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Letters

1. Letter to Paolo Antonio Foscarini, 12 April 1615 — on Copernicus and Scripture. The letter where he says that if the earth’s motion were truly demonstrated, we should have to say we had not understood the passages, rather than say the demonstration is false.

On the Word of God (De Verbo Dei), Book I: On the Canon of Scripture

1. Whether Scripture is the Word of God
2. That the Word of God is contained in the books called Canonical
3. The objection from the words of St. Paul, "The letter killeth, but the spirit quickeneth," is refuted
4. Which are the sacred books
5. On the heretics who attacked the books of the first order of the Old Testament
6. On the heretics who attacked the books of the New Testament above numbered
7. On the book of Esther
8. On the book of Baruch
9. On certain chapters of Daniel
10. On the books of Tobias, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, and Maccabees
11. On the book of Tobias
12. On the book of Judith
13. On the book of Wisdom
14. On Ecclesiasticus
15. On the books of Maccabees
16. On certain parts of the books of Mark, Luke, and John
17. On the Epistle to the Hebrews
18. On the Epistles of James, Jude, 2 Peter, and 2 and 3 John
19. On the Apocalypse
20. On the apocryphal books

On the Word of God (De Verbo Dei), Book II: On the Editions and Versions of Scripture

1. That the Hebrew edition of Moses and the Prophets never perished
2. Whether the Hebrew edition is corrupt
3. On the Chaldaic edition
4. On the Syriac edition
5. On the various Greek editions
6. On the interpretation of the Seventy Elders (the Septuagint)
7. On the Greek edition of the New Testament
8. On the Latin editions
9. On the author of the Vulgate edition
10. On the authority of the Latin Vulgate edition
11. The objections of the heretics against the Vulgate are solved
12. The Old Testament places Kemnitz calls corrupt are defended
13. The Psalm places Calvin calls mistranslated are defended
14. The New Testament places the heretics call corrupt are defended
15. On the vernacular editions
16. The objections of the heretics are solved

On the Word of God (De Verbo Dei), Book III: On the Interpretation of Scripture

1. That Scripture is not so clear of itself as to suffice, without exposition, for settling controversies of Faith
2. The objections of the adversaries are solved
3. The question of the judge of controversies proposed, and the senses of Scripture
4. Testimonies from the Old Testament for the Catholic view
5. The same proved from the New Testament
6. The same proved from the custom of the Church
7. The same proved from the testimonies of Popes and Emperors
8. The same proved from the testimonies of the Fathers
9. The same proved from reason
10. The objections are solved

On the Word of God (De Verbo Dei), Book IV: On the Unwritten Word of God (Tradition)

1. Who chiefly defended or attacked unwritten Traditions
2. What Tradition is, and how manifold
3. The state of the question, and some falsehoods of the adversaries detected
4. The necessity of Traditions is shown
5. That there are some true Traditions, shown from Scripture
6. The same shown from the testimonies of Popes and Councils
7. The same proved from the Fathers
8. The same proved by four other arguments
9. The five rules by which we come to the knowledge of true Traditions
10. The objections of the adversaries drawn from Scripture are solved
11. The objections from the Fathers are solved
12. The arguments from reason are solved

On the Fickleness of the Heretics in the Matter of the Sacraments (De Haereticorum Levitate in Re Sacramentaria): The Preface to the Controversies on the Sacraments

1. A Preface Given in the Schools

On the Sacraments in General (De Sacramentis in Genere), Book I: On the Nature and Causes of the Sacrament

1. On the errors concerning the Sacraments
2. On the falsehoods and calumnies of the adversaries (Luther)
3. The falsehoods of Philip Melanchthon
4. The falsehoods of Calvin
5. The falsehoods of Martin Kemnitz
6. The falsehoods of Tileman Heshusius
7. Whether the name Sacrament should be used
8. On the etymology and notion of Mystery and Sacrament
9. What is required to constitute a Sacrament of the new law
10. Whether a Sacrament can be properly defined
11. What is the definition of a Sacrament
12. Whether the definition of a Sacrament agrees univocally with the Sacraments of the old and new law
13. The arguments of Kemnitz are answered
14. The definition of the Lutherans is refuted
15. The definitions of the Anabaptists and Zwinglians are refuted
16. The definition of Calvin is refuted
17. The arguments of the adversaries are refuted
18. That the Sacraments are composed of things and words, as matter and form
19. That the word which with the element makes the Sacrament is not sermon-like, but consecratory
20. The objections are solved
21. That the things and words of the Sacraments are so fixed that nothing may be added, diminished, or changed
22. On the end and necessity of the Sacraments
23. That Christ alone is the author of the Sacraments
24. That the ordinary minister of the Sacraments is not any man whatsoever, even a baptized one
25. The arguments of Luther are solved
26. That the faith or probity of the minister is not required for the Sacraments to be efficacious
27. That the intention of doing what the Church does is required
28. The arguments are solved

On the Sacraments in General (De Sacramentis in Genere), Book II: On the Effect, Number, and Ceremonies of the Sacraments

1. What is the state of the question on the efficacy of the Sacraments
2. The opinion of the heretics on the efficacy of the Sacraments
3. That the Sacraments confer grace ex opere operato, proved from the Scriptures
4. The second class of testimonies: the predictions of the Prophets and the figures of the Old Testament
5. The third class of arguments: from Councils
6. The same proved from the Greek Fathers
7. The same proved from the Latin Fathers
8. The sixth class, from reason
9. The objections drawn from the Scriptures are solved
10. The objections drawn from the Fathers are solved
11. The objections drawn from reason are solved
12. The controversy on the difference between the Sacraments of the new and old law is explained
13. The opinions of the Catholics are explained
14. It is proved that no Sacrament of the law of nature or of the written law justified ex opere operato
15. The same proved from the Fathers
16. The same proved by reasons founded on Scripture
17. The objections are solved
18. On the Character
19. The opinion of the Catholics on the Character
20. The Character is proved from the Scriptures
21. The same proved from the Fathers
22. The same is shown by reason
23. What the heretics think of the number of the Sacraments
24. The Catholic truth of the sevenfold number of the Sacraments is proved from the Scriptures and the Fathers
25. That there are seven Sacraments, proved from the later Councils and Doctors
26. The same proved by congruities
27. The objections are solved
28. On the order and comparison of the Sacraments of the new law among themselves
29. On the name, definition, and division of ceremonies
30. On the state of the case
31. The truth is explained and defended
32. That the Objections Against Ceremonies Are Answered

On Baptism and Confirmation (De Baptismo et Confirmatione), Book I: On the Sacrament of Baptism

1. On the Name, the Definition and the Parts of Baptism; and On Its Matter
2. On the Form of Baptism
3. On the Necessity and Institution of Baptism
4. When Baptism Began to Be Necessary; and On the Baptism of Blood and of the Spirit
5. On the Minister of Baptism
6. On the Baptism of Infants, against the Anabaptists
7. The Objections of the Anabaptists Are Answered
8. What the Adversaries Hold on the Faith Required in the Baptism of Little Ones
9. What Faith Is Required in the Baptism of Little Ones; and the True and False Effects of Baptism
10. That Baptism Truly Takes Away Sin
11. That Baptism Does Not Make Men Unable to Sin
12. That Men Are Not Freed by Baptism from Keeping the Law of God
13. That Men Are Not Freed by Baptism from the Obligation of Church Law
14. That All Vows Are Not Made Void Through Baptism
15. That Sins Committed After Baptism Cannot Be Forgiven by the Mere Memory of Baptism
16. On the Baptism of John: the Errors, and That It Was Not the Same Sacrament as Christ's
17. That John's Baptism Lacked the Force of Christ's; and That Christ's Had to Follow It
18. The Objections Are Answered
19. On the Ceremonies of Baptism; and the Twelve Ceremonies Before It
20. On the Ceremonies Which Accompany and Follow Baptism

On Baptism and Confirmation (De Baptismo et Confirmatione), Book II: On the Sacrament of Confirmation

1. On the Errors and Lies About the Sacrament of Confirmation
2. The Sacrament of Confirmation Is Proved from Scripture
3. The Truth Is Proved by the Testimonies of the Popes and the Councils
4. The Same Is Proved from the Greek Fathers
5. The Same Is Proved from the Latins
6. The Adversaries' Answers to the Fathers Are Cleared Away
7. On the Matter of the Sacrament of Confirmation
8. The Objections Against the Matter of Confirmation Are Answered
9. On the Form of Confirmation; and On Its Effect
10. On the Minister of This Sacrament
11. On the Ceremonies of Confirmation

On the Sacrament of the Eucharist (De Sacramento Eucharistiae), Book I: On the Real Presence of Christ the Lord, from the Word of God

1. On the Heresies Opposed to the Real Presence
2. The Teaching of the Catholic Church Is Explained
3. The Presence of the Body of the Lord in the Eucharist Is Demonstrated from the Figures of the Old Testament
4. The Solution of the Adversaries to Our Argument Is Refuted
5. That John 6 Treats of the Eucharist
6. The Truth of the Body of the Lord in the Eucharist Is Proved from John 6
7. The Objections of the Adversaries Are Answered
8. The Various Expositions of the Words This Is My Body Are Recounted
9. That the Words This Is My Body Must Be Explained Properly, Not Figuratively
10. The Words of Institution Are Explained, and the Depravations of the Heretics Refuted
11. The Arguments by Which the Adversaries Prove the Words of Institution Should Be Taken Figuratively Are Solved
12. The Truth Is Proved from the Passages of Scripture Containing the Use of This Sacrament, First from 1 Corinthians 10
13. The Same Is Proved from 1 Corinthians 11
14. The Arguments of the Adversaries Drawn from the Word of God Are Solved

On the Sacrament of the Eucharist (De Sacramento Eucharistiae), Book II: On the Real Presence, from the Testimonies of the Fathers

