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The City of God, Volume I by Saint of Hippo Augustine
BOOK II.
The City of God, Volume I by Saint of Hippo Augustine
BOOK II.
Chapter 3
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Chapters
Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Chapter 2: BOOK I.
Chapter 3: BOOK II.
Chapter 4: BOOK III.
Chapter 5: BOOK IV.
Chapter 6: BOOK V.
Chapter 7: BOOK VI.
Chapter 8: BOOK VII.
Chapter 9: BOOK VIII.
Chapter 10: BOOK IX.
Chapter 11: BOOK X.
Chapter 12: BOOK XI.
Chapter 13: BOOK XII.
Chapter 14: BOOK XIII.
Chapter 15: 1. _Of the adversaries of the name of Christ, whom the barbarians for
Chapter 16: 2. _That it is quite contrary to the usage of war, that the victors
Chapter 17: 3. _That the Romans did not show their usual sagacity when they
Chapter 18: 4. _Of the asylum of Juno in Troy, which saved no one from the
Chapter 19: 5. _Cæsar's statement regarding the universal custom of an enemy when
Chapter 20: 6. _That not even the Romans, when they took cities, spared the
Chapter 21: 7. _That the cruelties which occurred in the sack of Rome were in
Chapter 22: 8. _Of the advantages and disadvantages which often indiscriminately
Chapter 23: 9. _Of the reasons for administering correction to bad and good
Chapter 24: 10. _That the saints lose nothing in losing temporal goods._
Chapter 25: 11. _Of the end of this life, whether it is material that it be long
Chapter 26: 12. _Of the burial of the dead: that the denial of it to Christians
Chapter 27: 13. _Reasons for burying the bodies of the saints._
Chapter 28: 14. _Of the captivity of the saints, and that divine consolation
Chapter 29: 15. _Of Regulus, in whom we have an example of the voluntary
Chapter 30: 16. _Of the violation of the consecrated and other Christian
Chapter 31: 17. _Of suicide committed through fear of punishment or dishonour._
Chapter 32: 18. _Of the violence which may be done to the body by another's
Chapter 33: 19. _Of Lucretia, who put an end to her life because of the outrage
Chapter 34: 20. _That Christians have no authority for committing suicide in any
Chapter 35: 21. _Of the cases in which we may put men to death without incurring
Chapter 36: 22. _That suicide can never be prompted by magnanimity._
Chapter 37: 23. _What we are to think of the example of Cato, who slew himself
Chapter 38: 24. _That in that virtue in which Regulus excels Cato, Christians
Chapter 39: 25. _That we should not endeavour by sin to obviate sin._
Chapter 40: 26. _That in certain peculiar cases the examples of the saints are
Chapter 41: 27. _Whether voluntary death should be sought in order to avoid sin._
Chapter 42: 28. _By what judgment of God the enemy was permitted to indulge
Chapter 43: 29. _What the servants of Christ should say in reply to the
Chapter 44: 30. _That those who complain of Christianity really desire to
Chapter 45: 31. _By what steps the passion for governing increased among
Chapter 46: 32. _Of the establishment of scenic entertainments._
Chapter 47: 33. _That the overthrow of Rome has not corrected the vices of
Chapter 48: 34. _Of God's clemency in moderating the ruin of the city._
Chapter 49: 35. _Of the sons of the church who are hidden among the wicked,
Chapter 50: 36. _What subjects are to be handled in the following discourse._
Chapter 51: 1. _Of the limits which must be put to the necessity of replying
Chapter 52: 2. _Recapitulation of the contents of the first book._
Chapter 53: 3. _That we need only to read history in order to see what
Chapter 54: 4. _That the worshippers of the gods never received from them any
Chapter 55: 5. _Of the obscenities practised in honour of the mother of
Chapter 56: 6. _That the gods of the pagans never inculcated holiness of life._
