Zanchi On the Works of God, Index and Table of Contents
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From On the Works of God Created Within the Span of Six Days, 1602
INDEX OF THE FIRST PART OF THE WORKS OF GOD.
BOOK 1.
CHAPTER 1.
A preface, encompassing the distribution of divine works, the utility of their knowledge, and furthermore, the explanation of Moses's aim throughout the entire book of Genesis.
CHAPTER 2.
1. The argument and summary of the previous chapter of Genesis is explained.
2. The errors of philosophers and heretics concerning the principles of things are refuted from Moses.
3. The words of the first verse are explained.
CHAPTER 3.
On the World in General.
1. Whether the World has any efficient cause of itself.
2. Whether the World is eternal.
3. Whether the World was created by God from some pre-existing matter, or truly out of nothing.
4. Whether the multitude and diversity of things come from God, or truly from elsewhere, and for what purpose they are ordained by God.
CHAPTER 4.
On the Heaven of the Blessed.
1. Whether it exists, and where it is.
2. What it is, whether a created or uncreated thing.
3. What its nature is.
BOOK 2.
On Angels in General.
1. On the names of Angels, both good and bad.
2. On their essence.
3. What kind of substances they are.
4. Whether they are immaterial and simple, so that there is absolutely no composition in them, and if there is, from what things they are composed.
5. Whether they were created from eternity, or in time.
6. Whether they were endowed with free will from the beginning of creation or not.
7. Whether they are incorruptible and immutable, or subject to change.
8. Whether they appear truly and really, or rather κατα φαντασίαν (according to illusion): And whether they assume real bodies, and from where they take them.
9. Whether they perform the works of life in assumed bodies.
10. When they are sent, do they move locally: And do they move in time, or in an instant.
11. Whether they are in a place, and whether one can be in several places at once.
12. Whether many spirits can be in the same place.
13. On the number of Angels.
14. On the orders of Angels: whether there is any order among them, both good and bad.
BOOK 3.
On Good Angels.
1. On their proper names.
2. Why, differing from others in truth, they have persevered in truth.
3. On their confirmation in Grace.
4. Whether, because they can no longer sin, they have ceased to have free will, and what kind of will remains in them.
5. On the knowledge of Angels, and how manifold it is.
6. On the manner in which they know anything.
7. Whether they foreknew both the failing of others and their own constancy in truth.
8. Whether they know material things, and each thing that happens here.
9. Whether they also know the thoughts and hearts of ours, our desires, and our emotions.
10. Whether they know future contingencies, and the mysteries of grace.
11. How perfect their knowledge is, and whether it can become more perfect.
12. Whether they are still truly free in decision and will.
13. On love, hatred, joy, and sorrow, and other similar affections.
14. On their duties, and especially on their guardianship towards us.
15. Whether individual good Angels are given to individual humans, or whether there are multiple.
16. Whether discord ever arises among Angels, not just between good and bad but also among the good themselves, for our sake.
17. Whether they ever abandon us from their guardianship.
18. On their power over irrational creatures, and whether they can perform miracles.
19. Whether they have dominion not only over inanimate things but also over humans and devils.
20. On their power over humans, whether they can change their imagination, intellect, and will.
21. On their language and speech, both among themselves and with humans.
22. On their missions and appearances to us in the World.
23. Whether good Angels had a role with Christ, and to what extent it pertains to them.
24. Whether they are to be invoked.
BOOK 4.
On Evil Angels.
1. On the names of evil Angels.
2. On their sin and fall in Heaven.
3. Whether a great multitude of Angels sinned.
4. On the punishment of the Angels' sin in general.
5. On the spiritual punishment of their entire nature.
6. On the punishment in will.
7. On the punishment in intellect.
8. Whether they know the future, and can predict it with certainty.
9. Whether they know the thoughts of our hearts.
10. On their force and power over created things.
11. On their power over Souls.
12. Whether they can also perform miracles.
13. Whether they can do whatever they want, or whether their power is limited.
14. On their works and studies in general.
15. Whether they are the authors of Magic, incantations, deceptions, etc.
16. Whether they assume bodies, and act as incubi and succubi.
17. Whether there are distinct orders among them, and distinct duties.
18. What kind and how manifold their duty is, to which they are ordained by God.
19. Whether they are associated with any pain and suffering, and what kind of torment is in them.
20. On the uses of this doctrine.
21. On our duty against Demons, and about the fight that God wants us to have with Satan and his army.
INDEX OF THE SECOND PART, ON THE WORKS OF CREATION.