1. The Testimony of the Disciples of St. Andrew the Apostle (First Age of the Church)
2. The Testimony of St. Ignatius
3. The Testimony of St. Dionysius the Areopagite
4. The Testimony of St. Justin Martyr (Second Age of the Church)
5. The Testimony of Pope St. Pius I
6. The Testimony of St. Irenaeus
7. The Testimony of Tertullian (Third Age of the Church)
8. The Testimony of Origen
9. The Testimony of St. Cyprian
10. The Testimony of the Council of Nicaea (Fourth Age of the Church)
11. The Testimony of St. Athanasius
12. The Testimony of St. Hilary
13. The Testimony of St. Cyril of Jerusalem
14. The Testimony of St. Ambrose
15. The Testimony of St. Basil
16. The Testimony of St. Gregory of Nyssa
17. The Testimony of Blessed Optatus of Milevis
18. The Testimony of St. Gregory Nazianzen
19. The Testimony of St. Ephrem
20. The Testimony of St. Epiphanius
21. The Testimony of St. Gaudentius (Fifth Age of the Church)
22. The Testimony of St. Chrysostom
23. The Testimony of St. Jerome
24. The Testimony of St. Augustine
25. The Testimony of St. Cyril of Alexandria and the Council of Ephesus
26. The Testimony of Proclus, Bishop of Constantinople
27. The Testimony of Theodoret and Gelasius
28. The Testimony of St. Leo
29. The Testimony of Pope Hilary
30. The Testimony of Eusebius of Emesa (or Faustus of Riez, or Caesarius of Arles)
31. Testimonies of the Fathers of the Sixth Age: Remigius and Primasius
32. Testimonies of the Fathers of the Seventh Age: St. Gregory and Hesychius
33. Testimonies of the Fathers of the Eighth Age: John Damascene and Epiphanius
34. Testimonies of the Fathers of the Ninth Age: Theophylact and Paschasius
35. Testimonies of the Fathers of the Tenth Age: Stephen of Autun and Fulbert of Chartres
36. Testimonies of the Fathers of the Eleventh Age: St. Anselm and Oecumenius
37. Testimonies of the Fathers of the Twelfth Age: Euthymius and St. Bernard
38. Testimonies of the Remaining Ages
39. A Compendium of the Arguments Taken from the Fathers

On the Sacrament of the Eucharist (De Sacramento Eucharistiae), Book III: On the Real Presence, from Reason, and On Transubstantiation

1. The Question Is Proposed: Whether It Can Come About That the Body of Christ Be Made Present in the Eucharist
2. What Is the Rule for Knowing What God Can Do
3. That One Body Can Be at Once in Several Places
4. The Objections Are Solved by Which the Adversaries Try to Prove It Implies a Contradiction That One Body Be in Several Places
5. The Second Difficulty Is Proposed and Explained: That a Body Not Occupy a Place
6. That a Body Can Be Somewhere and Not Occupy a Place
7. The Objections of the Adversaries Are Resolved
8. It Is Shown That God Willed and Brought It About That the Body of the Lord Should Be Really Present in the Eucharist
9. The Objection Drawn from the Uselessness of the Real Presence Is Resolved
10. The Other Objection, Taken from the Unworthiness of the Thing, Is Resolved
11. The Various Opinions on the Mode of the Existence of the Lord's Body in the Eucharist Are Reported
12. The Second Error of the Berengarians Is Refuted
13. The Error of Durandus Is Refuted
14. The Fourth Error Is Refuted
15. The Error of Rupert Is Refuted
16. The Error of John of Paris Is Refuted
17. The Error of the Ubiquitarians Is Refuted
18. The Opinion of the Church Is Explained
19. Transubstantiation Is Proved from the Word of God
20. Transubstantiation Is Proved by the Testimonies of the Fathers
21. The Same Is Proved from the Definition and Consent of the Church for Five Hundred Years
22. The Same Truth Is Proved from the Congruity of Reason
23. The Objections of Kemnitz Are Refuted
24. The Objections of Peter Martyr Are Refuted

On the Sacrament of the Eucharist (De Sacramento Eucharistiae), Book IV: On the Sacrament of the Eucharist Itself

1. What Properly Is the Sacrament of the Eucharist, and Whether Outside Its Use the Body of the Lord Is Truly Present Under the Species of Consecrated Bread
2. It Is Proved from the Words of the Lord's Institution That the Sacrament of the Eucharist Is a Permanent Thing, and That the Body of the Lord Exists in It Permanently
3. It Is Proved from the Unlikeness of Baptism and the Eucharist That the Eucharist Is a Permanent Thing
4. The Same Truth Is Proved by the Testimonies of the Fathers
5. The Answers of the Adversaries to the Testimonies of the Fathers Are Refuted
6. It Is Explained What Properly Is the Sacrament of the Eucharist
7. On the Matter of the Eucharist: Whether the Sacrament Is to Be Confected in Unleavened or Leavened Bread
8. It Is Proved That Christ Instituted the Sacrament on the 14th Day of the Month, According to the Law and the Custom of the Hebrews
9. The Arguments of the Greeks, and of Others Who in Any Way Favor Them, Are Resolved
10. On the Tempering of Wine with Water in the Sacred Chalice
11. The Arguments of the Adversaries Are Resolved
12. By What Words the Consecration of the Eucharist Is Made
13. That the Consecration Is Made by the Words of the Lord Alone
14. The Objections of the Greeks and Latins Against the Form of Consecrating the Eucharist Are Resolved
15. The Lies of Kemnitz Concerning the Form of the Sacrament of the Eucharist
16. On the Minister of the Sacrament of the Eucharist
17. On the Effect of the Eucharist, and on the Preparation for Communion: The Opinions of the Heretics
18. That All Those Receive the Eucharist Unworthily Who Approach with the Consciousness of Mortal Sin
19. The Objections of the Adversaries Are Resolved
20. The Question Is Proposed, and the Opinion of the Adversaries on Communion Under One or Both Species
21. That the Whole Christ Is Under Each Species
22. That the Whole Nature of the Sacrament Is Found in One Species
23. That No Greater Usefulness Is Received from Communion Under Both Species Than Under One
24. That Communion Under One Species Does Not Fight with the Divine Writings or with Christ's Mandate, Proved by Various Reasons
25. The Objections Drawn from Scripture Are Resolved
26. The Objections from the Fathers Are Refuted
27. The Objections from Reason Are Refuted
28. That the Church for Just Causes Commanded Communion Under One Species
29. On the Veneration of This Sacrament
30. The Objections Are Resolved

On the Sacrament of the Eucharist (De Sacramento Eucharistiae), Book V: On the Sacrifice of the Mass (First Book)

1. On the Word Mass
2. On the Definition of Sacrifice
3. That the Death of Christ Is a Sacrifice Properly So Called
4. On the Division of Sacrifice
5. The State of the Controversy Is Explained, and the Opinions of Catholics and Heretics Are Reported
6. That a True Sacrifice Is Offered in the Mass, Proved from the First Testimony of Scripture and from the Priesthood of Melchisedech
7. The Sacrifice of the Mass Is Proved from the Figure of the Paschal Lamb
8. The Sacrifice of the Mass Is Proved from the Figures of the Various Sacrifices of the Old Testament
9. The Sacrifice of the Mass Is Proved from the Prophecies of the Prophets
10. The Same Is Proved from Malachi
11. The Same Is Proved from Chapter 4 of John
12. The Sacrifice of the Mass Is Proved from the Words of the Institution
13. The Sacrifice of the Mass Is Proved from Chapter 13 of the Acts
14. The Sacrifice of the Mass Is Proved from Chapter 10 of First Corinthians
15. The Sacrifice of the Mass Is Proved from the Tradition of the Fathers, and First from the Words Sacrifice, Oblation, Immolation
16. A Sacrifice Properly So Called Is Proved from the Rite of Altars
17. The Same Is Proved from the Name of Priest
18. The Sacrifice Is Proved from the Liturgies
19. The Same Is Proved from Those for Whom the Sacrifice of the Mass Is Offered
20. The Sacrifice of the Mass Is Proved from the Conjunction of Law and Sacrifice
21. The Sacrifice of the Mass Is Proved from the Comparison of the Christian Law to the Mosaic
22. The Same Is Proved from the Difference Between a Sacrament and a Sacrifice
23. The Same Is Proved from the Consent of the Church
24. The Objections of Luther Are Resolved
25. The Arguments of John Calvin Are Resolved
26. The Objections of Kemnitz Are Resolved
27. The Last Objection Is Resolved, and It Is Explained in What Part of the Mass the Essence of the Sacrifice Properly Consists

On the Sacrament of the Eucharist (De Sacramento Eucharistiae), Book VI: On the Sacrifice of the Mass (Second Book)

1. The Controversy Is Proposed: Whether the Mass Is a Propitiatory Sacrifice
2. It Is Proved That the Sacrifice of the Mass Is Propitiatory
3. It Is Proved That the Same Sacrifice Is Also Impetratory
4. The Proper Efficacy of the Sacrifice of the Mass Is Explained
5. The Objections of the Adversaries Are Resolved
6. The Sacrifice of the Mass Profits All the Living
7. The Sacrifice of the Mass Is Rightly Offered for the Dead Who Are in Purgatory
8. That the Sacrifice of the Mass Is Rightly Celebrated for the Saints
9. On Private Masses
10. The Arguments Against Private Masses Are Resolved
11. On the Kind of Language
12. That Not All Things in the Mass Must Necessarily Be Pronounced in a Loud Voice
13. What the Heretics Think Concerning the Ceremonies of the Mass
14. That the Ceremonies Which Precede the Mass Are Ancient and Pious
15. On the Ceremonies Which Are Done in the Mass and Consist in Action
16. On the Things Which Are Recited in the Mass of the Catechumens
17. On the Offertory and the Preface
18. On the Name of the Canon
19. On the Author of the Canon
20. On the Antiquity of the Canon
21. On the Truth of the First Prayer of the Canon
22. On the Truth of the Second Prayer of the Canon
23. On the Truth of the Third Prayer of the Canon
24. On the Truth of the Fourth Prayer of the Canon
25. On the Truth of the Fifth Prayer of the Canon
26. On the Sixth Prayer of the Canon
27. On the Lord’s Prayer and the Following Prayers

On the Church Militant (De Ecclesia Militante), from the Controversy On Councils and the Church

