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The Epitome of the Divine Institutes

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The Epitome of the Divine Institutes.

Addressed to His Brother Pentadius.  

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The Preface.—The plan and purport of the whole Epitome, and of the Institutions

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Chap. I.—Of the divine providence

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Chap. II.—That there is but one God, and that there cannot be more

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Chap. III.—The testimonies of the poets concerning the one God

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Chap. IV.—The testimonies of the philosophers to the unity of God

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Chap. V.—That the prophetic women—that is, the Sibyls—declare that there is but one God

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Chap. VI.—Since God is eternal and immortal, he does not stand in need of sex and succession

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Chap. VII.—Of the wicked life and death of Hercules

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Chap. VIII.—Of Æsculapius, Apollo, Mars, Castor and Pollux, and of Mercurius and Bacchus

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Chap. IX.—Of the disgraceful deeds of the gods

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Chap. X.—Of Jupiter, and his licentious life

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Chap. XI.—The various emblems under which the poets veiled the turpitude of Jupiter

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Chap. XII.—The poets do not invent all those things which relate to the gods

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Chap. XIII.—The actions of Jupiter are related from the historian Euhemerus

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Chap. XIV.—The actions of Saturnus and Uranus taken from the historians

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Chap. XX.—Of the gods peculiar to the Romans

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Chap. XXI.—Of the sacred rites of the Roman gods

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Chap. XXII.—Of the sacred rites Introduced by Faunus and Numa

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Chap. XXIII.—Of the Gods and sacred rites of the barbarians

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Chap. XXIV.—Of the origin of sacred rites and superstitions

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Chap. XXV.—Of the golden age, of images, and Prometheus, who first fashioned man

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Chap. XXVI.—Of the worship of the elements and stars

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Chap. XXVII.—Of the creation, sin, and punishment of man; and of angels, both good and bad

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Chap. XXVIII.—Of the demons, and their evil practices

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Chap. XXIX.—Of the patience and providence of God

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Chap. XXX.—Of false wisdom

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Chap. XXXI.—Of knowledge and supposition

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Chap. XXXII.—Of the sects of philosophers, and their disagreement

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Chap. XXXIII.—What is the chief good to be sought in life

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Chap. XXXIV.—That men are born to justice

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Chap. XXXV.—That immortality is the chief good

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Chap. XXXVI.—Of the philosophers,—namely, Epicurus and Pythagoras

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Chap. XXXVII.—Of Socrates and his contradiction

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Chap. XXXVIII.—Of Plato, whose doctrine approaches more nearly to the truth

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Chap. XXXIX.—Of various philosophers, and of the antipodes

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Chap. XL.—Of the foolishness of the philosophers

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Chap. XLI.—Of true religion and wisdom

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Chap. XLII.—Of religious wisdom: the name of Christ known to none, except himself and his father

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Chap. XLIII.—Of the name of Jesus Christ, and his twofold nativity

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Chap. XLIV.—The twofold nativity of Christ is proved from the prophets

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Chap. XLV.—The power and works of Christ are proved from the scriptures

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Chap. XLVI.—It is proved from the prophets that the passion and death of Christ had been foretold

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Chap. XLVII.—Of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the sending of the apostles, and the ascension of the saviour into heaven

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Chap. XLVIII.—Of the disinheriting of the Jews, and the adoption of the Gentiles

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Chap. XLIX.—That God is one only

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Chap. L.—Why God assumed a mortal body, and suffered death

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Chap. LI.—Of the death of Christ on the cross

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Chap. LII.—The hope of the salvation of men consists in the knowledge of the true God, and of the hatred of the heathens against the Christians

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Chap. LIII.—The reasons of the hatred against the Christians are examined and refuted

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Chap. LIV.—Of the freedom of religion in the worship of God

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Chap. LV.—The heathens charge justice with impiety in following God

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Chap. LVI.—Of justice, which is the worship of the true God

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Chap. LVII.—Of wisdom and foolishness

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Chap. LVIII.—Of the true worship of God, and sacrifice

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Chap. LIX.—Of the ways of life, and the first times of the world

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Chap. LX.—Of the duties of justice

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Chap. LXI.—Of the passions

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Chap. LXII.—Of restraining the pleasures of the senses

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Chap. LXIII.—That shows are most powerful to corrupt the minds

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Chap. LXIV.—The passions are to be subdued, and we must abstain from forbidden things

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Chap. LXV.—Precepts about those things which are commanded, and of pity

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Chap. LXVI.—Of faith in religion, and of fortitude

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Chap. LXVII.—Of repentance, the immortality of the soul, and of providence

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Chap. LXVIII.—Of the world, man, and the providence of God

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Chap. LXIX.—That the world was made on account of man, and man on account of God

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Chap. LXX.—The immortality of the soul is confirmed

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Chap. LXXI.—Of the last times

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Chap. LXXII.—Of Christ descending from heaven to the general judgment, and of the millenarian reign

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Chap. LXXIII.—The hope of safety is in the religion and worship of God

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Elucidations

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