Chapter 57: 7. _That the suggestions of philosophers are precluded from having
Chapter 58: 8. _That the theatrical exhibitions publishing the shameful actions
Chapter 59: 9. _That the poetical licence which the Greeks, in obedience to
Chapter 60: 10. _That the devils, in suffering either false or true crimes to
Chapter 61: 11. _That the Greeks admitted players to offices of state, on
Chapter 62: 12. _That the Romans, by refusing to the poets the same licence in
Chapter 63: 13. _That the Romans should have understood that gods who desired
Chapter 64: 14. _That Plato, who excluded poets from a well-ordered city, was
Chapter 65: 15. _That it was vanity, not reason, which created some of the
Chapter 66: 16. _That if the gods had really possessed any regard for
Chapter 67: 17. _Of the rape of the Sabine women, and other iniquities
Chapter 68: 18. _What the history of Sallust reveals regarding the life of the
Chapter 69: 19. _Of the corruption which had grown upon the Roman republic
Chapter 70: 20. _Of the kind of happiness and life truly delighted in by those
Chapter 71: 21. _Cicero's opinion of the Roman republic._
Chapter 72: 22. _That the Roman gods never took any steps to prevent the
Chapter 73: 23. _That the vicissitudes of this life are dependent not on
Chapter 74: 24. _Of the deeds of Sylla, in which the demons boasted that he
Chapter 75: 25. _How powerfully the evil spirits incite men to wicked actions,
Chapter 76: 26. _That the demons gave in secret certain obscure instructions in
Chapter 77: 27. _That the obscenities of those plays which the Romans
Chapter 78: 28. _That the Christian religion is health-giving._
Chapter 79: 29. _An exhortation to the Romans to renounce paganism._
Chapter 80: 1. _Of the ills which alone the wicked fear, and which the world
Chapter 81: 2. _Whether the gods, whom the Greeks and Romans worshipped in
Chapter 82: 3. _That the gods could not be offended by the adultery of Paris,
Chapter 83: 4. _Of Varro's opinion, that it is useful for men to feign
Chapter 84: 5. _That it is not credible that the gods should have punished the
Chapter 85: 6. _That the gods exacted no penalty for the fratricidal act of
Chapter 86: 7. _Of the destruction of Ilium by Fimbria, a lieutenant of Marius._
Chapter 87: 8. _Whether Rome ought to have been entrusted to the Trojan gods?_
Chapter 88: 9. _Whether it is credible that the peace during the reign of Numa
Chapter 89: 10. _Whether it was desirable that the Roman empire should be
Chapter 90: 11. _Of the statue of Apollo at Cumæ, whose tears are supposed to
Chapter 91: 12. _That the Romans added a vast number of gods to those introduced
Chapter 92: 13. _By what right or agreement the Romans obtained their first
Chapter 93: 14. _Of the wickedness of the war waged by the Romans against
Chapter 94: 15. _What manner of life and death the Roman kings had._
Chapter 95: 16. _Of the first Roman consuls, the one of whom drove the other
Chapter 96: 17. _Of the disasters which vexed the Roman republic after the
Chapter 97: 18. _The disasters suffered by the Romans in the Punic wars, which
Chapter 98: 19. _Of the calamity of the second Punic war, which consumed the
Chapter 99: 20. _Of the destruction of the Saguntines, who received no help
Chapter 100: 21. _Of the ingratitude of Rome to Scipio, its deliverer, and of
Chapter 101: 22. _Of the edict of Mithridates, commanding that all Roman
Chapter 102: 23. _Of the internal disasters which vexed the Roman republic, and
Chapter 103: 24. _Of the civil dissension occasioned by the sedition of
Chapter 104: 25. _Of the temple of Concord, which was erected by a decree of
Chapter 105: 26. _Of the various kinds of wars which followed the building of