1. On the Name of the Church
2. On the Definition of the Church
3. On the Unbaptized
4. On Heretics and Apostates
5. On Schismatics
6. On the Excommunicated
7. On the Predestined
8. On the Imperfect
9. On Great Sinners
10. On Hidden Infidels
11. The Second Controversy Is Proposed: Whether the Church Is Always Visible
12. That the Church Is Visible
13. That the Visible Church Cannot Fail
14. That the Church Cannot Err
15. The Arguments for an Invisible Church Are Resolved
16. The Arguments That the Church Can Fail Are Resolved
17. The Arguments That All the Pastors of the Church Can Err Together Are Resolved
18. That the Treatment of the Marks of the Church Is Most Useful
19. The Opinion of the Heretics Is Refuted
20. The True Marks of the Church Are Proposed
21. The First Mark Is Explained: The Name Catholic
22. The Second Mark: Antiquity
23. The Third Mark: Duration
24. The Fourth Mark: Amplitude and Multitude
25. The Fifth Mark: Succession of Bishops
26. The Sixth Mark: Agreement with the Ancient Church
27. The Seventh Mark: Union of the Members with the Head
28. The Eighth Mark: Holiness of Doctrine
29. The Ninth Mark: Efficacy of Doctrine
30. The Tenth Mark: Holiness of Life of the Founders
31. The Eleventh Mark: Glory of Miracles
32. The Twelfth Mark: Light of Prophecy
33. The Thirteenth Mark: Confession of the Adversaries
34. The Fourteenth Mark: Unhappy End of the Enemies
35. The Fifteenth Mark: Temporal Felicity

On Antichrist (De Antichristo — On the Roman Pontiff, Book III)

1. The Disputation on Antichrist Is Proposed
2. That Antichrist Will Be One Certain Man
3. It Is Shown That Antichrist Has Not Yet Come
4. The First Demonstration: The Gospel Not Yet Preached to All Nations
5. The Second Demonstration: The Roman Empire Not Yet Made Desolate
6. The Third Demonstration: Henoch and Elijah Have Not Yet Come
7. The Fourth Demonstration: The Last Persecution Not Yet Come
8. The Fifth Demonstration: Antichrist Will Reign Only Three and a Half Years
9. The Sixth Demonstration: The End of the World Follows Antichrist
10. On the Name of Antichrist
11. On the Character of Antichrist
12. On the Generation of Antichrist
13. On the Seat of Antichrist
14. On the Doctrine of Antichrist
15. On the Miracles of Antichrist
16. On the Kingdom and Battles of Antichrist
17. On Gog and Magog
18. The Ravings of the Heretics Are Refuted (Luther)
19. The Trifles of the Smalcald Synod Are Refuted
20. The Lies of Calvin Are Refuted
21. The Lies of Illyricus Are Refuted
22. The Ineptitudes of Tilmann Are Refuted
23. The Lies of Chytraeus Are Refuted
24. The Arguments of Calvin and Illyricus Refuted; the Fable of Pope Joan

On Councils (De Conciliis et Ecclesia), Book I: On the Authority of Councils

1. Preface
2. The Order of the Disputation
3. Who Has Written on Councils
4. The Name and Origin of a Council
5. The Twofold Division of Councils
6. The Approved General Councils
7. The Rejected General Councils
8. Councils Partly Confirmed, Partly Rejected
9. A Council Neither Clearly Approved Nor Rejected
10. On the Usefulness or Necessity of Celebrating Councils
11. That General Councils Are Useful and in a Certain Way Necessary, but Not Absolutely
12. That Some Councils of Bishops Are Simply Necessary
13. Whose It Is to Convoke Councils
14. The Adversaries’ Arguments Are Answered
15. Certain Doubts Explained
16. Who Are to Be Convoked to a Council
17. The Adversaries’ Objections Are Answered
18. How Many Bishops Are Required for a General Council
19. That Bishops in Councils Are Not Counsellors but Judges
20. Whose It Is to Preside Over a General Council
21. That the Pope Presided, Even the Adversaries Confess
22. The Adversaries’ Arguments Are Answered (on Presiding)
23. The Conditions the Lutherans Require for a Council Are Refuted

On Councils (De Conciliis et Ecclesia), Book II: On the Authority of Councils (continued)

1. The Argument of the Book; That Confirmed General Councils Cannot Err, from Scripture
2. The Same Proved from the Fathers
3. The Same Shown by Arguments Drawn from Reason
4. That Particular Councils Approved by the Pope Cannot Err
5. The Arguments Drawn from Scripture Are Answered
6. The Arguments from the Testimonies of the Ancient Fathers Answered
7. The Arguments from the Alleged Errors of Councils Answered
8. The Objection Drawn from Reason Answered
9. Particular Councils Not Approved by the Supreme Pontiff Do Not Make an Altogether Certain Faith
10. General Councils Can Err Before the Confirmation of the Supreme Pontiff, Unless the Fathers in Defining Follow the Pontiff’s Instruction
11. Whether the Authority of a Council Is Greater Than That of Scripture
12. Whether a Council Is Above the Pontiff
13. The Various Opinions Explained
14. That the Supreme Pontiff Is the Head of the Whole Church
15. That the Supreme Power Is Not in a Council
16. That the Supreme Pontiff Is Absolutely Above a Council
17. That the Pontiff Cannot Subject Himself to the Coercive Sentence of Councils
18. The Arguments of the Adversaries Answered

On the Clergy (De Clericis), from On the Members of the Church, Book I

1. On the Name of Cleric and Layman
2. The Question of the Institution of Ministers Proposed
3. That the Right of Ordaining Pastors Does Not Belong to the People
4. That It Belongs Not to the People but to the Bishops to Call Ministers
5. That the Election of Ministers Is Not Made by God Alone
6. The Fourth Proposition
7. The Fifth Proposition
8. The Sixth Proposition
9. The Seventh Proposition
10. The Eighth Proposition
11. On the Number of the Ecclesiastical Orders
12. On the Antiquity of the Orders
13. On the Offices of the Ministers
14. On the Distinction Between Bishop and Priest
15. The Objections Answered
16. On the Cardinals
17. On the Chorepiscopi
18. On the Celibacy of Priests: Whether Marriage Is Forbidden to Priests by Divine Law
19. That Celibacy Is Most Rightly Annexed to Sacred Orders by Apostolic Law
20. The Arguments of Calvin Answered
21. The Arguments of Philip Melanchthon Answered
22. The Arguments of the Magdeburgians Answered
23. On Digamy (Second Marriage)
24. The Objections of Luther Answered
25. On Tithes
26. On the Possessions Held by the Gift of the Laity
27. On Secular Goods
28. Whether Clerics Are Free from the Yoke of Civil Power
29. Whether the Exemption of Clerics Is of Natural Divine Right
30. The Contrary Arguments Answered

On the Laity or Secular Persons (De Laicis sive Saecularibus), from On the Members of the Church, Book III

1. The Order of the Whole Disputation
2. The First Question Proposed: Whether Political Power Is Good and Lawful for Christians
3. The Political Magistrate Asserted from the Scriptures
4. The Same Asserted from the Examples of the Saints
5. The Same Asserted from the End of the Principate
6. The Same Asserted by an Argument Drawn from the Efficient Cause
7. The Same Asserted from Antiquity
8. That Principate or Dominion Can Exist Among the Impious
9. The Question of the Power of the Magistrate Proposed
10. The First Proposition: It Is Lawful for a Christian Prince to Make Laws
11. The Second Proposition: Civil Law Binds in Conscience No Less Than Divine Law
12. The Third Proposition: It Is Not Unlawful for Christians to Exercise Public Judgments
13. The Fourth Proposition: A Christian Magistrate May Punish the Disturbers of Public Quiet with the Sword
14. That It Is Sometimes Lawful for Christians to Wage Wars
15. How Many, and Which, Are the Conditions of a Just War
16. That It Is Lawful for Christians to Wage War Against the Turks
17. That the Judgment Concerning Religion Does Not Pertain to the Magistrate
18. That the Defense of Religion Pertains to the Magistrate
19. That Catholics Cannot Be Reconciled with Heretics
20. That the Books of Heretics Are to Be Abolished
21. That Heretics Condemned by the Church May Be Punished with Temporal Penalties, and Even with Death
22. The Objections Answered

On Monks (De Monachis), from On the Members of the Church, Book II

1. Preface
2. On the Name of the Monastic Life
3. On the Nature, or Definition, of the Religious State
4. On the Various Orders of Religious
5. On the Confirmation of the Religious Orders
6. On the Origin of the Religious Orders
7. The Lies Are Exposed and the Calumnies Refuted
8. What a Counsel of Perfection Is
9. The Various Opinions on the Counsels Are Set Forth
10. The Evangelical Counsels Asserted by the Testimonies of Scripture
11. The Same Asserted from Examples
12. The Same Asserted from the Testimonies of the Fathers
13. The Same Confirmed by Natural Reason
14. The Objections Answered
15. The Name and Definition of a Vow Explained
16. The State of the Question Explained
17. That Everything Done by Vow Is Worship of God
18. That It Was Not Proper to the Jews to Make Vows
19. The Objections Answered
20. That a Vow Is Not Properly a Promise
21. That Voluntary Poverty Is Rightly Vowed to God
22. On the Vow of Obedience
23. The Vow of Continence Asserted from Those Words of Luke 1, ‘How Shall This Be?’
24. The Same Asserted from Those Words of Matthew 19
25. The Same Asserted from the Words of the Apostle in 1 Timothy
26. The Same Asserted from the Councils
27. The Same Asserted from the Responses of Pontiffs and Emperors
28. The Same Asserted by the Testimony of the Fathers
29. The Same Asserted by Reason
30. The First Objection of the Adversaries Answered
31. The Second Objection Answered
32. The Third Objection Answered
33. The Fourth Objection from Natural Reason Answered
34. The Fifth Objection from the Councils Answered
35. The Sixth Objection from the Fathers Answered
36. That Younger Persons Can Take Vows
37. That It Is Lawful for Children to Enter the Religious State Against Their Parents’ Will
38. That It Is Lawful for the Married to Vow by Mutual Consent
39. That a Ratified Marriage Is Dissolved by Solemn Vows
40. On Hermits
41. On the Habit and Tonsure of Monks
42. That It Is Lawful for Monks to Labor with Their Hands
43. That Monks Are Not Bound to Manual Labor
44. That It Is Lawful for Monks to Live from the Goods of the Church
45. That It Is Lawful for Monks to Live from Things Freely Offered and Given
46. That It Is Lawful for Monks to Live from Begging
47. The Objections Answered