BOOK 1.
1. It pertains to the Theologian to discuss also the physical works of God: The Aristotelian method in explaining natural Philosophy, long before, was observed by Moses, inspired by the Spirit of God, in narrating the physical works of God.
2. The context of Moses from Genesis chapter 1 to verse 6 is explained.
3. On the first principles in general.
4. On matter, form, privation.
5. On causes.
6. On motion.
7. On time.
8. On place and the void.
BOOK 2.
1. Contains a summary of what Moses conveys in verses 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, with their explanation.
2. On the first parts of the World.
3. On the Heaven, the first part of the World.
4. On the Elements in general.
5. On each of the four Elements.
BOOK 3.
1. On bodies composed of Elements, their mixture, origin and destruction, the causes of all motion and generation, and other related matters. Also, some specific prolegomena on Meteorology.
2. On Fiery, or the first kind of Meteors: where also about Comets.
3. On not truly fiery, that is, on those things that are seen in the sky with naked appearances. Where 1. on colors in general, then on the colors of the Sky, What also is the galaxy
what is the chasm.
what are certain celestial colors.
what are nocturnal glows.
what is the Halo.
what are Parhelia (sun dogs).
what are perpendicular Lines.
what is the Iris [Rainbow]
Chap. 4.
on Aerial Meteorology, where
on Winds.
on Earthquakes.
on Whirlwind.
on Storm.
on Thunder.
Chap. 5.
on Watery Meteorology, where
on Fog.
on Dew.
on Manna.
on Frost.
on Cloud.
on Rain.
on Snow.
on Hail.
on Small hailstones.
Chap. 6. On Terrestrial Meteorology, where
on Gold.
on Silver.
on Copper.
on Iron.
on Steel.
on Lead.
on Tin.
on Orichalcum.
Also, on stones.
On Gems.
On intermediate fossils or concreted juices.
BOOK 4.
On Waters under the firmament.
Chap. 1. On the Ocean, six questions.
1. On the efficient cause of the Sea.
2. On the position and place of the Ocean.
3. On the unity and plurality of the Sea.
4. On the change of the Sea's position.
5. On its salinity.
6. On the Sea's tide.
Chap. 2. On rivers, lakes, springs, thermal waters, and other waters outside the Ocean.
BOOK 5.
On the Land Uncovered by Waters.
Chap. 1. Four questions are explained.
1. How large the land is.
2. What its principal parts are, what their position and shape is.
3. On Antipodes.
4. On the nature and use of the land.
Chap. 2. The context of Moses on plants and vegetation produced from the earth is explained.
Chap. 3. A general discussion on plants.
BOOK 6.
On the work of the fourth day, that is, on the celestial lights, the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars.
Chap. 1. The context of Moses is explained, where on the use of stars, on parts of the natural day, on the different calculation of years among the Hebrews and Romans.
Chap. 2. Two types of questions, the first,
which is about the essence of stars and their essential parts, contains five questions.
1. On the Nature and essence of stars.
2. On the division, number, position, names, order.
3. On size, shape, movement.
4. On the souls of stars.
5. On the Harmony of the Stars.
The second, which is about the duties of Stars, is completed by three questions.
1. On light, what it is, its nature, how it is shared.
2. On the influence of stars on this Elemental region.
3. On divination from stars.
BOOK 7.
On the works of the fifth day, that is, on Fish and Birds.
Chap. 1. The context of Moses on fish and birds is explained: And at the same time, the context on terrestrial animals created on the 6th day.
Chap. 2. Teaching on Animals in general.
On Terrestrial Animals.
On Reptiles and especially snakes.
On Flying creatures and birds.
On Insects.
THIRD PART WHICH IS ABOUT MAN, A SUBSTANCE PARTLY
visible, partly invisible: Summary.
BOOK 1.
The context of Moses in Genesis 1 & 2 on the creation of man and his state before sin is explained.
BOOK 2.