Chapter 106: 27. _Of the civil war between Marius and Sylla._
Chapter 107: 28. _Of the victory of Sylla, the avenger of the cruelties of
Chapter 108: 29. _A comparison of the disasters which Rome experienced during
Chapter 109: 30. _Of the connection of the wars which with great severity and
Chapter 110: 31. _That it is effrontery to impute the present troubles to Christ
Chapter 111: 1. _Of the things which have been discussed in the first book._
Chapter 112: 2. _Of those things which are contained in Books Second and Third._
Chapter 113: 3. _Whether the great extent of the empire, which has been
Chapter 114: 4. _How like kingdoms without justice are to robberies._
Chapter 115: 5. _Of the runaway gladiators whose power became like that of
Chapter 116: 6. _Concerning the covetousness of Ninus, who was the first who
Chapter 117: 7. _Whether earthly kingdoms in their rise and fall have been
Chapter 118: 8. _Which of the gods can the Romans suppose presided over the
Chapter 119: 9. _Whether the great extent and long duration of the Roman empire
Chapter 120: 10. _What opinions those have followed who have set divers gods
Chapter 121: 11. _Concerning the many gods whom the pagan doctors defend as
Chapter 122: 12. _Concerning the opinion of those who have thought that God is
Chapter 123: 13. _Concerning those who assert that only rational animals are
Chapter 124: 14. _The enlargement of kingdoms is unsuitably ascribed to Jove;
Chapter 125: 15. _Whether it is suitable for good men to wish to rule more
Chapter 126: 16. _What was the reason why the Romans, in detailing separate gods
Chapter 127: 17. _Whether, if the highest power belongs to Jove, Victoria also
Chapter 128: 18. _With what reason they who think Felicity and Fortune
Chapter 129: 19. _Concerning Fortuna Muliebris._[169]
Chapter 130: 20. _Concerning Virtue and Faith, which the pagans have honoured
Chapter 131: 21. _That although not understanding them to be the gifts of God,
Chapter 132: 22. _Concerning the knowledge of the worship due to the gods,
Chapter 133: 23. _Concerning Felicity, whom the Romans, who venerate many gods,
Chapter 134: 24. _The reasons by which the pagans attempt to defend their
Chapter 135: 25. _Concerning the one God only to be worshipped, who, although
Chapter 136: 26. _Of the scenic plays, the celebration of which the gods have
Chapter 137: 27. _Concerning the three kinds of gods about which the pontiff
Chapter 138: 28. _Whether the worship of the gods has been of service to the
Chapter 139: 29. _Of the falsity of the augury by which the strength and
Chapter 140: 30. _What kind of things even their worshippers have owned they
Chapter 141: 31. _Concerning the opinions of Varro, who, while reprobating the
Chapter 142: 32. _In what interest the princes of the nations wished false
Chapter 143: 33. _That the times of all kings and kingdoms are ordained by the
Chapter 144: 34. _Concerning the kingdom of the Jews, which was founded by the
Chapter 145: 1. _That the cause of the Roman empire, and of all kingdoms, is
Chapter 146: 2. _On the difference in the health of twins._
Chapter 147: 3. _Concerning the arguments which Nigidius the mathematician drew
Chapter 148: 4. _Concerning the twins Esau and Jacob, who were very unlike each
Chapter 149: 5. _In what manner the mathematicians are convicted of professing
Chapter 150: 6. _Concerning twins of different sexes._
Chapter 151: 7. _Concerning the choosing of a day for marriage, or for planting,
Chapter 152: 8. _Concerning those who call by the name of fate, not the
Chapter 153: 9. _Concerning the foreknowledge of God and the free will of man,
Chapter 154: 10. _Whether our wills are ruled by necessity._
