and their Solutions
216. Chapter LV. That the Created Intelligence does not comprehend the Divine Substance
217. Chapter LVI. That no Created Intelligence in seeing God sees all things that can be seen in Him
218. Chapter LVII. That every Intelligence of every grade can be partaker of the vision of God
219. Chapter LVIII. That one may see God more perfectly than another
220. Chapter LIX. How they who see the Divine Substance see all things
221. Chapter LX. That they who see God see all things in Him at once
222. Chapter LXI. That by the Sight of God one is Partaker of Life Everlasting
223. Chapter LXII. That they who see God will see Him for ever
224. Chapter LXIII. How in that Final Happiness every Desire of Man is fulfilled
225. Chapter LXIV. That God governs things by His Providence
226. Chapter LXV. That God preserves things in being
227. Chapter LXVI. That nothing gives Being except in as much as it acts in the Power of God
228. Chapter LXVII. That God is the Cause of Activity in all Active Agents
229. Chapter LVIII. That God is everywhere and in all things
230. Chapter LVIX. Of the Opinion of those who withdraw from Natural Things their Proper Actions
231. LXX. How the Same Effect is from God and from a Natural Agent
232. Chapter LXXI. That the Divine Providence is not wholly inconsistent with the presence of Evil in Creation
233. Chapter LXXII. That Divine Providence is not inconsistent with an element of Contingency in Creation
234. Chapter LXXIII. That Divine Providence is not inconsistent with Freedom of the Will
235. Chapter LXXIV. That Divine Providence is not inconsistent with Fortune and Chance
236. Chapter LXXV. That the Providence of God is exercised over Individual and Contingent Things
237. Chapter LXXVI. That the Providence of God watches immediately over all Individual Things
238. Chapter LXXVII. That the arrangements of Divine Providence are carried into execution by means of Secondary Causes
239. Chapter LXXVIII. That Intelligent Creatures are the Medium through which other Creatures are governed by God
240. Chapter LXXXI. Of the Subordination of Men one to another
241. Chapter LXXXVIII. That other Subsistent Intelligences cannot be direct Causes of our Elections and Volitions
242. Chapter LXXXIX. That the Motion of the Will is caused by God, and not merely by the Power of the Will
243. Chapter XC. That Human Choices and Volitions are subject to Divine Providence
244. Chapter XCI. How Human Things are reduced to Higher Causes
245. Chapter XCII. In what sense one is said to be Fortunate, and how Man is aided by Higher Causes
246. Chapter XCIII. Of Fate, whether there be such a thing, and if so, what it is
247. Chapter XCIV. Of the Certainty of Divine Providence
248. Chapter XCV, XCVI. That the Immutability of Divine Providence does not bar the Utility of Prayer
249. Chapter XCVI. That God does not hear all Prayers
250. Chapter XCVII. How the Arrangements of Providence follow a Plan
251. Chapter XCIX. God can work beyond the Order laid down for Creatures, and produce Effects without Proximate Causes
252. Chapter C. That the things which God does beyond the Order of Nature are not contrary to Nature
253. Chapter CI. Of Miracles
254. Chapter CII. That God alone works Miracles
255. Chapter CIII. How Separately Subsisting Spirits work certain Wonders, which yet are not true Miracles
256. Chapter CIV. That the Works of Magicians are not due solely to the Influence of the Heavenly Spheres
257. Chapter CV. Whence the performances of Magicians derive their Efficacy
258. Chapter CVI. That the Subsistent Intelligence, which lends Efficacy to Magical Performances, is not Good in both Categories of Being
259. Chapte CVII. That the Subsistent Intelligence, whose aid is employed in Magic, is not Evil by Nature
260. Chapter CIX. That in Spirits there may be Sin, and how
261. Chapters CVIII, CX. Arguments seeming to prove that Sin is impossible to Spirits, with Solutions of the same
262. Chapter CXII. That Rational Creatures are governed by Providence for their own sakes, and other Creatures in reference to them
263. Chapter CXIII. That the acts of the Rational Creature are guided by God, not merely to the realisation of the Specific Type, but also to the realisation of the Individual
264. Chapter CXIV. That it was necessary for a Law to be given to Man by God
265. Chapter CXV. That the main purpose of the Divine Law is to subordinate Man to God
266. Chapter CXVI. That the End of the Divine Law is the Love of God
267. Chapter CXVIII. That by Divine Law men are obliged to a Right Faith