Chap. 1. On the admirable and truly divine structure of the human Body: and the use of each part.
Chap. 2. in which the Soul, and the human mind are discussed: seven questions are explained.
1. on the Soul's essence and nature
2. its parts
3. its unity
4. its origin
5. its connection with the body
6. the operations of each of its faculties.
7. its immortality.
BOOK 3
Which is about the state of the first man before the fall.
Chap. 1 on the Image of God, four questions.
1. Whether only man is the image of God, and made in the image of God.
2. Whether the whole man, both body and soul, was made in the image of God.
3. What this image is, and in what things it consists.
4. For what end did God wish to create man in His own image.
Chap. 2. which is about Original Justice, three questions.
1. Whether man was created in Original Justice, or not.
2. What that justice was.
3. Whether it would have been transferred to all men, if Adam had not sinned.
Chap. 3. On the free will of the first parents before the fall, and about its powers.
Chap. 4. On various matters pertaining to the state of the first man before the fall.
BOOK 4.
On Marriage instituted before sin.
Chap. 1. on betrothal, two questions.
1. To whom it is permissible to contract marriage: and there, on the marriage of Priests, etc.
2. With whom it can be contracted: and there, on degrees of consanguinity and affinity, etc.
Chap. 2. on marriage itself, what it is, how it should be celebrated and preserved, and thereon the duties of each spouse, and indeed also of the Magistrate.
Chap. 3. on divorces, and on the causes for which it is lawful to make a divorce.
Chap. 4. on the governance of the World, four questions.
1. Whether God Himself cares for and governs this World.
2. Of what things this administration consists.
3. How He governs, whether by Himself, or also through secondary causes.
4. Whether free will of man, contingency, chance, fortune cohere with this governance of the World.
Finally, on the use of this doctrine.
SUBSEQUENT INDEX, WHICH INCLUDES TERMS AND WORDS, WORTHY OF OBSERVATION, IN this first part.
[This index is presented alphabetically, but the English translation does not allow each entry to be consistently displayed by the respective letter. The numbers indicate pages; letters indicate columns].
A
Two types of actions in humans created in the image of God. 1, a
Adam was entirely created by God: we are only said to be created by God with respect to the rational soul. 10, a
The opinion of the Egyptians and Platonists about three good Angels assigned to each person. 126, b
Giving equals to unequals is unjust, how this is true. 40, b
The eternity of Christ confirms His divinity. 28, a
The eternity of God, is God Himself eternal. 29, a
What is properly called eternal. 20, b
Ἀιῶνιον [eternal] and αἰδιον [unceasing] what is said in two ways. 22, b
The love which is exercised towards a loved person through services, obediences, and benefits, always becomes greater the more it is exercised. 122, b.
Angels are said by Psellus to be νοεροί [intellgent], ἀνοχῆς [patient], ἀκάμπεις [unflexible], κόσμαγοι [cosmic powers], and δυνάμεις [powers]. 58, a
Angels always see God in act, never in potency. 112, a
Angels love God above all things, and us not less than themselves. 117, b
Angels were not created before the material of the visible World was created. 64. a
Angels appearing to Abraham and Lot truly ate, even if they did not digest the food 74, b. & 75, a.
Angels, ἀρχαί [ancient]. 56, a
Angels assuming true human bodies were not true men, because they did not ὑποστατικῶς [substantially] unite human nature to themselves. 72, b
Good angels sometimes enter into the bodies of the good, just as evil ones into the bodies of the wicked. 73, b
Good angels before their confirmation did not foresee their constancy, just as the evil ones did not foresee their fall. 104, b
Good angels are called Cherubim and Seraphim. 54, a
Good angels against evil ones are not only guardians of the body but also of the soul, protectors and defenders.
Good angels, guardians and watchers. 54, b
Good angels, Sons of God. 54. a
Good angels, Elohim. 54. a
Good angels indeed sometimes have different judgments: but nevertheless, a dissent of wills and discord, properly understood, cannot exist among them. 131, a
Good angels, men of God. 54, b
Specific angels are ordinarily appointed to individual provinces: exceptionally, however, more and various angels are also sent to them. 228, b
Compared to human bodies, angels are spirits: but compared to the highest and unbounded Spirit, they are bodies. 62, a
Angels were created in the heaven of the blessed. 65, a
Why angels do not teach in the Church. 124, a, & b.