Chapter 155: 11. _Concerning the universal providence of God in the laws of
Chapter 156: 12. _By what virtues the ancient Romans merited that the true God,
Chapter 157: 13. _Concerning the love of praise, which, though it is a vice, is
Chapter 158: 14. _Concerning the eradication of the love of human praise,
Chapter 159: 15. _Concerning the temporal reward which God granted to the
Chapter 160: 16. _Concerning the reward of the holy citizens of the celestial
Chapter 161: 17. _To what profit the Romans carried on wars, and how much they
Chapter 162: 18. _How far Christians ought to be from boasting, if they have done
Chapter 163: 19. _Concerning the difference between true glory and the desire
Chapter 164: 20. _That it is as shameful for the virtues to serve human glory
Chapter 165: 21. _That the Roman dominion was granted by Him from whom is all
Chapter 166: 22. _The durations and issues of war depend on the will of God._
Chapter 167: 23. _Concerning the war in which Radagaisus, king of the Goths, a
Chapter 168: 24. _What was the happiness of the Christian emperors, and how far
Chapter 169: 25. _Concerning the prosperity which God granted to the Christian
Chapter 170: 26. _On the faith and piety of Theodosius Augustus._
Chapter 171: 1. _Of those who maintain that they worship the gods not for the
Chapter 172: 2. _What we are to believe that Varro thought concerning the gods
Chapter 173: 3. _Varro's distribution of his book which he composed concerning
Chapter 174: 4. _That from the disputation of Varro, it follows that the
Chapter 175: 5. _Concerning the three kinds of theology according to Varro,
Chapter 176: 6. _Concerning the mythic, that is, the fabulous, theology, and
Chapter 177: 7. _Concerning the likeness and agreement of the fabulous and
Chapter 178: 8. _Concerning the interpretations, consisting of natural
Chapter 179: 9. _Concerning the special offices of the gods._
Chapter 180: 10. _Concerning the liberty of Seneca, who more vehemently
Chapter 181: 11. _What Seneca thought concerning the Jews._
Chapter 182: 12. _That when once the vanity of the gods of the nations has been
Chapter 183: 1. _Whether, since it is evident that Deity is not to be found in
Chapter 184: 2. _Who are the select gods, and whether they are held to be
Chapter 185: 3. _How there is no reason which can be shown for the selection of
Chapter 186: 4. _The inferior gods, whose names are not associated with infamy,
Chapter 187: 5. _Concerning the more secret doctrine of the pagans, and
Chapter 188: 6. _Concerning the opinion of Varro, that God is the soul of the
Chapter 189: 7. _Whether it is reasonable to separate Janus and Terminus as
Chapter 190: 8. _For what reason the worshippers of Janus have made his image
Chapter 191: 9. _Concerning the power of Jupiter, and a comparison of Jupiter
Chapter 192: 10. _Whether the distinction between Janus and Jupiter is a proper
Chapter 193: 11. _Concerning the surnames of Jupiter, which are referred not to
Chapter 194: 12. _That Jupiter is also called Pecunia._
Chapter 195: 13. _That when it is expounded what Saturn is, what Genius is, it
Chapter 196: 14. _Concerning the offices of Mercury and Mars._
Chapter 197: 15. _Concerning certain stars which the pagans have called by the
Chapter 198: 16. _Concerning Apollo and Diana, and the other select gods whom
Chapter 199: 17. _That even Varro himself pronounced his own opinions regarding
Chapter 200: 18. _A more credible cause of the rise of pagan error._
Chapter 201: 19. _Concerning the interpretations which compose the reason of
Chapter 202: 20. _Concerning the rites of Eleusinian Ceres_.
Chapter 203: 21. _Concerning the shamefulness of the rites which are celebrated
Chapter 204: 22. _Concerning Neptune, and Salacia, and Venilia_.