On Justification (De Justificatione Impii), Book I: On Justifying Faith

1. On the name of justification, and of righteousness
2. The causes of justification are explained
3. The state of the question concerning justifying faith is opened
4. What justifying faith is, in the opinion of the heretics and of Catholics
5. The heretics' error on the notion of justifying faith is refuted from Hebrews 11
6. That justifying faith is not Trust is proved from the divine writings
7. That justifying faith is not so much knowledge as assent
8. That the object of justifying faith is not special mercy, but everything God has revealed
9. It is proved from the tradition of the Church that faith is assent to all revealed things
10. The same is proved by arguments of reason
11. The objections of the adversaries are refuted
12. The second question is proposed: whether faith alone justifies
13. The state of the question of faith alone is explained
14. That faith alone does not justify: first proofs from Scripture
15. That faith alone does not justify: further proofs from Scripture
16. That faith does not justify alone, proved from the removal of the causes for which works are excluded
17. Why even faith itself, as a kind of work, is excluded from justifying
18. The testimony of the ancient Church against faith alone
19. The first argument from Scripture for faith alone is answered
20. The second argument from Scripture for faith alone is answered
21. The third argument from Scripture for faith alone is answered
22. The fourth argument from Scripture for faith alone is answered
23. The fifth argument from Scripture for faith alone is answered
24. The sixth argument from Scripture for faith alone is answered
25. The argument from the tradition of the ancient Fathers for faith alone is answered

On Justification, Book II: On Inherent Righteousness

1. The various errors concerning the formal cause of justification
2. The judgment of the Church is set forth, and the state of the question opened
3. That inherent righteousness is our formal righteousness, proved from the Scriptures
4. That faith is not the complete formal cause of justification
5. That the formal cause of justification is not the essential and divine righteousness of God
6. That our justification does not consist in the mere remission of sins
7. That justification does not consist in the imputation of Christ's righteousness
8. The tradition of the ancient Fathers, and chiefly of Augustine, on inherent righteousness
9. The arguments of the adversaries from the epistle to the Romans are answered
10. The arguments from the epistles to the Corinthians are answered
11. The arguments from the epistle to the Ephesians are answered
12. The arguments from the Acts of the Apostles, and from the parable of the publican, are answered
13. The arguments from the Fathers are answered
14. The argument drawn from reason is answered
15. That the righteousness by which we are formally justified is habitual, not actual
16. The objections against the doctrine of the preceding chapter are answered

On Justification, Book III: On the Uncertainty, Mutability, and Inequality of Righteousness

1. The various errors of the recent heretics concerning justification
2. The state of the question on the uncertainty of righteousness is set forth
3. The various opinions on the proposed question are reviewed
4. The uncertainty of one's own grace and righteousness is proved by the testimonies of Solomon
5. The same is proved by the testimony and example of Job, David, and Paul
6. The same is proved from various places of the Prophets and Apostles
7. The same is proved by the testimonies of the holy Fathers
8. The same is proved by various reasons
9. The arguments of the adversaries from the testimonies of Scripture are answered
10. The arguments from the Fathers are answered
11. The arguments from reason are answered
12. The error on the certainty of predestination is refuted
13. Objections are answered
14. That faith and righteousness are not proper to the elect, and once had can be lost
15. Objections are answered
16. That all the just are not equal among themselves

On Justification, Book IV: On the Necessity and Truth of Good Works

1. That the heretics of this time deny the necessity of works
2. The false distinction of law and Gospel is refuted, and thence the necessity of works proved
3. The true distinction of law and Gospel is asserted, and thence the necessity of works confirmed
4. Another distinction of law and Gospel is shown
5. The false Christian liberty is refuted, and thence the necessity of works proved
6. The true Christian liberty is asserted, and thence also the necessity of good works proved
7. The necessity of works for salvation is proved from the Scriptures
8. The necessity of works is proved from ecclesiastical tradition
9. The necessity of works for salvation is proved from reason
10. The question of the truth of the righteousness of works is proposed, and the opinions of the heretics reviewed
11. That the law of God is possible is proved from the divine writings
12. That the law of God is not impossible is proved from the Fathers
13. That the law of God is not impossible is proved by reasons
14. The objections of the heretics are answered
15. That the works of the just are not sins, but righteousness, is proved from the divine writings
16. That good works are not sins, but truly good, is proved from the Fathers
17. That the good works of the just are not sins, but truly good, is proved by reasons
18. That good works are not only truly just, but also justify, is proved from James chapter 2
19. That the just man is justified by good works is proved from other places of Scripture and by reasons
20. The objections from the Scriptures against the truth of actual righteousness are answered
21. The objections from the Fathers are answered

On Justification, Book V: On the Merit of Good Works

1. The question of the merit of good works is proposed
2. That the works of the just are rightly called merits is proved from the Scriptures
3. That the works of the just are meritorious of eternal life is proved from the divine writings
4. The same is proved from the tradition of the Fathers
5. The objections from the Scriptures against the merits of good works are answered
6. The objections from the Fathers are answered
7. In what measure confidence may be placed in merits
8. That it is lawful to do good works with a view to the eternal reward
9. Objections are answered
10. That free choice of the will is required for the constituting of merit
11. Objections are answered
12. That the state of grace and of the adoption of sons is required for merit
13. Objections are answered
14. That the gratuitous promise of God of eternal life is required for merit
15. That a good work is not meritorious of eternal life unless it proceed from charity
16. That the works of the just done from charity are meritorious of eternal life in condignity
17. That the good works of the just are meritorious in condignity not only by reason of the covenant, but also by reason of the works themselves
18. The objections against the doctrine of the preceding chapter are answered
19. That God rewards good works above condignity
20. That eternal life, even as to its first degree, is rendered to the merits of good works
21. That not the grace of justification, but its increase, falls under condign merit
22. That reparation after a fall, and perseverance unto the end, fall not under condign merit, but only congruous

On the Grace of the First Man

1. The controversy is proposed, whether the first man was created with some supernatural gift
2. That man was not created at the beginning such as he is now born, but far happier
3. That the first man received in his creation the grace that makes pleasing
4. That the first man in the state of innocence did not need a special help by which he might be stirred to each single act
5. That the rectitude which the first man received in creation was a supernatural gift
6. The truth of the fourth proposition is proved
7. The arguments against the preceding opinion are refuted
8. That Adam and his posterity could by no means have died, had they not sinned
9. That the immortality of the first man was supernatural, not natural
10. That the earthly paradise was a bodily place, in which Adam dwelt in the state of innocence
11. Objections are answered
12. That the place of the earthly paradise is most remote from human knowledge
13. Objections are answered
14. That paradise still remains
15. That in paradise, in the state of innocence, not only men but also the animals lacking reason would have lived
16. That the Cherubim guarding paradise were not phantoms
17. Why a certain tree was called the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
18. That the tree of life could have conferred perfect immortality
19. Objections are answered

On Grace and Free Choice (De Gratia et Libero Arbitrio), Book I: On Grace

1. On the various acceptations of grace
2. On the divisions of grace
3. That the grace that makes pleasing is a quality inhering in the soul
4. The truth explained in the preceding chapter is proved
5. Objections are answered
6. That the grace that makes pleasing is not really distinct from the habit of charity
7. Objections are answered
8. That charity is a created virtue, not the Holy Spirit himself
9. Objections are answered
10. Certain doubts are resolved concerning the division of grace into freely given and making pleasing
11. That the division of special help into sufficient and efficacious is to be conceded
12. In what the efficacy of grace consists
13. Certain objections are answered against what has been said of efficacious grace
14. What operating grace properly is

On Grace and Free Choice, Book II: On Predestination and Sufficient Grace

1. The question is proposed, whether sufficient help is given to all
2. That the help of grace does not wait for our wills, but prevents them; nor is it equally present to all
3. The arguments of the Pelagians, and of those favoring the Pelagians, against the two propositions of the preceding chapter are answered
4. That God cannot be accused of injustice, even if he gave not to all sufficient help unto salvation; and that we must despair of no one
5. That sufficient help unto salvation, according to place and time, is given to all
6. That the help of God necessary for conversion is not present to sinners at every moment, but at fixed times, as God judges his gifts are to be distributed
7. That help for avoiding new sin is always present to all
8. The arguments against the doctrine of chapters 5 and 7 are answered
9. The eighth proposition is set forth, and the definition of predestination is explained
10. That predestination has no cause in us is proved from the divine writings
11. The same is proved from the tradition of the Church
12. The same is proved by reasons drawn from Scripture and tradition
13. The arguments against the eighth proposition are answered
14. The arguments from the Fathers are answered
15. The arguments from reasons are answered; and at the same time it is shown that men are freely chosen not only to efficacious grace, but also to glory
16. That the cause of the reprobation of the impious is to be referred partly to the sole will of God, partly to foreseen sins
17. What difference there is between the election, or reprobation, of men and of angels

On Grace and Free Choice, Book III: On Free Choice

1. Some things are premised before the treatment itself: the argument of the whole work, the sum of the chief difficulties, and who have written on free choice
2. On the name of free choice
3. On the definition of free choice
4. What liberty is necessary for free choice
5. The common judgment is proved, which requires for free choice liberty from necessity
6. The contrary arguments are answered
7. Whether free choice is a power: the various judgments of the theologians are set forth
8. It is proved that free choice is a power, namely the will itself; and that it is so free that it is nevertheless determined by the last judgment of practical reason
9. The arguments against the conclusions of the preceding chapter are answered
10. That free choice is not a merely passive power, nor partly passive and partly active, but simply and absolutely active
11. The arguments against the doctrine of the preceding chapter are answered
12. That through free choice not evils are desired, but goods
13. That free choice is both of things present and of things future
14. That free choice is not of the end, but of the means to the end
15. That the subject of free choice can be nothing but an intelligent nature
16. It is proved that God has free choice
17. The contrary arguments are answered
18. On the end of free choice; that is, why God created Angels and men endowed with free choice

On Grace and Free Choice — Book IV: Grace and Free Choice in Natural and Civil Works