Why angels are called spirits. 53, a
Why angels are named principalities and powers. 46, a, & b,
Angels, in different respects, grieve and do not grieve over the sins and destruction of the damned. 118, & 119
Angels δυνάμεις [powers]. 55, a, & 56, a
Angels ἐξουσίαι [authorities]. 55, a, & 56, a
Angels move from place to place and pass through intermediate spaces: and how this happens. 76, a
Angels cannot know truly contingent futures and those dependent on free will, unless they are revealed by God. 108, a, & 109, a
In general, angels are called by Philosophers ‘gods.’ 56. p., Δαίμονες (‘demons’) 57, a, ‘Genii’ 57, b, substances, intelligences, abstract and separate forms 57, b
Angels confirmed in grace and in the gift of perseverance cannot sin any more. 94, a
Angels can do whatever can naturally happen to corporeal things. 132, b
Angels κυριότητες [dominions]. 56, a
Angels rejoice at our repentance and grieve over our sins. 118, a.
Angels have free will. 115, b.
Evil angels now suffer some pain from external things, and will eventually suffer from the fire into which they are to be cast. 188, a, & b
Evil angels sinned before the fall of Adam and Eve. 153, a
Evil angels, assuming human bodies, can have intercourse with real women and from them receive offspring: but not in a natural way, yet truly. 184, b.
Evil angels, executioners of God. 53, b
Evil angels were cast down from heaven into the air, and below. 157, a
Evil angels also penetrate human bodies with their substance. 170, a
Evil angels were in the heaven of the blessed both created and sinned. 153, b
At the end of the World, evil angels are to be expelled from the air to the lowest places of the earth, or into the depths of waters. 157, b.
Evil angels know many divine mysteries, either through heavenly revelation or through divine effects. 160, b
Evil angels can perform many signs which are called by the same names as the works of God that are out of the order of nature: but they cannot perform true miracles. 174, a
Evil angels can do nothing against us except as much as they are permitted by Christ. 177, a.
Evil angels can only perceive the thoughts of men through external signs and probabilistically. 155, b.
After committing the first sin, evil angels became extremely wicked. 158, a
Apart from external and internal senses, evil angels can also somewhat move and change the will. 170, b
How far evil angels foresee and predict the future. 163, a
What evil angels naturally knew before sinning, they still know now, though somewhat more obscurely. 160, a
Evil angels are completely devoid of the saving knowledge of God and Christ. 161, a
Evil angels direct their prophecies to deceive and entice humans into worship and honor of them. 164, a
Evil angels do not truly recognize their sin. 161, a
Evil angels have such a stubborn will in sins that they cannot wish to repent and thus be saved. 158, b
Angels move in time, but imperceptibly. 77, a
Angels cannot know the mysteries of salvation except through divine revelation. 110, a
Angels are of incorruptible and immortal nature: yet not simply and per se immutable. 67, b.
Angels are neither to be adored nor invoked. 147, a
Angels can do nothing by their natural power except as much as God prescribes to them, and as they see to be from the will of God. 133, b
The name “angel" is a title of office. 13, a, & b
Angels are not so simple in substance that no composition can occur in them. 62, b
Angels are not eternal but began with creation.
Angels can not only move our bodies locally but also change both external and internal senses. 134, b
Angels never completely abandon those whom they care for under God's command in any kind of office. 131, b
All angels were created equally good, and free both in intellect for knowing and in will for choosing or rejecting. 66, a
All angels are equal by nature and natural dignity, but are believed to be unequal in the various types of offices. 84, b
All angels were created good by nature: but some were confirmed in goodness by grace. 64, a
All angels, both good and evil, are called bright stars. 54, a
All angels as ministering spirits are sent by God when He pleases, and the salvation of the elect requires, for service either internal & invisible, or external & visible. 141, a
Angels naturally know all kinds of things, essences, properties, natural powers. 105, a
Angels move and act upon the imagination itself. 135, a
Multiple angels cannot be in the same place at the same time, with a stricter definition of place. 79, b
Multiple angels, both good and evil, can be in one person. 80, a.
