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Divine Institutes

Lactantius, ANF 7

1. Book 1, Preface of What Great Value the Knowledge of the Truth is and Always Has Been
2. Book 1, 1. Of Religion and Wisdom
3. Book 1, 2. That There is a Providence in the Affairs of Men
4. Book 1, Whether the Universe is Governed by the Power of One God or of Many
5. Book 1, 4. That the One God Was Foretold Even by the Prophets
6. Book 1, 5. Of the Testimonies of Poets and Philosophers
7. Book 1, Of Divine Testimonies, and of the Sibyls and Their Predictions
8. Book 1, 7. Concerning the Testimonies of Apollo and the Gods
9. Book 1, That God is Without a Body, Nor Does He Need Difference of Sex for Procreation
10. Book 1, 9. Of Hercules and His Life and Death
11. Book 1, Of the Life and Actions Aesculapius, Apollo, Neptune, Mars, Castor and Pollux,…
12. Book 1, Of the Origin, Life, Reign, Name and Death of Jupiter, and of Saturn and Uranus
13. Book 1, That the Stoics Transfer the Figments of the Poets to a Philosophical System
14. Book 1, How Vain and Trifling are the Interpretations of the Stoics Respecting the Gods,…
15. Book 1, What the Sacred History of Euhemerus and Ennius Teaches Concerning the Gods
16. Book 1, 15. How They Who Were Men Obtained the Name of Gods
17. Book 1, By What Argument It is Proved that Those Who are Distinguished by a Difference of…
18. Book 1, Concerning the Same Opinion of the Stoics, and Concerning the Hardships and…
19. Book 1, On the Consecration of Gods, on Account of the Benefits Which They Conferred Upon…
20. Book 1, That It is Impossible for Any One to Worship the True God Together with False…
21. Book 1, 20. Of the Gods Peculiar to the Romans, and Their Sacred Rites
22. Book 1, Of Certain Deities Peculiar to Barbarians, and Their Sacred Rites; And in Like…
23. Book 1, Who Was the Author of the Vanities Before Described in Italy Among the Romans,…
24. Book 1, Of the Ages of Vain Superstitions, and the Times at Which They Commenced
25. Book 2, That Forgetfulness of Reason Makes Men Ignorant of the True God, Whom They…
26. Book 2, What Was the First Cause of Making Images; Of the True Likeness of God, and the…
27. Book 2, That Cicero and Other Men of Learning Erred in Not Turning Away the People from…
28. Book 2, Of Images, and the Ornaments of Temples, and the Contempt in Which They are Held…
29. Book 2, That God Only, the Creator of All Things, is to Be Worshipped, and Not the…
30. Book 2, That Neither the Whole Universe Nor the Elements are God, Nor are They Possessed…
31. Book 2, Of God, and the Religious Rites of the Foolish; Of Avarice, and the Authority of…
32. Book 2, Of the Use of Reason in Religion; And of Dreams, Auguries, Oracles, and Similar…
33. Book 2, Of the Devil, the World, God, Providence, Man, and His Wisdom
34. Book 2, 10. Of the World, and Its Parts, the Elements and Seasons
35. Book 2, Of Living Creatures, of Man; Prometheus, Deucalion, the Parcae
36. Book 2, That Animals Were Not Produced Spontaneously, But by a Divine Arrangement, of…
37. Book 2, Why Man is of Two Sexes; What is His First Death, and What the Second and of the…
38. Book 2, Of Noah the Inventor of Wine, Who First Had Knowledge of the Stars, and of the…
39. Book 2, 15. Of the Corruption of Angels, and the Two Kinds of Demons
40. Book 2, That Demons Have No Power Over Those Who are Established in the Faith
41. Book 2, That Astrology, Soothsaying, and Similar Arts are the Invention of Demons
42. Book 2, Of the Patience and Vengeance of God, the Worship of Demons, and False Religions
43. Book 2, 19. Of the Worship of Images and Earthly Objects