Chapter 205: 23. _Concerning the earth, which Varro affirms to be a goddess,
Chapter 206: 24. _Concerning the surnames of Tellus and their significations,
Chapter 207: 25. _The interpretation of the mutilation of Atys which the
Chapter 208: 26. _Concerning the abomination of the sacred rites of the Great
Chapter 209: 27. _Concerning the figments of the physical theologists, who
Chapter 210: 28. _That the doctrine of Varro concerning theology is in no part
Chapter 211: 29. _That all things which the physical theologists have referred
Chapter 212: 30. _How piety distinguishes the Creator from the creatures, so
Chapter 213: 31. _What benefits God gives to the followers of the truth to
Chapter 214: 32. _That at no time in the past was the mystery of Christ's
Chapter 215: 33. _That only through the Christian religion could the deceit of
Chapter 216: 34. _Concerning the books of Numa Pompilius, which the senate
Chapter 217: 35. _Concerning the hydromancy through which Numa was befooled
Chapter 218: 1. _That the question of natural theology is to be discussed with
Chapter 219: 2. _Concerning the two schools of philosophers, that is, the
Chapter 220: 3. _Of the Socratic philosophy._
Chapter 221: 4. _Concerning Plato, the chief among the disciples of Socrates,
Chapter 222: 5. _That it is especially with the Platonists that we must carry
Chapter 223: 6. _Concerning the meaning of the Platonists in that part of
Chapter 224: 7. _How much the Platonists are to be held as excelling other
Chapter 225: 8. _That the Platonists hold the first rank in moral philosophy
Chapter 226: 9. _Concerning that philosophy which has come nearest to the
Chapter 227: 10. _That the excellency of the Christian religion is above all
Chapter 228: 11. _How Plato has been able to approach so nearly to Christian
Chapter 229: 12. _That even the Platonists, though they say these things
Chapter 230: 13. _Concerning the opinion of Plato, according to which he defined
Chapter 231: 14. _Of the opinion of those who have said that rational souls are
Chapter 232: 15. _That the demons are not better than men because of their
Chapter 233: 16. _What Apuleius the Platonist thought concerning the manners
Chapter 234: 17. _Whether it is proper that men should worship those spirits
Chapter 235: 18. _What kind of religion that is which teaches that men ought to
Chapter 236: 19. _Of the impiety of the magic art, which is dependent on the
Chapter 237: 20. _Whether we are to believe that the good gods are more willing
Chapter 238: 21. _Whether the gods use the demons as messengers and
Chapter 239: 22. _That we must, notwithstanding the opinion of Apuleius, reject
Chapter 240: 23. _What Hermes Trismegistus thought concerning idolatry, and from
Chapter 241: 24. _How Hermes openly confessed the error of his forefathers, the
Chapter 242: 25. _Concerning those things which may be common to the holy angels
Chapter 243: 26. _That all the religion of the pagans has reference to dead
Chapter 244: 27. _Concerning the nature of the honour which the Christians
Chapter 245: 1. _The point at which the discussion has arrived, and what remains
Chapter 246: 2. _Whether among the demons, inferior to the gods, there are any
Chapter 247: 3. _What Apuleius attributes to the demons, to whom, though he
Chapter 248: 4. _The opinion of the Peripatetics and Stoics about mental
Chapter 249: 5. _That the passions which assail the souls of Christians do not
Chapter 250: 6. _Of the passions which, according to Apuleius, agitate the
Chapter 251: 7. _That the Platonists maintain that the poets wrong the gods by
Chapter 252: 8. _How Apuleius defines the gods who dwell in heaven, the demons
Chapter 253: 9. _Whether the intercession of the demons can secure for men the
Chapter 254: 10. _That, according to Plotinus, men, whose body is mortal, are
Chapter 255: 11. _Of the opinion of the Platonists, that the souls of men become
Chapter 256: 12. _Of the three opposite qualities by which the Platonists
Chapter 257: 13. _How the demons can mediate between gods and men if they have
Chapter 258: 14. _Whether men, though mortal, can enjoy true blessedness._
Chapter 259: 15. _Of the man Christ Jesus, the Mediator between God and men_.