After confirmation in grace, angels not only did not cease to have free will: but are even more free than before when they could sin and not sin. 96, a
Angels are endowed not only with intellectual virtues but also with moral virtues. 116, a
Why angels no longer appear in human form and interact familiarly with us. 141. b.
What angels see through their essence. 101, a
What kind of bodies angels have. 62, b
Why angels truly assumed human bodies. 72, a
To what extent angels are in place. 77, b
How angels appeared to the Fathers outside of assumed bodies. 71, b
How angels appear in assumed bodies. 71, b
How angels understand. 100, a, & 102, a
To whom angels are compared, as far as they are given to us as guardians. 122, b
Some angels remained very little in truth and innate goodness. 67, a
How angels speak with God. 140, a.
Angels also become participants in the grace and benefit of Christ to a great extent. 146, a
Angels also created by God. 14, a
Angels can change human senses in two ways. 134. b.
Angels have a complete understanding of each thing created by God, not only in general but also in particular: and how this happens. 106, a
It cannot be demonstrated from the scriptures that each angel has its own name: and to want to define it with human reasons is rash. 29, b
Angels cannot know the actions of each individual and everything that happens and is said in the World. 107, a
Angels cannot know the thoughts, desires, and emotions of individuals unless these are somehow revealed through external actions or effects, or signs, or are revealed by God. 107, a
Angels, in their own way, as cooperators of God, can act upon our minds and wills. 135, b
Both good and evil angels cannot be moved from the state in which they now are, and how this is to be understood. 68, a
Both good and evil angels are true ὑφιστάμενα (subsistences) and true substances. 58, b
Angels can act upon created things either directly by themselves or through natural agents moved by them. 133, b
The word “angel," taken absolutely, is more frequently used for good than for evil beings. 53, b
The term "angel" is applicable to Christ and humans due to the same office. ibid.
Why and from where the term "angel" is derived. 53, a
Names of good angels among the Hebrews. 28, a
Epithets of good angels from the scriptures. 53, b
What certain specific names of good angels mean and why they are called by these names in the scriptures. ibid.
The authority of good angels over Demons: and that their power is greater than that of the latter. 137, b
The knowledge of angels, in which their happiness consists, is so perfect after their confirmation in grace that they neither progress in it nor are deprived of it: and what that knowledge is. 111, b
To what extent the knowledge of angels is perfect and imperfect. 112, a, & b
The bodies assumed by angels are not airy, fiery, or watery. 70, b
What eventually happens to the bodies assumed by angels. 73, a
The bodies angels are thought to be endowed with cannot become denser and visible from the most subtle and invisible. 70, b
Why some angels persevered in truth while others fell away, the cause is manifold. 92, b
The two principal names of angels in both the Old and New Testament. 53, a
The fourfold knowledge of the elect angels. 99, a
The orders of evil angels among the Scholastics. 185, a
The actions of evil angels in human and other bodies. 167, b
The multitude of evil angels is great and almost innumerable. 156, b
All names of evil angels from the scriptures. 150, b, & 151, a, & b
The names of evil angels do not naturally belong to them but are derived from their qualities and pursuits. 152, a
Where the names of evil angels come from. 150, a
The two main duties to which evil angels are primarily ordained. 186, b
What the principal studies of evil angels are. 179, a
What the first sin of evil angels was. 154, a, & b. & 155, b
Defining the number and kinds of orders of evil angels is greatly presumptuous. 186, b
God especially uses the ministry of angels for the salvation of the elect. 120, a
For what reasons and in how many ways God uses the ministry of angels. 120, a
Names of angels among Philosophers. 56, b
Names of angels in the New Testament. 55, a
Where all names of angels come from. 53, a
What the names of angels indicate about their nature and duties. 58, a
Although the number of angels is very large and almost incomprehensible, how many there are cannot currently be known by us. 81, b
The duties of angels are many and varied. 120, a
What the language of angels is like. 138, b. & 139, a
The causes of angelic salvation. 93, b
The three principal duties of angels among us. 123, a
That angels were created in the heaven of the blessed is the accepted view. 52, a
That angels were created on the first day is probable. 15, a, & 64, b
It cannot be proven from the scriptures that an evil angel is assigned by God to each individual. 129, b