44. Book 2, 20. Of Philosophy and the Truth
45. Book 3, A Comparison of the Truth with Eloquence: Why the Philosophers Did Not Attain to…
46. Book 3, Of Philosophy, and How Vain Was Its Occupation in Setting Forth the Truth
47. Book 3, Of What Subjects Philosophy Consists, and Who Was the Chief Founder of the…
48. Book 3, That Knowledge is Taken Away by Socrates, and Conjecture by Zeno
49. Book 3, 5. That the Knowledge of Many Things is Necessary
50. Book 3, 6. Of Wisdom, and the Academics, and Natural Philosophy
51. Book 3, 7. Of Moral Philosophy, and the Chief Good
52. Book 3, Of the Chief Good, and the Pleasures of the Soul and Body, and of Virtue
53. Book 3, Of the Chief Good, and the Worship of the True God, and a Refutation of Anaxagoras
54. Book 3, 10. It is the Peculiar Property of Man to Know and Worship God
55. Book 3, 11. Of Religion, Wisdom, and the Chief Good
56. Book 3, Of the Twofold Conflict of Body and Soul; And of Desiring Virtue on Account of…
57. Book 3, Of the Immortality of the Soul, and of Wisdom, Philosophy, and Eloquence
58. Book 3, That Lucretius and Others Have Erred, and Cicero Himself, in Fixing the Origin of…
59. Book 3, The Error of Seneca in Philosophy, and How the Speech of Philosophers is at…
60. Book 3, That the Philosophers Who Give Good Instructions Live Badly, by the Testimony of…
61. Book 3, He Passes from Philosophy to the Philosophers, Beginning with Epicurus; And How…
62. Book 3, The Pythagoreans and Stoics, While They Hold the Immortality of the Soul,…
63. Book 3, Cicero and Others of the Wisest Men Teach the Immortality of the Soul, But in an…
64. Book 3, Socrates Had More Knowledge in Philosophy Than Other Men, Although in Many Things…
65. Book 3, Of the System of Plato, Which Would Lead to the Overthrow of States
66. Book 3, 22. Of the Precepts of Plato, and Censures of the Same
67. Book 3, Of the Errors of Certain Philosophers, and of the Sun and Moon
68. Book 3, 24. Of the Antipodes, the Heaven, and the Stars
69. Book 3, Of Learning Philosophy, and What Great Qualifications are Necessary for Its…
70. Book 3, It is Divine Instruction Only Which Bestows Wisdom; And of What Efficacy the Law…
71. Book 3, How Little the Precepts of Philosophers Contribute to True Wisdom, Which You Will…
72. Book 3, Of True Religion and of Nature. Whether Fortune is a Goddess, and of Philosophy
73. Book 3, 29. Of Fortune Again, and Virtue
74. Book 3, The Conclusion of the Things Before Spoken; And by What Means We Must Pass from…
75. Book 4, Of the Former Religion of Men, and How Error Was Spread Over Every Age, and of…
76. Book 4, Where Wisdom is to Be Found; Why Pythagoras and Plato Did Not Approach the Jews
77. Book 4, Wisdom and Religion Cannot Be Separated: The Lord of Nature Must Necessarily Be…
78. Book 4, Of Wisdom Likewise, and Religion, and of the Right of Father and Lord
79. Book 4, The Oracles of the Prophets Must Be Looked Into; And of Their Times, and the…
80. Book 4, Almighty God Begat His Son; And the Testimonies of the Sibyls and of Trismegistus…
81. Book 4, Of the Name of Son, and Whence He is Called Jesus and Christ
82. Book 4, Of the Birth of Jesus in the Spirit and in the Flesh: Of Spirits and the…
83. Book 4, 9. Of the Word of God
84. Book 4, Of the Advent of Jesus; Of the Fortunes of the Jews, and Their Government, Until…
85. Book 4, 11. Of the Cause of the Incarnation of Christ
86. Book 4, Of the Birth of Jesus from the Virgin; Of His Life, Death, and Resurrection, and…
87. Book 4, Of Jesus, God and Man; And the Testimonies of the Prophets Concerning Him