Chapter 260: 16. _Whether it is reasonable in the Platonists to determine that
Chapter 261: 17. _That to obtain the blessed life, which consists in partaking
Chapter 262: 18. _That the deceitful demons, while promising to conduct men to
Chapter 263: 19. _That even among their own worshippers the name "demon" has
Chapter 264: 20. _Of the kind of knowledge which puffs up the demons._
Chapter 265: 21. _To what extent the Lord was pleased to make Himself known to
Chapter 266: 22. _The difference between the knowledge of the holy angels and
Chapter 267: 23. _That the name of gods is falsely given to the gods of the
Chapter 268: 1. _That the Platonists themselves have determined that God alone
Chapter 269: 2. _The opinion of Plotinus the Platonist regarding enlightenment
Chapter 270: 3. _That the Platonists, though knowing something of the Creator
Chapter 271: 4. _That sacrifice is due to the true God only._
Chapter 272: 5. _Of the sacrifices which God does not require, but wished to
Chapter 273: 6. _Of the true and perfect sacrifice._
Chapter 274: 7. _Of the love of the holy angels, which prompts them to desire
Chapter 275: 8. _Of the miracles which God has condescended to adhibit, through
Chapter 276: 9. _Of the illicit arts connected with demonolatry, and of which
Chapter 277: 10. _Concerning theurgy, which promises a delusive purification of
Chapter 278: 11. _Of Porphyry's epistle to Anebo, in which he asks for
Chapter 279: 12. _Of the miracles wrought by the true God through the ministry
Chapter 280: 13. _Of the invisible God, who has often made Himself visible,
Chapter 281: 14. _That the one God is to be worshipped not only for the sake
Chapter 282: 15. _Of the ministry of the holy angels, by which they fulfil
Chapter 283: 16. _Whether those angels who demand that we pay them divine
Chapter 284: 17. _Concerning the ark of the covenant, and the miraculous signs
Chapter 285: 18. _Against those who deny that the books of the Church are to
Chapter 286: 19. _On the reasonableness of offering, as the true religion
Chapter 287: 20. _Of the supreme and true sacrifice which was effected by the
Chapter 288: 21. _Of the power delegated to demons for the trial and
Chapter 289: 22. _Whence the saints derive power against demons and true
Chapter 290: 23. _Of the principles which, according to the Platonists,
Chapter 291: 24. _Of the one only true principle which alone purifies and renews
Chapter 292: 25. _That all the saints, both under the law and before it, were
Chapter 293: 26. _Of Porphyry's weakness in wavering between the confession of
Chapter 294: 27. _Of the impiety of Porphyry, which is worse than even the
Chapter 295: 28. _How it is that Porphyry has been so blind as not to recognise
Chapter 296: 29. _Of the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, which the
Chapter 297: 30. _Porphyry's emendations and modifications of Platonism._
Chapter 298: 31. _Against the arguments on which the Platonists ground their
Chapter 299: 32. _Of the universal way of the soul's deliverance, which Porphyry
Chapter 300: 1. _Of this part of the work, wherein we begin to explain the origin
Chapter 301: 2. _Of the knowledge of God, to which no man can attain save
Chapter 302: 3. _Of the authority of the canonical Scriptures composed by the
Chapter 303: 4. _That the world is neither without beginning, nor yet created
Chapter 304: 5. _That we ought not to seek to comprehend the infinite ages of
Chapter 305: 6. _That the world and time had both one beginning, and the one
Chapter 306: 7. _Of the nature of the first days, which are said to have had
Chapter 307: 8. _What we are to understand of God's resting on the seventh day,
Chapter 308: 9. _What the Scriptures teach us to believe concerning the creation
Chapter 309: 10. _Of the simple and unchangeable Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy
Chapter 310: 11. _Whether the angels that fell partook of the blessedness which
Chapter 311: 12. _A comparison of the blessedness of the righteous, who have not
Chapter 312: 13. _Whether all the angels were so created in one common state of
Chapter 313: 14. _An explanation of what is said of the devil, that he did not
Chapter 314: 15. _How we are to understand the words, "The devil sinneth from
Chapter 315: 16. _Of the ranks and differences of the creatures, estimated by
Chapter 316: 17. _That the flaw of wickedness is not nature, but contrary to
Chapter 317: 18. _Of the beauty of the universe, which becomes, by God's
Chapter 318: 19. _What, seemingly, we are to understand by the words, "God
Chapter 319: 20. _Of the words which follow the separation of light and
Chapter 320: 21. _Of God's eternal and unchangeable knowledge and will, whereby
Chapter 321: 22. _Of those who do not approve of certain things which are a part
Chapter 322: 23. _Of the error in which the doctrine of Origen is involved._
