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THE CONTENTS OF THE nineteenth booke of the City of God
- That Varro obserued 288. sectes of the Phi∣lophers, in their question of the perfection of goodnesse.
- 2. Varro his reduction of the finall good out of al these differences vnto three heads, & three definitions, one onely of which is the true one.
- 3. Varro his choise amongst the three fore∣named sects, following therin the opinion of An∣tiochus, author of the old Academicall sect.
- 4. The Christians opinion of the cheefest good and euill, which the Philosophers held to bee within themselues.
- 5. Of liuing sociably with our neighbours: how fit it is, and yet how subiect to crosses.
- 6. The error of humaine iudgements in cases where truth is not knowne.
- 7. Difference of language an impediment to hu∣maine society. The miseries of the iustest wars.
- 8. That true friendship cannot be secure, a∣mongst the incessant perrills of this present life.
- 9. The friendship of holy Angells with men, vndiscernable in this life, by reason of the di∣uells, whom al the Infidells tooke to be good pow∣ers and gaue them diuine honors.
- 10. The rewards that the Saints are to receiue after the passing of this worlds afflictions.
- 11. The beatitude of eternall peace, and that true perfection wherein the Saints are enstalled
- 12. That the bloudiest wars cheefe ayme is peace: the desire which is natural in man.
- 13. Of that vniuersal peace which no pertur∣bances can seclude from the law of nature; Gods iust iudgements disposing of euery one ac∣cording to his proper desert.
- 14. Of the law of Heauen and Earth, which swayeth humaine society by councell, and vnto which councell humaine society obeyeth.
- 15. Natures freedome & bondage, caused by sinne; in which man is a slaue to his own affects, though he be not bond-man to any one besides.
- 16. Of the iust law of souerainty.
- 17. The grounds of the concord and discord betwixt the Cities of Heauen and Earth.
- 18. That the suspended doctrine of the new Academy opposeth the constancy of Christianity
- 19. Of the habit and manners belonging to a Christian.
- 20. Hope, the blisse of the heauenly Citizens, during this life.
- 21. Whether the Citty of Rome had euer a true common-wealth according to Scipio's de∣finition of a common-wealth in Tully.
- 22. Whether Christ the Christians God be he vnto whome onely sacrifice is to be offered.
- 23. Porphery his relation of the Oracles touching Christ.
- 24. A definition of a people, by which, both the Romans and other kingdomes may chal∣lenge themselues common-weales.
- 25. That there can be no true vertue, where true religion wanteth.
- 26. The peace of Gods enemies, vsefull to the piety of his friends, as long as their Earthly pillgrimage lasteth.
- 27. The peace of Gods seruants; the fullnesse wherof it is impossible in this life to comprehead
- 28. The end of the wicked.
FINIS.