A specific and proper angel is ordinarily assigned as a perpetual guardian to each of the elect from birth: exceptionally, sometimes more than one. 127, b
No angel, just as no created thing, can be in several places at once. 78, b, & 79, a
How the sentiments of the mind may be revealed to others. 139, b
A certain calculation of the years from the creation of the world is not a weak argument to refute Aristotle's error on the eternity of the World. 29, b
There is great diversity among scholars in the calculation of the years of the World from its creation to the birth of Christ. 30, a
"Ante" is taken in two ways. 24, b
Before the time of Constantine, the custom of invoking angels in the Church was not established. 147, b
Why the Antichrist is called the son of perdition. 176, a
The name Archangel is attributed only to good angels: and from where it is derived. 53, b
The argument and summary of the previous chapter of Genesis. 6, b
Refutation of certain arguments that not everything was created by God. 18, & 19
The heresy of Apelles regarding the flesh of Christ. 72, a
Aristotle, on those things that are below the lunar orb, spoke most wisely following the opinion of Moses the Egyptian: But on those things that are in the heavens and above the heavens, he often raved. 90, b
Aristotle in his book "On the Cosmos" either retracted his opinion on the eternity of the World: or that book is not his. 29, b
Aristotle's opinion on the number and duty of angels. 80, b
Aristotle's discussion on the eternity of the World, and the refutation of Aristotelian doctrine. 21, b, & 23, b, & 24, a, & b
Refutation of Aristotle's arguments for the eternity of the World. 26, 27, 28
What ascending and descending mean. 44, a
Where the folly of some astrologers comes from. 4, a
Augustine's answer to the question of what God did before creating the World. 30, b
To the same and other similar questions, a serious and general response of the Holy Spirit in the scriptures. ibid.
Augustine's opinion on the number of angels. 81, a
Augustine, Steuco, Bishop of Eugubium, on the heaven of the blessed. 45, a.
B
What is happiness. 111, b
True happiness, in what it consists. 111, b, & 112, b.
The benefit of redemption, how it pertains to Angels. 143, b, & 144, b.
Bernard's orthodox opinion on free will. 96, a
C
Division of the first chapter of Genesis. 8, a
Fall in Angels is the same as death in humans. 159, a
Christ the Son of God incarnate, the greatest work of God, and also brought forth by the greatest miracle. 2, a.
Christ the Son of God, was one of those three who appeared to Abraham. 71, b
Christ as Mediator, to lay down His office in the next world. 85, a.
Dual etymology of Heaven. 12, a
By the names of heaven and earth, all created things both invisible and visible are understood. 14, b
Heaven, in relation to the Elements, according to Aristotle, is as if from a fifth essence. 47, b
Triple meaning of heaven in scriptures. 12, b. 41. a
The name Οὐρανός properly fits the heaven of the blessed. 44. b
Why the heaven of the blessed is called the mountain of the Lord, pure gold, and by other names. 49, b
The heaven of the blessed cannot be investigated by natural knowledge: therefore, the explanation of the questions discussed about it must be sought from the word of God. 41, b
The heaven of the blessed is not everywhere, but above these visible heavens, and how this is proven. 43, b
The heaven of the blessed is not God Himself. 42. a, & b
The heaven of the blessed, due to its utmost perfection and subtlety, is such a body that can rightly be called spiritual: and how this is proven. 47, b, & 48, b
What the heaven of the blessed is like. 49, a
By what names the heaven of the blessed is called in the scriptures. 42, b
What the heaven of the blessed is. 44, b
The heaven of the blessed is a created thing by God. 45, a
Although the heaven of the blessed is not of the same nature as the other heavens, its substance is nonetheless not entirely incorporeal. 47, a
What heaven is like, is to be learned from the word of God. 49, a
When heaven is said to be closed. 41, a
Thoughts of men can also be understood without voice and writing, by gesture alone. 165, b
Perfect knowledge of God cannot be had unless, in addition to the attributes of God and His immanent actions, His external effects are also considered. 1, b
What natural knowledge is. 159, b
Knowledge of things, both in Angels and in humans, is twofold. 159, b
Supernatural knowledge, what it is and how manifold. 160
True knowledge of creatures leads to truly worshiping God. 4. a
The usefulness of natural knowledge of things, admiration of God. 3, a
Something can be known in three ways. 102, a
The dove in which the Holy Spirit appeared over Jesus at His Baptism was a real dove. 72, a
Contemplation of things created by God requires a humble and sober mind: and simple and sincere faith. 4, b
Human bodies in the heaven of the blessed will subsist far more strongly than now on earth for three reasons. 48, a