1. The order of the coming disputation is set forth
2. That it can be known by the powers of nature that God exists, and is one, and other things of that kind
3. Objections are solved
4. That general help is required, and suffices, for performing natural and civil actions
5. The principal question is proposed, whether man has free choice in natural and civil works; and the errors of Luther and Melanchthon are noted
6. That the manner of speaking of the adversaries, who changed the name of free choice into the name of servile choice, cannot be defended from signal rashness
7. That according to the Catholic faith man has free choice in civil matters is proved from the divine writings
8. The same is proved from the tradition of the ancient Fathers
9. The testimonies of the Fathers themselves are adduced
10. That it is evident by the light of natural reason that man has free choice in external civil actions
11. Response is made to the arguments which the adversaries take from the divine writings
12. Response is made to the objections from the testimonies of St. Augustine
13. Response is made to the objection from the repugnance of foreknowledge and liberty
14. Three opinions on the concord of the divine cooperation with free choice are refuted
15. One way of the concord of the divine cooperation with free choice is explained
16. The other way of the concord of liberty with the cooperation of God is explained, and the objection proposed in chapter 14 is solved

On Grace and Free Choice — Book V: Grace and Free Choice in Moral Works

1. The question of the knowledge of moral truth is proposed
2. It is proved that man can by his own powers know some moral truth
3. The arguments against the doctrine of the preceding chapter are solved
4. The question of the powers of the human will concerning moral good is proposed
5. That all the moral precepts, according to their substance, cannot be fulfilled by the powers of nature alone
6. The arguments against the things said in the preceding chapter are solved
7. That no true temptation can be overcome by the powers of nature alone
8. The arguments against the proposition of chapter seven are solved
9. That man without faith, with special help, and even without it, can perform some moral good, if no temptation press
10. The arguments against the proposition of the preceding chapter are solved
11. The arguments from the Fathers are solved
12. The arguments from reason are solved
13. The controversy on free choice in moral matters is proposed, and the follies and lies of Tilman are reported
14. The liberty of choice in moral matters is proved by an argument leading to the impossible
15. The second argument for free choice in moral matters is brought forward and defended
16. The third argument for free choice in moral matters is proposed and defended
17. The fourth argument for free choice in moral matters is proposed and defended
18. The first class of Scriptures for free choice in moral matters
19. The second class of Scriptures for free choice in moral matters
20. The third class of Scriptures for free choice in moral matters
21. The fourth class of Scriptures for free choice in moral matters
22. The fifth class of Scriptures for free choice in moral matters
23. The sixth class of Scriptures for free choice in moral matters
24. Preface to the testimonies of the Fathers for free choice in moral matters
25. The testimonies of the Greek Fathers are brought forward for free choice in moral matters
26. The testimonies of the Latin Fathers for free choice in moral matters
27. Testimonies are brought forward from the books of Augustine which he wrote before the rise of the Pelagian heresy
28. The testimonies of St. Augustine for free choice written after the rise of the heresy are brought forward
29. The arguments of the adversaries drawn from the word of God are solved
30. The arguments from the testimonies of St. Augustine are solved

On Grace and Free Choice — Book VI: Grace and Free Choice in Works of Piety

1. The question is proposed, whether the mysteries of faith can be believed without special help
2. That man cannot, without the special illustration of God, believe the mysteries of faith
3. The objections against the doctrine of the preceding chapter are solved
4. That the human will can will nothing in those things which pertain to piety and salvation, without the help of the grace of God
5. That man cannot, by the powers of nature alone, in any way prepare himself for receiving grace
6. The arguments against the doctrine of the two preceding chapters are solved
7. That God cannot be loved without the help of grace
8. The contrary arguments are solved
9. The opinion of the heretics on the liberty of choice in those things which pertain to salvation is proposed
10. Free choice in pious and salutary actions is proved from the divine writings
11. The liberty of choice in works of piety is proved from the tradition of the Fathers
12. The liberty of choice in works of piety is proved by reasons
13. The objections of the adversaries drawn from the divine writings are dissolved
14. The objections from the testimonies of St. Augustine are dissolved
15. A compendium of the disputation on the cooperation of grace and free choice, comprised in some few sentences

On the Loss of Grace (De Amissione Gratiae), Book I: On Sin, Mortal and Venial

1. On the definition of sin
2. The partitions of sin
3. On the difference between mortal and venial sin
4. The judgments of the heretics are reported
5. The judgment of Jovinian and Pelagius is refuted
6. The objections of the Pelagians are dissolved
7. The error of John Wyclif and John Calvin is refuted
8. The error of the Lutherans is refuted
9. That venial sin is by its nature distinguished from mortal is shown from the Scriptures
10. The same is shown from the tradition of the Church and the Fathers
11. The same is proved from reason
12. The objections from the Scriptures are dissolved
13. The objections from the Fathers are solved
14. The objections drawn from natural reason are dissolved

On the Loss of Grace — Book II: That God Is Not the Author of Sin

1. Chapter 1. {'t': 'On the errors concerning the primary cause of sin'}
2. Chapter 2. {'t': 'The state of the question is explained'}
3. Chapter 3. {'t': 'The judgment of Zwingli, Calvin, and Beza is brought forward in their own words'}
4. Chapter 4. {'t': 'That from the judgment of Zwingli, Calvin, and Beza God is rightly made the author of sin'}
5. Chapter 5. {'t': 'That from the judgment of Zwingli, Calvin, and Beza it follows that God truly and properly sins'}
6. Chapter 6. {'t': 'That from the doctrine of Calvin, Zwingli, Beza, and the like it is gathered that God alone truly sins'}
7. Chapter 7. {'t': 'That from the doctrine of Zwingli, Calvin, and Beza it is not ill gathered that sin is nothing but a false opinion, as the Libertines will have it'}
8. Chapter 8. {'t': 'It is proved from the divine writings that God neither sins nor is the author of sin'}
9. Chapter 9. {'t': 'It is proved by the testimonies of the Fathers that God is not the author of sin'}
10. Chapter 10. {'t': 'The same truth is established by reasons'}
11. Chapter 11. {'t': 'The objections drawn from the divine writings are refuted'}
12. Chapter 12. {'t': 'Objections from other testimonies of Scripture are solved'}
13. Chapter 13. {'t': 'Objections from other places of Scripture are solved'}
14. Chapter 14. {'t': 'Objections drawn from other testimonies of Scripture are solved'}
15. Chapter 15. {'t': 'Other testimonies of Scripture are explained'}
16. Chapter 16. {'t': 'Some places of St. Augustine are explained, which in appearance seem to favor the adversaries'}
17. Chapter 17. {'t': 'The objections drawn from reason are solved'}
18. Chapter 18. {'t': 'An objection is solved which is wont to be proposed by the theologians for the sake of explaining the truth'}

On the Loss of Grace — Book III: On the Sin of the First Man

1. Chapter 1. On the temptation which preceded the sin of the first parents, and that the first parents truly sinned
2. Chapter 2. Why God permitted man to be tempted, whom he knew would fall
3. Chapter 3. On the serpent which seduced Eve: that it was a true and natural serpent, and that the devil spoke through it
4. Chapter 4. That the first sin of the first parents was pride
5. Chapter 5. Objections are solved, and it is explained what the pride of the first men was
6. Chapter 6. That the first parents lost faith, and what their infidelity was
7. Chapter 7. That Adam properly was not seduced
8. Chapter 8. That the first sin of Adam could not have been venial
9. Chapter 9. That the sin of Adam was graver than the sin of Eve
10. Chapter 10. That the sin of the first man was in a certain manner the gravest of all sins, yet not absolutely
11. Chapter 11. On the punishment of the first sin
12. Chapter 12. On the penance and salvation of the first men

On the Loss of Grace — Book IV: On Original Sin

1. Chapter 1. The matter of the following disputation is set forth, and those who have written on it are briefly indicated
2. Chapter 2. The errors concerning the first question are related: whether there is any sin of origin
3. Chapter 3. That some sin of the true name is derived from the sin of Adam into his posterity is proved from chapter 5 of Romans
4. Chapter 4. The same is proved from other testimonies of the divine Scripture
5. Chapter 5. The same truth is proved by testimonies of the Fathers who wrote before the Pelagian heresy arose
6. Chapter 6. The same truth is proved from ecclesiastical definition
7. Chapter 7. The same matter is confirmed by reasons
8. Chapter 8. Objections from the Scriptures are dissolved
9. Chapter 9. Testimonies of the Fathers are explained which in appearance seem to favor the Pelagians
10. Chapter 10. Arguments drawn from reason are dissolved
11. Chapter 11. The question of the origin of the soul is explained
12. Chapter 12. How original sin is transmitted
13. Chapter 13. That original sin is drawn not from Eve, but from Adam alone
14. Chapter 14. That the sin of origin pertains to the children of the faithful, just as to the children of unbelievers
15. Chapter 15. That the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin
16. Chapter 16. The arguments are solved which are wont to be made against the immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin
17. Chapter 17. The lies and calumnies of Chemnitz concerning the conception of the Blessed Virgin are refuted
18. Chapter 18. That not all the sins of parents pass to posterity by generation, but only the first fall of the first man

On the Loss of Grace — Book V: The Nature of Original Sin

1. Chapter 1. The opinion, or rather most absurd heresy, of Illyricus is set forth
2. Chapter 2. The error of Illyricus is refuted, who asserted that the sin of origin is a substance
3. Chapter 3. The arguments of Illyricus are solved
4. Chapter 4. The second error, which is of many Lutherans, is set forth and refuted
5. Chapter 5. The third error is set forth, which is common to all Lutherans and Calvinists
6. Chapter 6. The calumnies and lies of the heretics are refuted
7. Chapter 7. The third error, which is common among the Lutherans, is refuted from the Scriptures
8. Chapter 8. The same error is refuted from the testimonies of the holy Fathers
9. Chapter 9. The same error is refuted by various reasons
10. Chapter 10. The arguments of the adversaries are solved, drawn from chapters 6, 7, and 8 to the Romans
11. Chapter 11. Objections drawn from other places of Scripture are solved
12. Chapter 12. Objections from the Fathers are solved
13. Chapter 13. Response is made to the places which are produced from Augustine
14. Chapter 14. Objections from reason are solved
15. Chapter 15. The opinion of those Catholics is refuted who place the sin of origin in a certain positive quality
16. Chapter 16. The error of Albert Pighius and Ambrose Catharinus is refuted
17. Chapter 17. The true opinion of the nature of the sin of origin is explained
18. Chapter 18. The opinion explained in the preceding chapter is proved
19. Chapter 19. The other part of the same opinion is proved
20. Chapter 20. Objections are refuted which can be made against the doctrine of the preceding chapter