88. Book 4, 14. Of the Priesthood of Jesus Foretold by the Prophets
89. Book 4, Of the Life and Miracles of Jesus, and Testimonies Concerning Them
90. Book 4, 16. Of the Passion of Jesus Christ; That It Was Foretold
91. Book 4, Of the Superstitions of the Jews, and Their Hatred Against Jesus
92. Book 4, 18. Of the Lord’s Passion, and that It Was Foretold
93. Book 4, Of the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus; And the Predictions of These…
94. Book 4, Of the Departure of Jesus into Galilee After His Resurrection; And of the Two…
95. Book 4, Of the Ascension of Jesus, and the Foretelling of It; And of the Preaching and…
96. Book 4, 22. S of Unbelievers Against the Incarnation of Jesus
97. Book 4, 23. Of Giving Precepts, and Acting
98. Book 4, The Overthrowing of the Arguments Above Urged by Way of Objection
99. Book 4, Of the Advent of Jesus in the Flesh and Spirit, that He Might Be Mediator Between…
100. Book 4, Of the Cross, and Other Tortures of Jesus, and of the Figure of the Lamb Under…
101. Book 4, Of the Wonders Effected by the Power of the Cross, and of Demons
102. Book 4, 28. Of Hope and True Religion, and of Superstition
103. Book 4, Of the Christian Religion, and of the Union of Jesus with the Father
104. Book 4, Of Avoiding Heresies and Superstitions, and What is the Only True Catholic Church
105. Book 5, Of the Non-Condemnation of Accused Persons Without a Hearing of Their Cause; From…
106. Book 5, To What an Extent the Christian Truth Has Been Assailed by Rash Men
107. Book 5, Of the Truth of the Christian Doctrine, and the Vanity of Its Adversaries; And…
108. Book 5, Why This Work Was Published, and Again of Tertullian and Cyprian
109. Book 5, There Was True Justice Under Saturnus, But It Was Banished by Jupiter
110. Book 5, After the Banishment of Justice, Lust, Unjust Laws, Daring, Avarice, Ambition,…
111. Book 5, Of the Coming of Jesus, and Its Fruit; And of the Virtues and Vices of that Age
112. Book 5, Of Justice Known to All, But Not Embraced; Of the True Temple of God, and of His…
113. Book 5, Of the Crimes of the Wicked, and the Torture Inflicted on the Christians
114. Book 5, 10. Of False Piety, and of False and True Religion
115. Book 5, Of True Virtue; And of the Estimation of a Good or Bad Citizen
116. Book 5, 13. Of the Increase and the Punishment of the Christians
117. Book 5, 14. Of the Fortitude of the Christians
118. Book 5, 15. Of Folly, Wisdom, Piety, Equity, and Justice
119. Book 5, 16. Of the Duties of the Just Man, and the Equity of Christians
120. Book 5, 17. Of the Equity, Wisdom, and Foolishness of Christians
121. Book 5, 18. Of Justice, Wisdom, and Folly
122. Book 5, Of Virtue and the Tortures of Christians, and of the Right of a Father and Master
123. Book 5, Of the Vanity and Crimes, Impious Superstitions, and of the Tortures of the…
124. Book 5, Of the Worship of Other Gods and the True God, and of the Animals Which the…
125. Book 5, Of the Rage of the Demons Against Christians, and the Error of Unbelievers
126. Book 5, 23. Of the Justice and Patience of the Christians
127. Book 5, Of the Divine Vengeance Inflicted on the Torturers of the Christians
128. Book 6, Of the Worship of the True God, and of Innocency, and of the Worship of False Gods
129. Book 6, 2. Of the Worship of False Gods and the True God
130. Book 6, Of the Ways, and of Vices and Virtues; And of the Rewards of Heaven and the…
131. Book 6, Of the Ways of Life, of Pleasures, Also of the Hardships of Christians
132. Book 6, 5. Of False and True Virtue; And of Knowledge
133. Book 6, Of the Chief Good and Virtue, and or Knowledge and Righteousness