Chapter 323: 24. _Of the divine Trinity, and the indications of its presence
Chapter 324: 25. _Of the division of philosophy into three parts._
Chapter 325: 26. _Of the image of the supreme Trinity, which we find in some
Chapter 326: 27. _Of existence, and knowledge of it, and the love of both._
Chapter 327: 28. _Whether we ought to love the love itself with which we love
Chapter 328: 29. _Of the knowledge by which the holy angels know God in His
Chapter 329: 30. _Of the perfection of the number six, which is the first of
Chapter 330: 31. _Of the seventh day, in which completeness and repose are
Chapter 331: 32. _Of the opinion that the angels were created before the world._
Chapter 332: 33. _Of the two different and dissimilar communities of angels,
Chapter 333: 34. _Of the idea that the angels were meant where the separation
Chapter 334: 1. _That the nature of the angels, both good and bad, is one and
Chapter 335: 2. _That there is no entity_[521] _contrary to the divine, because
Chapter 336: 3. _That the enemies of God are so, not by nature but by will,
Chapter 337: 4. _Of the nature of irrational and lifeless creatures, which in
Chapter 338: 5. _That in all natures, of every kind and rank, God is glorified._
Chapter 339: 6. _What the cause of the blessedness of the good angels is, and
Chapter 340: 7. _That we ought not to expect to find any efficient cause of the
Chapter 341: 8. _Of the misdirected love whereby the will fell away from the
Chapter 342: 9. _Whether the angels, besides receiving from God their nature,
Chapter 343: 10. _Of the falseness of the history which allots many thousand
Chapter 344: 11. _Of those who suppose that this world indeed is not eternal,
Chapter 345: 12. _How these persons are to be answered, who find fault with the
Chapter 346: 13. _Of the revolution of the ages, which some philosophers believe
Chapter 347: 14. _Of the creation of the human race in time, and how this was
Chapter 348: 15. _Whether we are to believe that God, as He has always been
Chapter 349: 16. _How we are to understand God's promise of life eternal,
Chapter 350: 17. _What defence is made by sound faith regarding God's
Chapter 351: 18. _Against those who assert that things that are infinite_[550]
Chapter 352: 19. _Of worlds without end, or ages of ages._[556]
Chapter 353: 20. _Of the impiety of those who assert that the souls which enjoy
Chapter 354: 21. _That there was created at first but one individual, and that
Chapter 355: 22. _That God foreknew that the first man would sin, and that He at
Chapter 356: 23. _Of the nature of the human soul created in the image of God._
Chapter 357: 24. _Whether the angels can be said to be the creators of any, even
Chapter 358: 25. _That God alone is the Creator of every kind of creature,
Chapter 359: 26. _Of that opinion of the Platonists, that the angels were
Chapter 360: 27. _That the whole plenitude of the human race was embraced in the
Chapter 361: 1. _Of the fall of the first man, through which mortality has
Chapter 362: 2. _Of that death which can affect an immortal soul, and of that
Chapter 363: 3. _Whether death, which by the sin of our first parents has passed
Chapter 364: 4. _Why death, the punishment of sin, is not withheld from those
Chapter 365: 5. _As the wicked make an ill use of the law, which is good, so
Chapter 366: 6. _Of the evil of death in general, considered as the separation
Chapter 367: 7. _Of the death which the unbaptized_[580] _suffer for the
Chapter 368: 8. _That the saints, by suffering the first death for the truth's
Chapter 369: 9. _Whether we should say that the moment of death, in which
Chapter 370: 10. _Of the life of mortals, which is rather to be called death
Chapter 371: 11. _Whether one can both be living and dead at the same time._
Chapter 372: 12. _What death God intended, when He threatened our first parents
Chapter 373: 13. _What was the first punishment of the transgression of our
Chapter 374: 14. _In what state man was made by God, and into what estate he
Chapter 375: 15. _That Adam in his sin forsook God ere God forsook him, and
Chapter 376: 16. _Concerning the philosophers who think that the separation of
Chapter 377: 17. _Against those who affirm that earthly bodies cannot be made
Chapter 378: 18. _Of earthly bodies, which the philosophers affirm cannot be in
Chapter 379: 19. _Against the opinion of those who do not believe that the
Chapter 380: 20. _That the flesh now resting in peace shall be raised to a
Chapter 381: 21. _Of Paradise, that it can be understood in a spiritual sense
Chapter 382: 22. _That the bodies of the saints shall after the resurrection be
Chapter 383: 23. _What we are to understand by the animal and spiritual body; or
Chapter 384: 24. _How we must understand that breathing of God by which "the
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