On the Loss of Grace — Book VI: The Punishments of Original Sin

1. Various opinions on the punishment of original sin after this life
2. The first and second opinions are refuted, and it is asserted that little ones dying without Baptism are to be condemned with the punishment of eternal death
3. Response is made to the objections against the doctrine of the preceding chapter
4. The fifth opinion is refuted, and it is asserted that little ones dying without Baptism are not to be punished with the punishment of sense, or of sensible fire
5. Response is made to the objections against the doctrine of the preceding chapter
6. The third opinion is refuted, and it is asserted to be probable that unbaptized little ones will suffer an interior sorrow of mind, though a most mild one
7. Response is made to the objections against the doctrine of the preceding chapter
8. The method of the future disputation on the punishment of sin in this life is set forth
9. The diseases, or wounds, of the human mind are enumerated
10. On the diseases and wounds of the will
11. On the disorder of the lower part of the soul
12. On the miseries of men as to the body
13. On the miseries of human nature which come from without
14. It is shown against the Pelagians that concupiscence is evil
15. That not only concupiscence, but all the miseries of human nature, are punishments of sin
16. What the heretics of our time think concerning the effect of original sin

On Indulgences and the Jubilee — Book I: That Indulgences Exist, and What They Are

1. On the names indulgence and jubilee
2. That there exists in the Church a treasury which is the foundation of indulgences
3. That there is in the Church a power of applying the treasury of satisfactions, and thereby of granting indulgences
4. Objections against the doctrine of the two preceding chapters are solved
5. What an indulgence properly is: a payment, or an absolution
6. Objections against the doctrine of the preceding chapter are solved
7. From what bond we are loosed, or absolved, through indulgences
8. The contrary arguments are solved
9. On the variety of indulgences
10. That an indulgence is useful to every kind of man
11. Who can grant indulgences
12. Whether a just cause is required for an indulgence to be valid
13. On the disposition of the one receiving indulgences
14. On indulgences which are received for the dead

On Indulgences and the Jubilee — Book II: Against the Adversaries of Indulgences

1. The arguments of Luther against indulgences are refuted
2. Answer to what John Calvin objects against indulgences in the Institutes, chapter 9, number 38
3. Answer to the objections of Calvin from number 39 of chapter 9 of the Institutes
4. Answer to the objection of Calvin from chapter 9 of the Institutes, number 40
5. What Calvin has in chapter 9 of the Institutes, numbers 41 and 42, is refuted
6. Answer to what Calvin brings forward in chapter 9 of the Institutes, number 43
7. The objections of Tilmann Heshusius are refuted
8. Other objections of the same Tilmann Heshusius are refuted
9. Answer to the first head of the disputation of Martin Chemnitz on indulgences
10. Answer to the second head of the disputation of Chemnitz
11. Answer to the third head of the disputation of Chemnitz, and the first argument of Catholics is defended
12. Defence of the second argument of Catholics for indulgences
13. The third argument of Catholics is defended
14. The fourth argument of Catholics is defended
15. The fifth argument of Catholics is defended
16. The sixth argument of Catholics is defended
17. Answer to chapter 4 of the disputation of Chemnitz
18. Answer to the first part of the historical argument against indulgences
19. Answer to the second part of the historical argument against indulgences
20. Answer to the third part of the historical argument against indulgences

Judgement on the Book the Lutherans Call Concord, with a Short Apology for the Same Judgement

1. The Emptiness of the Concord; the First Three Errors against the Creed (Christ Obedient as God, Mediator as God, His Humanity Everywhere)
2. The Last Three Errors (the Divine Attributes Given to the Humanity, the Union Placed in That Gift, the Whole Christ in Hell); the First Two Lies
3. The Third Lie: That the Confession Teaches What Luther and Melanchthon Had Always Taught
4. Lies IV to X: Faith and Works, the Sacraments, Perfection, Merit, and the Invocation of the Saints
5. Lies XI to XV: The Old Rites, the Few Abuses, and the Celibacy of Priests
6. Lies XVI to XXIV: Cyprian on Vows, the Mass, Private Masses, Satisfaction, and Monastic Vows
7. Lies XXV to XXXIV: Melanchthon’s Moderation, Augustine on Concupiscence, Faith Alone, and the Church
8. Lies XXXV to XLIV: The Popes, the Tenth Article, Satisfaction in Cyprian, and the Encratites
9. Lies XLV to LX: The Libraries, the Catechism, Common Life, Merit, Jerome on the Saints, Jovinian, and Aerius
10. Lies LXI to LXVII: Poverty and Celibacy, the Age of Monasticism, the Litanies; the Censor’s Note
11. The Short Apology, Part 1: How the Booklet Came Out; the Subscriptions; Christ’s Obedience Defended against the Württemberg Theologians
12. The Short Apology, Part 2: The Saints, the Mass, Monastic Vows, and the Charge That the Princes Were Called Liars

On the Church That Is in Purgatory — Book I: On Purgatory

1. On the name of purgatory
2. On the errors about purgatory
3. Purgatory is proved from the Scriptures of the Old Testament
4. Purgatory is proved from the New Testament
5. Purgatory is proved from the New Testament: 1 Corinthians 3
6. Purgatory is proved from the New Testament: 1 Corinthians 15, baptized for the dead
7. Purgatory is proved from the New Testament: the prison and the last farthing, Matthew 5 and Luke 12
8. Purgatory is proved from the New Testament: the remaining places
9. Purgatory is asserted by the testimonies of councils
10. Purgatory is asserted by the testimonies of the Greek and Latin Fathers
11. The same is asserted by reason
12. The arguments from the Scriptures are solved
13. The objections from the Fathers are solved
14. The objections drawn from reason are solved
15. That the confession of purgatory belongs to the Catholic faith

On the Church That Is in Purgatory — Book II: On the Circumstances of Purgatory

1. On the persons to whom purgatory applies
2. That souls in purgatory cannot merit or sin
3. The objections are solved
4. That souls in purgatory are certain of their eternal salvation
5. The objections are solved
6. On the place of purgatory
7. Whether after this life there is some place for just souls besides heaven and purgatory
8. Whether the souls of the dead can go out of their receptacles
9. On the time for which purgatory lasts
10. Of what kind the punishment of purgatory is
11. That the fire of purgatory is bodily
12. That it cannot be known how a bodily fire burns souls
13. Whether souls in purgatory are tormented by demons
14. On the gravity of the punishments
15. That the suffrages of the Church profit the dead
16. How many kinds of suffrages there are
17. Who can help souls
18. Whom suffrages profit
19. On burial

On the Church Triumphant, Book I: On the Beatitude and Canonization of the Saints

1. Preface
2. The Arguments of the Heretics by Which They Try to Prove That the Saints Are Not Yet Blessed
3. That the Souls of the Saints Already See God, from the Church and from Scripture
4. The Same Truth Is Confirmed from the Greek Fathers
5. The Same Is Proved by the Testimonies of the Latins
6. The Same Confirmed by Reasons; and That the Saints Are Rightly Canonized
7. Who Canonizes; That the Pontiff Does Not Err in It; and the Cult of Those Not Canonized
8. The Question on the Cult of the Saints, and the Catholic Opinion Explained
9. The Catholic Opinion Is Established by Arguments
10. The Arguments Set Out at the Beginning Are Answered
11. The Controversy on the Invocation of the Saints Is Put
12. How the Saints Are Not to Be Invoked
13. That the Saints Are to Be Invoked
14. The Arguments of the Adversaries Are Answered

On the Church Triumphant, Book II: On the Relics and Images of the Saints

1. The Arguments against the Cult of Relics Are Set Out
2. The Truth Is Asserted and Proved
3. The Arguments of the Adversaries Are Answered
4. On the Name of Image and of Idol
5. That It Is Lawful Both to Make and to Have Images
6. That Images Are Rightly Placed in Churches
7. That Images Are Useful Even outside a History
8. That the Images of Christ and of the Saints Are Rightly Honoured
9. The Arguments against the Cult of Images Are Answered
10. The Third Argument Is Answered: the Caroline Books
11. With What Kind of Cult Images Are to Be Honoured
12. That It Is Not to Be Said That Latria Is Owed to Images
13. With What Kind of Cult Images Are Adored; the True Cross
14. On the Image of the Cross
15. On the Sign of the Cross

Appendix to the Treatise On the Cult of Images: A Refutation of the Booklet Falsely Called the Synod of Paris

1. A Refutation of the Booklet Falsely Called the Synod of Paris

On the Church Triumphant, Book III: On the Things Common to the Heavenly Jerusalem and the Church on Pilgrimage (Churches, Vows, Pilgrimages, Feasts)

1. Preface; On the Errors concerning Churches
2. On the Ends for Which Churches Are Built
3. On the Dedication and Consecration of Churches
4. On the Adornment of Churches
5. On the Blessings of Water, Salt, Branches, Candles and the Like
6. On Pilgrimages
7. On the Vows Which Are Made to the Saints
8. Whether Feast Days Are to Be Kept by Christians
9. On the Lord's Day; On Easter
10. On Pentecost; On Septuagesima
11. On the Other Feasts of the Lord; the Feasts of the Saints; Vigils

On the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters, against William Barclay