268. Chapter CXIX. That by certain Sensible Rites our mind is directed to God
269. Chapter CXX. That the Worship of Latria is to be paid to God alone
270. Chapter CXXI. That the Divine Law directs man to a Rational Use of Corporeal and Sensible Things
271. Chapter CXXII. Of the reason for which Simple Fornication is a Sin by Divine Law, and of the Natural Institution of Marriage
272. Chapter CXXIII. That Marriage ought to be Indissoluble
273. Chapter CXXIV. That Marriage ought to be between one Man and one Woman
274. Chapter CXXV. That Marriage ought not to take place between Kindred
275. Chapter CXXVI. That not all Sexual Intercourse is Sin
276. Chapter CXXVII. That of no Food is the Use Sinful in itself
277. Chapter CXXVIII. How the Law of God relates a man to his Neighbour
278. Chapter CXXIX. That the things commanded by the Divine Law are Right, not only because the Law enacts them, but also according to Nature
279. Chapter CXXX. That the Divine Government of Men is after the manner of Paternal Government
280. Chapter CXXXI. Of the Counsels that are given in the Divine Law
281. Chapters CXXXII, CXXXV. Arguments against Voluntary Poverty, with Replies
282. Chapters CXXXIII, CXXXVI. Of various Modes of Living adopted by the Votaries of Voluntary Poverty
283. Chapter CXXXIV. In what the Good of Poverty consists
284. Chapter CXXXVII. Arguments against Perpetual Continence, with Replies
285. Chapter CXXXIX. Against those who find fault with Vows
286. Chapter CXL. That neither all Good Works nor all Sins are Equal
287. Chapter CXLI. That a Man’s Acts are punished or rewarded by God
288. Chapter CXLII. Of the Difference and Order of Punishments
289. Chapter CXLIII. That not all Punishments nor all Rewards are Equal
290. Chapter CXLIV. Of the Punishment due to Mortal and Venial Sins respectively in regard to the Last End
291. Chapter CXLV. That the Punishment whereby one is deprived of his Last End is Interminable
292. Chapter CXLVI. That Sins are punished also by the experience of something Painful
293. Chapter CXLVII. That it is Lawful for judges to inflict Punishments
294. Chapter CXLVIII. That Man stands in need of Divine Grace for the Gaining of Happiness
295. Chapter CXLIX. That the Divine Assistance does not compel a Man to Virtue
296. Chapter CL. That Man cannot Merit beforehand the said Assistance
297. Chapter CLI. That the aforesaid Assistance is called ‘Grace,’ and what is the meaning of ‘Grace constituting a State of Grace’
298. Chapter CLII. That the Grace which constitutes the State of Grace causes in us the Love of God
299. Chapter CLIII. That Divine Grace causes in us Faith
300. Chapter CLIV. That Divine Grace causes in us a Hope of future Blessedness
301. Chapter CLV. Of Graces given gratuitously
302. Chapter CLVI.That Man needs the Assistance of Divine Grace to persevere in Good
303. Chapter CLVII. That he who falls from Grace by Sin may be recovered again by Grace
304. Chapter CLVIII. That Man cannot be delivered from Sin except by Grace
305. Chapter CLIX. How Man is delivered from Sin
306. Chapter CLX. That it is reasonably reckoned a Man’s own Fault if he be not converted to God, although he cannot be converted without Grace
307. Chapter CLXI. That a Man already in Mortal Sin cannot avoid more Mortal Sin without Grace
308. Chapter CLXII. That some Men God delivers from Sin, and some He leaves in Sin
309. Chapter CLXIII. That God is Cause of Sin to no Man
310. Chapter CLXIV. Of Predestination, Reprobation, and Divine Election
311. Book Title
312. Chapter I. Preface
313. Chapter II. Of Generation, Paternity, and Sonship in God
314. Chapter III. That the Son of God is God
315. Chapters IV, IX. The Opinion of Photinus touching the Son of God, and its rejection
316. Chapter V. Rejection of the Opinion of Sabellius concerning the Son of God
317. Chapter VI. Of the Opinion of Arius concerning the Son of God
318. Chapter VII. Rejection of Arius’s Position
319. Chapter VIII. Explanation of the Texts which Arius used to allege for himself
320. Chapter 12. How the Son of God is called the Wisdom of God
321. Chapter XVII. That the Holy Ghost is true God
322. Chapter XVIII. That the Holy Ghost is a Subsistent Person
323. Chapter XX. Of the Effects which the Scriptures attribute to the Holy Ghost in respect of the whole Creation
324. Chapter XXI. Of the Effects attributed to the Holy Ghost in Scripture in the way of Gifts bestowed on the Rational Creature
325. Chapter XXII. Of the Effects attributed to the Holy Ghost in the attraction of the Rational Creature to God