134. Book 6, Of the Way of Error and of Truth: That It is Single, Narrow, and Steep, and Has…
135. Book 6, 8. Of the Errors of Philosophers, and the Variableness of Law
136. Book 6, Of the Law and Precept of God; Of Mercy, and the Error of the Philosophers
137. Book 6, Of Religion Towards God, and Mercy Towards Men; And of the Beginning of the World
138. Book 6, 11. Of the Persons Upon Whom a Benefit is to Be Conferred
139. Book 6, 12. Of the Kinds of Beneficence, and Works of Mercy
140. Book 6, 13. Of Repentance, of Mercy, and the Forgiveness of Sins
141. Book 6, Of the Affections, and the Opinion of the Stoics Respecting Them; And of Virtue,…
142. Book 6, Of the Affections, and the Opinion of the Peripatetics Respecting Them
143. Book 6, Of the Affections, and the Refutation of the Opinion of the Peripatetics…
144. Book 6, Of the Affections and Their Use; Of Patience, and the Chief Good of Christians
145. Book 6, 18. Of Some Commands of God, and of Patience
146. Book 6, 19. Of the Affections and Their Use; And of the Three Furies
147. Book 6, Of the Senses, and Their Pleasures in the Brutes and in Man; And of Pleasures of…
148. Book 6, 21. Of the Pleasures of the Ears, and of Sacred Literature
149. Book 6, 22. Of the Pleasures of Taste and Smell
150. Book 6, De Tactus Voluptate Et Libidine, Atque de Matrimonio Et Continentiâ
151. Book 6, 24. Of Repentance, of Pardon, and the Commands of God
152. Book 6, Of Sacrifice, and of an Offering Worthy of God, and of the Form of Praising God
153. Book 7, Of the World, and Those Who are About to Believe, and Those Who are Not; And in…
154. Book 7, Of the Error of the Philosophers, and of the Divine Wisdom, and of the Golden Age
155. Book 7, Of Nature, and of the World; And a Censure of the Stoics and Epicureans
156. Book 7, That All Things Were Created for Some Use, Even Those Things Which Appear Evil;…
157. Book 7, Of the Creation of Man, and of the Arrangement of the World, and of the Chief Good
158. Book 7, Why the World and Man Were Created. How Unprofitable is the Worship of False Gods
159. Book 7, 7. Of the Variety of Philosophers, and Their Truth
160. Book 7, 8. Of the Immortality of the Soul
161. Book 7, 9. Of the Immortality of the Soul, and of Virtue
162. Book 7, 10. Of Vices and Virtues, and of Life and Death
163. Book 7, 11. Of the Last Times, and of the Soul and Body
164. Book 7, Of the Soul and the Body, and of Their Union and Separation and Return
165. Book 7, 13. Of the Soul, and the Testimonies Concerning Its Eternity
166. Book 7, 14. Of the First and Last Times of the World
167. Book 7, 15. Of the Devastation of the World and Change of the Empires
168. Book 7, 16. Of the Devastation of the World, and Its Prophetic Omens
169. Book 7, Of the False Prophet, and the Hardships of the Righteous, and His Destruction
170. Book 7, Of the Fortunes of the World at the Last Time, and of the Things Foretold by the…
171. Book 7, Of the Advent of Christ to Judgment, and of the Overcoming of the False Prophet
172. Book 7, 20. Of the Judgment of Christ, of Christians, and of the Soul
173. Book 7, 21. Of the Torments and Punishments of Souls
174. Book 7, Of the Error of the Poets, and the Return of the Soul from the Lower Regions
175. Book 7, Of the Resurrection of the Soul, and the Proofs of This Fact
176. Book 7, 24. Of the Renewed World
177. Book 7, 25. Of the Last Times, and of the City of Rome
178. Book 7, Of the Loosing of the Devil, and of the Second and Greatest Judgment
179. Book 7, 27. An Encouragement and Confirmation of the Pious
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