1. Preface
2. On Barclay's Excuse
3. The Principle or Foundation of Barclay's Doctrine Is Examined
4. That the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Not a Doubtful Thing, nor Depends Only on the Opinions of the Doctors
5. On the False Cause of the Origin of the Pontifical Temporal Power Assigned by Barclay
6. On the Power over Temporal Things Which the Theologians Attribute Indirectly to the Supreme Pontiff
7. Why in the First Seven Hundred Years the Supreme Pontiffs Did Not Depose Heretical or Apostate Kings
8. Why the Church Did Not Depose the Emperors Constantius the Heretic and Julian the Apostate
9. Why the Church Did Not Depose Valentinian the Younger, an Arian
10. Whether the Later Princes Could Be Deprived of Their Principality by the Church's Authority without Harm to the People; and Whether the Sentence of Gregory VII against the Emperor Henry Was Just or Unjust
11. The Opinion of Otto of Freising on the Judgment of Pope Gregory VII Is Discussed
12. On the Comparison of Julius II and Clement VIII
13. The Arguments against the Theologians' Opinion on the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters Are Dissolved
14. Bellarmine's First Reason for the Power of the Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Defended
15. The Confirmation of Bellarmine's First Reason Is Defended
16. Barclay's Digression Is Refuted
17. Another Digression of Barclay Is Refuted
18. The Second Reason for the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Defended
19. The Second Part of the Second Reason for the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Defended
20. On the Opinion of Saint Bernard concerning the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters
21. Bellarmine's Third Reason Is Defended
22. The Confirmation of the Third Principal Reason Is Defended
23. The Second Confirmation of the Third Principal Reason Is Defended
24. The Third Confirmation of the Third Principal Reason Is Defended
25. Bellarmine's Fourth Reason for the Power of the Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Defended
26. Bellarmine's Fifth Reason for the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Defended
27. The First Part of the Fifth Reason for the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Defended
28. Whether a Vow or an Oath Binds More
29. A Digression on the Opinion of the Chapter Inter corporalia, on the Translation of a Bishop
30. On the True Sense of the Chapter Inter corporalia, on the Translation of a Bishop
31. Answer to the Objections against the First Part of the Fifth Reason for the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters
32. A Dialogue between a People Too Devoted to Its Earthly King, and the Pontiff Counselling the People for Its Good
33. Certain False Pronouncements of Barclay, Babbled Out in Digression, Are Refuted
34. The Second Part of the Fifth Principal Reason for the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Defended
35. Barclay's Error on the Exemption of Clerics Is Refuted
36. Barclay's Great Word, by Which the Exemption of Clerics Is Wholly Taken Away, Is Refuted
37. The Second and Third Parts of the Fifth Principal Reason for the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters Are Defended
38. The First Example Brought Forward for the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Defended
39. The Second Example for the Power of the Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Defended
40. The Third Example Brought Forward for the Power of the Supreme Pontiff in Temporal Matters Is Defended
41. The Fourth Example Is Defended
42. The Fifth Example Is Defended
43. The Sixth Example Is Defended; with the Epilogue

Apology for His Answer to the Book of James, King of Great Britain, Entitled Triplici Nodo Triplex Cuneus

1. Dedication to the Emperor Rudolf II and the Catholic Kings and Princes
2. On the Inscription of the Preface
3. That the Cause of the King of the English Is Not Common with the Orthodox and Catholic Kings and Princes
4. On the Comparison of the King and the Pontiff
5. On the Comparison of the King and the Cardinal
6. That Cardinal Bellarmine Did the King No Injury When He Undertook the Defence of the Apostolic Briefs and of His Own Letter
7. That Cardinal Bellarmine Answered the Apology for the Oath of Fidelity Directly, While the Adversary Changes the State of the Cause and Digresses to Other Matters
8. That King James Can by No Reasoning Be Excused from Heresy
9. That the Intercession of the Saints, Private Mass, Transubstantiation and the Other Things Which the King of England Calls Novel and Recent Are Not Recent Dogmas, but Most Ancient
10. That by No Probability Can It Be Gathered from Chapter 2 of the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians That the Roman Pontiff Is Antichrist
11. On the Seat and Duration of Antichrist
12. On Enoch and Elijah
13. On the Four Visions of Saint John in the Apocalypse by Which, in the King's Opinion, Antichrist Is Designated
14. Various Calumnies Are Dissolved
15. The King's Peroration Is Examined
16. Answer to the Twenty Lies the King Charged against the Book of Matthaeus Tortus
17. The Five Histories the King Calls Feigned, with the Answer
18. The Five New Dogmas the King Noted, with the Answer

Answer to the Book Entitled Triplici Nodo Triplex Cuneus, or Apology for the Oath of Allegiance

1. Notice to the Reader; That the Oath of Allegiance Requires a Denial of the Catholic Faith, Not Civil Obedience Only
2. The First Brief of Paul V, and the Apology Answered from Its Opening to Page 8
3. The Apology Answered from Page 8 to Page 25: The Charge of Falsehood, the Edicts of 1606, and the Scriptures on Obedience
4. The Apology Answered from Page 26 to Page 31: The Councils, the Fathers and Princes on Ecclesiastical Judgement, Babylon, and the Briefs of Clement VIII; the Second Brief of Paul V
5. The Letter of Cardinal Bellarmine to the Archpriest; the Apology Answered from Page 47 to Page 63: the Fourteen Propositions, the Councils of Toledo, Campion and Hart, Blackwell
6. The Apology Answered from Page 64 to Page 73: Articles of Faith and Succession, Whether Popes Have Commanded the Killing of Princes, Sixtus V on Henry III, and the First Seven Alleged Contradictions
7. The Apology Answered from Page 73 to Page 80: Contradictions Eight to Eleven, and the Emperors and Kings Said to Have Feared the Pope
8. The Apology Answered from Page 80 to Page 83: The Stanley Case, the Powder Plot and Garnet, Whether the King Feared, and Julian Compared with James
9. The Apology Answered from Page 83 to Page 96: Images and Idols, Eleazar, Saul's Oath, Saint Basil, Saint Marcellinus, and Gregory the Apostle of the English
10. The Apology Answered from Page 96 to Page 101: Saint Gregory's Head of the Faith, Saint Leo and the Council of Chalcedon, and Who Convokes General Councils
11. The Apology Answered from Page 102 to Page 113: The Words of Consecration, Sander, Fisher and More, and the Scriptures Alleged for the King's Primacy
12. The Apology Answered from Page 114 to the End: Thirteen Sayings Charged against Bellarmine's Books, the Names Supreme Pontiff and Head of the Faith, and the Name Catholic

On the Sacrament of Penance — Book I: On the Kind and the Parts of the Sacrament of Penance

1. Who Have Written on Penance, Both Catholics and Heretics
2. Certain Grosser Impostures and Lies of Luther Are Exposed
3. The Calumnies and Lies of Philipp Melanchthon
4. The Calumnies and Lies of Tilmann Heshusius
5. The Calumnies and Lies of John Calvin and Theodore Beza
6. The Calumnies and Lies of Martin Chemnitz
7. On the Name of Penance
8. The First Controversy Is Proposed, Whether Penance Is a Sacrament Properly So Called; and the Opinions of the Adversaries Are Explained
9. That Penance Is a Sacrament Properly So Called
10. The Arguments of Calvin and Chemnitz Are Solved
11. Whether the Sacrament of Penance Is Different from the Sacrament of Baptism; and the Truth Is Proved
12. The Objections Are Solved
13. On the Essential Parts of the Sacrament of Penance
14. The Objections Are Solved
15. On the Material Parts of the Sacrament of Penance: A Question among Catholics
16. On the Parts of Penance, the Various Opinions of the Heretics; They Are Refuted and the Catholic Opinion Confirmed
17. Answer Is Made to the Arguments of the Adversaries
18. On the Third Partition of Penance, into Private, Public and Solemn; and on the Rites of Solemn Penance

On the Sacrament of Penance — Book II: On Contrition

1. Preface; the Catholic Doctrine Is Proposed
2. That Contrition Is a Good and Free Action, and Belongs to the Gospel
3. That Contrition Cannot Be Had without the Special Help of God
4. That in Contrition Is Included Hatred and Detestation of Past Sin; and the Objections Are Solved
5. That in Contrition Is Included the Purpose of Living Rightly
6. The Objections Are Solved
7. That Contrition Is Altogether Necessary for Justification; and the Objections Are Solved
8. On the Quantity of Contrition; and the Same according to the Opinion of the Catholics
9. That Contrition Is a Cause of the Remission of Sins; and That by Perfect Contrition, with the Vow of the Sacrament, Sins Are Forgiven before the Priest's Absolution
10. The Objections Are Solved; and That There Is No Sin Which Is Not Blotted Out by True Penance
11. The Objections Are Solved; and of the Sin Against the Holy Spirit Briefly
12. The Objections Are Solved; and of the Sin Against the Holy Spirit Briefly
13. That Imperfect Contrition, or Attrition Arising from Fear of Punishment, Is Good and Useful; and the Objections Solved

On the Sacrament of Penance — Book III: On Confession

1. Of the Errors Concerning the Necessity of Confession
2. The Necessity of Confession Is Proved from the Gospel
3. The Same Truth Is Confirmed from the Figures Which Preceded Sacramental Confession
4. The Same Truth Is Confirmed from Other Places of the New Testament
5. The Same Is Proved from the Testimonies of the Councils; and from the Fathers of the Second Century
6. Testimonies of the Fathers from the Year 200 to 400
7. Testimonies of the Fathers from the Year 400 to 500
8. Testimonies of the Remaining Fathers from the Year 500 to 1200; and the Solutions of Chemnitz Refuted
9. That Confession Is of Divine Law Is Confirmed by Some Arguments
10. Calvin's First Argument, from Innocent III, Is Solved; and His Second, from the Deed of Nectarius
11. The Third Argument of Calvin, from Chrysostom, Is Solved; and the Fourth, from the Impossibility of Enumeration
12. The Fifth Argument of Calvin Is Dissolved; and the First Objection of Martin Chemnitz
13. The Second, Third and Fourth Objections of Chemnitz Are Dissolved, with Those of Brenz

On the Sacrament of Penance — Book IV: On Satisfaction

1. The State of the Controversy Is Explained
2. That Often, the Guilt Being Remitted, the Debt of Punishment Remains; and That It Can Be Redeemed by Good Works
3. That Laborious Works May Be Undertaken of One's Own Accord; and That They Are Rightly Enjoined by Priests
4. That Prayer, Fasting and Alms Are Satisfactory Works; and That the Justified Can Truly Satisfy God
5. It Is Proved from the Scriptures That Satisfaction Can Be Made to God for Temporal Punishment, the Guilt Being Forgiven
6. Satisfaction Is Proved from the Tradition of the Ancient Church
7. The Answers of the Heretics to the Testimonies of the Fathers
8. The Arguments of Luther and of Melanchthon, from the Common Places and the Apology, Are Solved
9. Certain Arguments of John Calvin Are Solved
10. Other Arguments of Calvin Are Solved
11. Other Arguments of Calvin Are Solved; the End of the Books on Penance