Human bodies after the resurrection of the dead will be changed, not as to substances, but as to qualities. 48, a
The higher we ascend from the earth at the beginning, bodies always become more subtle, purer, and less material. 47. b
Every body, however subtle, is in a place and is moved locally. 76, a
To create properly is to make something out of nothing. 9, a
To create out of nothing is of infinite power. 3, b
All things made by God are called created for three reasons. 9, b
Dual creation, one most properly so called, the other not so properly, yet truly called creation in the scriptures. 10, a
What creation is. 10, b
The creation of all things in the order written by Moses has been known to the Church from the very beginning of the World through perpetual tradition. 4, b
The creation of all things was completed within six days. 15, a
The efficient cause of the World's creation is not only God's goodness but goodness combined with supreme wisdom. 34, a
The various creatures, for what end they were created by God. 34, a, & 35, b, & 36, a
Curiosity in investigating things that the Holy Spirit has remained silent on and wished us to be ignorant of is to be condemned. 81, b
Curiosity is not only most ungrateful to God but also pernicious to the curious themselves. 15, a
In response to some curious individuals asking what God did before creating the World, what a certain holy man answered. 5, a
D
Demons also produce signs, which are called by the same names as the true miracles of God. 173, b
It is solely God's to know who are His. 110, a
It is solely God's to be able to do all things immediately by Himself. 133, b
Desire and hope do not conflict with the happiness of Angels. 115, b
God did not need the things He created for His happiness. 19, b
God does not make things that occur outside His essence out of the necessity of nature, but only out of free will. 35, b
God is the simplest Being, and truly and simply one: all other things are composed of being and essence, and of act and potency. 17, b, & 63, a
Even though God created the World in time, His action is not temporal but eternal. 26, b
God is not called Elohim in the plural form for honor or reverence or for the powers He exercised in creating the World. 11, b
God could not be God if He were not the creator of heaven and earth. 16, b
God would not be of infinite power if He could not effect something simply without a pre-existing matter, which He Himself had not made, and that from nothing. 22, a
God knows all things through His essence. 100, b
To what extent God may sometimes abandon man. 132, a
On the seventh day, God rested from all His work, that is, He created nothing new thereafter. 15, a
God alone is immutable. ibid.
God alone is properly eternal. 6, b, 20, b, 22, b
As the simplest essence, God did not need heaven as a place. 23, a
Why God allows the Devil to bring so much and such great evil into the World. 178, a
Why the Devil is called a serpent. 150, b
The Devil tempts only the pious: but acts effectively in the impious. 181, a
The Devil is exceedingly knowledgeable of celestial, terrestrial, and human matters. 161, a
Diodorus Siculus briefly wrote about all the opinions of all philosophers regarding the principles of the World. 7, a
Only three Dionysiuses are famous among ecclesiastical writers. 83, a
The Dionysius who wrote about Hierarchies is not Paul's disciple. 83, a, & 140, b
The difference between becoming and being created. 9, b
The difference between the actions of God and ours. 86, b
The difference between time and eternity. 28, b
Multiple differences between the miracles of God and demons. 174, a
Why teachers are called angels. 33, b
Triple use of the doctrine of demons. 191, a
Divination is almost always taken in a bad sense. 164, b
What divination is. ibid.
What specifically are called divinations of demons. ibid.
What are the main types of divinations. 165, a
E
The Church consists not only of elected humans but also of holy angels. 143, b
Effects are in their causes in three ways. 162, a
A double effect can be assigned to some cause. 87, b
Choice is not of ends, but only of means. 95, a
Elohim, when predicated of God, sometimes refers to all three persons together, sometimes to two, and sometimes to only one. 11, b
Elohim is also predicated of an evil angel. 54, a
The plural name Elohim denotes the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the 1st verse of Genesis 1. 10, b
The common division of things that occur. 108, a
To err is human, to persist [in error] is diabolical. 158, b
Error in the knowledge of creatures breeds error in the knowledge of the creator, and draws the mind away from God. 4. a
From nothing, nothing comes is a physical principle, hence true in nature, and after the World and nature itself were created. 26, b
Ex does not always signify material cause, but often also order. 31, b.