326. Chapter XXIII. Replies to Arguments alleged against the Divinity of the Holy Ghost
327. Chapter XXIV. That the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son
328. Chapter XXVI. That there are only Three Persons in the Godhead, Father and Son and Holy Ghost
329. Chapter XXVII. Of the Incarnation of the Word according to the Tradition of Holy Scripture
330. Chapter XXVIII. Of the Error of Photinus concerning the Incarnation
331. Chapter XXIX. Of the Error of the Manicheans concerning the Incarnation
332. Chapters XXXII, XXXIII. Of the Error of Arius and Apollinaris concerning the Soul of Christ
333. Chapter XXXIV. Of the Error of Theodore of Mopsuestia concerning the Union of the Word with Man
334. Chapter XXXV. Against the Error of Eutyches
335. Chapter XXXVI. Of the Error of Macarius of Antioch, who posited one Operation only and one Will only in Christ
336. Chapter XXXIX. The Doctrine of Catholic Faith concerning the Incarnation
337. Chapter XLI. Some further Elucidation of the Incarnation
338. Chapter XL, XLIX. Objections against the Faith of the Incarnation, with Replies
339. Chapter XLIV. That the Human Nature, assumed by the Word, was perfect in Soul and Body in the instant of Conception
340. Chapter XLV. That Christ was born of a Virgin without prejudice to His true and natural Humanity
341. Chapters XLVI, XLVII. That Christ was conceived by the Holy Ghost
342. Chapter LIV. Of the Incarnation as part of the Fitness of Things
343. Chapter LV. Points of Reply to Difficulties touching the Economy of the Incarnation
344. Chapter L. That Original Sin is transmitted from our First Parent to his Posterity
345. Chapter LI, LII. Arguments against Original Sin, with Replies
346. Chapter LVI. Of the Need of Sacraments
347. Chapter LVII. Of the Difference between the Sacraments of the Old and of the New Law
348. Chapter LVIII. Of the Number of the Sacraments of the New Law
349. Chapter LIX. Of Baptism
350. Chapter LX. Of Confirmation
351. Chapter LXI. Of the Eucharist
352. Chapter LXIII. Of the Conversion of Bread into the Body of Christ
353. Chapter LXIV. An Answer to Difficulties raised in respect of Place
354. Chapter LXV. The Difficulty of the Accidents remaining
355. Chapter LXVI. What happens when the Sacramental Species pass away
356. Chapter LXVII. Answer to the Difficulty raised in respect of the Breaking of the Host
357. Chapter LXVIII. The Explanation of a Text
358. Chapter LXIX. Of the kind of Bread and Wine that ought to be used for the Consecration of this Sacrament
359. Chapter LXX. That it is possible for a man to sin after receiving Sacramental Grace
360. Chapter LXXI. That a man who sins after the Grace of the Sacraments may be converted to Grace
361. Chapter LXXII. Of the need of the Sacrament of Penance, and of the Parts thereof
362. Chapter LXXIII. Of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction
363. Chapter LXXIV. Of the Sacrament of Order
364. Chapter LXXV. Of the Distinction of Orders
365. Chapter LXXVI. Of the Episcopal Dignity, and that therein one Bishop is Supreme
366. Chapter LXXVII. That Sacraments can be administered even by Wicked Ministers
367. Chapter LXXVIII. Of the Sacrament of Matrimony
368. Chapter LXXIX. That through Christ the Resurrection of our Bodies will take place
369. Chapter LXXXI. Some Points of Reply to Difficulties on the Resurrection
370. Chapter LXXXII. That Men shall rise again Immortal
371. Chapter LXXXIII. hat in the Resurrection there will be no use of Food or Intercourse of the Sexes
372. Chaptr LXXXIV. That Risen Bodies shall be of the same Nature as before
373. Chapter LXXXV. That the Bodies of the Risen shall be otherwise organised than before
374. Chapter LXXXVI. Of the Qualities of Glorified Bodies
375. Chapter LXXXVIII. Of Sex and Age in the Resurrection
376. Chapter LXXXIX. Of the quality of Risen Bodies in the Lost
377. Chapter XC. How Incorporeal Subsistent Spirits suffer from Corporeal Fire, and are befittingly punished with Corporeal Punishments
378. Chapter XCI. That Souls enter upon Punishment or Reward immediately after their Separation from their Bodies
379. Chapter XCII. That the Souls of the Saints after Death have their Will immutably fixed on Good
380. Chapter XCIII. That the Souls of the Wicked after Death have their Will immutably fixed on Evil
381. Chapter XCIV. Of the Immutability of the Will of Souls detained in Purgatory
382. Chapter XCV. Of the General Cause of Immutability in all Souls after their Separation from the Body
383. Chapter CXVI. Of the Last Judgement
384. Chapter XCVII. Of the State of the World after the Judgement
385. Afterword