On the Sacrament of Extreme Unction

1. Which Heretics Have Denied This Sacrament; and It Is Proved from the Scriptures
2. The Heretics' Answers to the Scripture Are Refuted; and It Is Proved from the Tradition of the Ancients
3. The Same Is Proved by Reason; the Arguments of the Adversaries Are Solved; and On the Matter and Form
4. On the Effect of This Sacrament; On the Minister and the Recipient; and On the Ceremonies

On the Sacrament of Order

1. That Ordination Is Truly and Properly a Sacrament of the New Law; and That It Is Shown from the Divine Letters
2. That Ordination Is a Sacrament Is Proved from Tradition, and Shown by Reason
3. That Episcopal Ordination Is a Sacrament; and That the Diaconate Is a True Sacrament
4. That the Subdiaconate and the Minor Orders Are Sacraments; and That the Imposition of Hands Belongs to the Essence
5. On the Effect of This Sacrament; On the Minister; and On the Ceremonies

On the Sacrament of Matrimony

1. On the State of the Question and the Errors of the Heretics; and That Matrimony Is a Sacrament Is Proved from the Divine Letters
2. That Matrimony Is a Sacrament Is Proved from the Fathers
3. That Matrimony Is a Sacrament Properly So Called Is Proved by Reason
4. That Matrimony Is a Sacrament Properly So Called Is Proved by Reason
5. The Arguments of the Adversaries Are Solved
6. On the Matter, Form and Minister of the Sacrament of Matrimony
7. That Every Lawful Matrimony Contracted among Christians Is a Sacrament
8. The Arguments of Cano Are Solved
9. On the Polygamy of Many Wives in Succession
10. On the Polygamy of Many Wives at Once
11. The Argument of the Adversaries Drawn from the Example of the Patriarchs Is Solved
12. That the Matrimony of Unbelievers Can Be Loosed Even as to the Bond; and On a Matrimony Ratified but Not Consummated
13. That a Consummated Matrimony Can Be Loosed as to Bed and Living Together
14. Whether a Consummated Matrimony of the Faithful Can Be Loosed as to the Bond: The Various Opinions Are Brought Forward
15. That Matrimony Is Insoluble as to the Bond Is Proved from the Word of God, Tradition and Reason
16. The Arguments of the Adversaries Are Solved (Objections One to Seven)
17. The Arguments of the Adversaries Are Solved (Objections Eight to Fourteen)
18. On the Impediments of Matrimony in General
19. That the Consent of Parents Is Not Required for the Essence of Matrimony
20. The Arguments of Chemnitz Are Solved
21. On the Impediments That Make the One Contracting Incapable Simply, That Is, On the Vow and the Existing Bond
22. On the Impediment of Crime
23. On Difference of Worship
24. On the Impediment of Kinship: What Kinship Is, and How Many Are Its Degrees
25. The Opinions on the Impediment of Kinship Are Brought Forward
26. That the Canonical Way of Reckoning Degrees Is the Best Is Defended against Beza
27. That Not All the Precepts of Leviticus on the Degrees of Kinship Are of the Law of Nature
28. That Not All the Precepts of Leviticus on the Degrees Are of the Law of Nature: The Arguments Solved
29. That the First Degree of Consanguinity in Both Lines, and the First of Affinity in the Direct Line, Are Forbidden by the Law of Nature and Indispensable by Man
30. That Marriages Are Rightly Forbidden by the Church to the Fourth or Seventh Degree; and On Spiritual and Legal Kinship, Public Honesty and Affinity from Fornication
31. On the Two Impediments That Do Not Break Matrimony
32. That Matrimonial Cases Belong to the Judgement of the Church; and On the Ceremonies of the Sacrament of Marriage

The Short Christian Doctrine (Dottrina Cristiana Breve), composed by order of Pope Clement VIII

1. Introduction; the First Class: the Sign of the Cross and the Creed
2. The Second Class: the Our Father and the Hail Mary
3. The Third Class: the Commandments, the Precepts of the Church, the Sacraments
4. The Fourth Class: Virtues, Gifts, Works of Mercy, Sins, the Last Things and the Rosary

The Fuller Explanation of Christian Doctrine (Dichiarazione più copiosa), composed in the form of a dialogue

1. What Christian Doctrine Is; the Sign of the Cross
2. The Creed: the First and Second Articles
3. The Creed: the Third and Fourth Articles
4. The Creed: the Fifth to the Eighth Articles
5. The Creed: the Ninth to the Twelfth Articles
6. Chapter IV: the Lord's Prayer
7. Chapter V: the Hail Mary; Chapter VI: the Commandments and the First Commandment
8. The Second and Third Commandments
9. The Fourth to the Eighth Commandments
10. The Ninth and Tenth Commandments; Chapters VII-VIII: the Precepts of the Church and the Counsels
11. Chapter IX: the Sacraments in General; Baptism; Confirmation
12. The Eucharist, and the Mass as a Summary of the Life of Christ
13. Penance, Extreme Unction, Orders and Matrimony
14. Chapters X-XIV: the Virtues, the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, the Beatitudes
15. Chapters XV-XIX: the Works of Mercy; Sin, Original Sin, Mortal and Venial Sin; the Capital Sins
16. Chapters XX-XXII: the Sins against the Holy Spirit, the Sins that Cry to Heaven, the Four Last Things

On the Ecclesiastical Writers (De Scriptoribus Ecclesiasticis)

1. The Old Testament: Moses to Abdias
2. The Old Testament: Jonas to Josephus
3. The First Century: the Apostles and Evangelists, Hermas, Prochorus
4. The First Century: Linus, Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, Dionysius, Martial, Abdias, the Priests of Achaia
5. The Second Century and the Early Third: Justin to Julius Africanus
6. The Third Century: Origen, Ammonius, Gregory the Wonderworker, Cornelius, Sixtus II
7. The Third Century: Cyprian, Pontius, Dionysius of Alexandria, Zeno of Verona
8. Victorinus to Macarius: Methodius, Arnobius, Lactantius, Constantine, Eusebius, the Desert Fathers
9. The Fourth Century: Athanasius; Serapion
10. The Fourth Century: Firmicus, Lucifer, Victorinus, Hilary, Pacian, Didymus, Optatus, Cyril of Jerusalem, Ephrem
11. The Fourth Century: Basil, Andrew of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzen, Damasus, Faustinus, Epiphanius, Philo of Carpasia
12. The Fourth Century: Ambrose
13. The Fourth Century: Philastrius, Idacius, Gregory of Nyssa, Amphilochius
14. The Fourth Century: Jerome
15. The End of the Fourth Century: Theophilus, Rufinus, Palladius, Gaudentius, Prudentius, Chromatius, Chrysostom, Severian
16. The Fifth Century: Augustine, Volumes I-V
17. The Fifth Century: Augustine, Volumes VI-X
18. The Fifth Century: Maximus of Turin, Ausonius, Synesius, Paulinus of Nola, Sulpicius Severus, Orosius, Sedulius, Cyril of Alexandria
19. The Fifth Century: Theodoret, Proclus, Eucherius, Cassian, Vincent of Lerins, Leo the Great, Nilus, Simeon Stylites, Hilary of Arles
20. The End of the Fifth Century: Prosper, Salvian, Faustus of Riez, Victor of Vita, Gennadius, Gelasius, Gildas, Caesarius
21. The Sixth Century: Fulgentius, Boethius, Dionysius Exiguus, Cassiodorus, Climacus, Venantius Fortunatus, Gregory of Tours
22. The Seventh Century and the Early Eighth: Gregory the Great, Sophronius, Isidore, Maximus the Confessor, Ildephonsus, Germanus
23. The Eighth Century: Bede, John Damascene, Boniface, Hadrian I, Paul the Deacon, Paulinus of Aquileia, Einhard, Alcuin
24. The Ninth Century: Nicephorus, Paschasius Radbertus, Theodore the Studite, Rabanus, Eulogius, Metaphrastes, Nicholas I, Photius, Hincmar
25. The Ninth to the Eleventh Century: John the Deacon to Anselm of Lucca
26. The Eleventh Century: Anselm of Canterbury, Anselm of Laon, the Micrologus, Oecumenius, Bruno, Ivo of Chartres
27. The Twelfth Century: Leo of Ostia, Sigebert, Geoffrey of Vendome, Zigabenus, Zonaras, Rupert of Deutz, Alger, Hildebert
28. The Twelfth Century: Bernard of Clairvaux; Peter the Venerable
29. The Twelfth Century: Hugh and Richard of St. Victor, William of Malmesbury, Gratian, Peter Lombard
30. The Late Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Century: Otto of Freising to Honorius of Autun, with Innocent III
31. The Thirteenth Century: Anthony of Padua, Raymond of Penafort, Alexander of Hales, Hugh of St. Cher, Matthew Paris, Vincent of Beauvais, Albert the Great
32. The Thirteenth Century: Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure
33. The Late Thirteenth and Early Fourteenth Century: Innocent V, Durand, Giles of Rome, Lull, Henry of Ghent, Duns Scotus, Nicephorus Callistus
34. The Fourteenth Century: Aureol, Durand, Herveus Natalis, Ockham, Nicholas of Lyra, Villani, Ludolph the Carthusian
35. The Fourteenth Century: Joannes Andreae, Suso, Cabasilas, FitzRalph, Petrarch, Tauler, Ruysbroeck, Baldus
36. The Fifteenth Century: Capreolus, Vincent Ferrer, Pierre d'Ailly, Gerson and the Imitation of Christ, Thomas of Walden, Bernardine, Capistrano
37. Tostado, Panormitanus, Antoninus, Aeneas Sylvius, Laurence Justinian, Torquemada, Bessarion
38. Scholarius, Nicholas of Cusa, Denis the Carthusian, Thomas à Kempis, Platina, Biel, Pico
39. Ficino, Gaguin, Trithemius, Cajetan, Adrian VI, Prierias
40. Eck, Fisher, More, Cochlaeus, Vitoria, Soto, Catharinus, Navarrus: the end of the book