F
Fiction without lying, and without fraud or injury to others, cannot be condemned. 72, b
Faith is a gift of God alone. 136, a
The Son of God together with the Holy Spirit is the creator of heaven and earth. 17, b
Two types of ends. 35, b
Double action of fire's flame. 137, a
Form is better than the matter itself. 37, b
Futures can be known in two ways. 162, a
Knowing the future, how it is solely God's domain. 161, b
Futures, as far as they are future, are properly known by God alone. 162, b
G
What the name Gabriel means, and why that angel is so called. 88. a
Genesis discusses the creation of all things, especially visible ones, so clearly and accurately that nothing could be said more clearly or accurately to promote true piety. 4, a
Grace and merit are opposed. 91, b
God bestows His grace not because of future good works as merits, but for future good works as a final cause, so that we may perform good works. 92, a
The statement of Gregory the Great, "Who sees everything, how does He not see everything in Him?" is false. 103, a
H
The author of all heresies is the Devil. 180, a
Three main heads of all heresies. 155, a
The refuge of heretics is to flee to the omnipotence of God. 46, b
The Dionysian and Scholastic hierarchies are vain. 81, a, & 13, a
Why Homer is called δαιμονίτατος (most divine or demon-like). 57, a
How humans see and understand things. 101, a
Humans as μικρόκοσμος (microcosm) can offer much space in mind and body for many spiritual substances, both good and evil. 79, b
I
The source of idolatry and wrongful worship is ignorance of God, the prime cause of all things, and lack of knowledge of natural things. 3, b
What Jeremiel means. 88, a
According to Augustine and Jerome, the fire of Gehenna is corporeal. 189, a
The power of imagination. 172, b
The wicked, as far as they are humans or angels, were made by God, but not as far as they are wicked. 65, b
The impossible for God are those things that involve a contradiction. 46, b
There is no created infinite: only God is infinite. 29, a
The human intellect, devoid of the light of God's word, fabricates anything and worships it as divine. 83, a
In reading the Bible, Christ should always be before our eyes both as true God and as Mediator. 6, a
Being in a place can be said in three ways. 78, a
The intellect understands something in two ways by potential. 113, a
The illumination of the intellect, by which it perceives the truth of things especially divine, requires two things. 135, b
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. 44, b
Why John the Baptist performed no miracle. 176, a
Always to remain within the bounds of God's word. 5, a
L
The promulgation of the Law with so many signs and wonders was a type of the redemption to be accomplished through Christ. 2, a
The book "On the Cosmos" was once called a compendium of Philosophy, authored by Augustine Steuco. 29, b
The liberation from Egypt with so many miracles and wonders was a depicted type of the redemption of God's people through Christ, then future, now accomplished. 2, a
According to Bernard, there are three types of freedom. 96, a
What primarily constitutes human freedom. 95, b, & 115, b
The free will of angels is a median between God's and man's will. 159, a
What it means to be free. 115, b
Double meaning of place. 77, b, & 78, a
There is no place outside the outermost sphere, in the proper sense of the word "place." 78, a
What it means to speak to oneself. 138, b, & 139, a
The light by which the heaven of the blessed is illuminated from God's glory does not emanate from God, as from the Sun, but is a created thing. 51, a
M
Who the Magi were called among the Persians. 181, a
Magicians and sorcerers are to be punished by the magistrate. 183, b
How many types of magic there are. 181, a
Diabolic magic was especially prevalent among the Egyptians. 181, b
The main types of Diabolic magic are two. 181, b
What is now properly understood by the term magic. 181, b
The authors of magical arts are the Devils. 181, a
Where the efficacy of magical arts comes from. 182, b
Evil, as merely a privation of good, was permitted and ordered by God, but not created by Him. 2, b
The erroneous opinion of the Manicheans and others on the cause of the fall of some angels, and the perseverance in truth of the good ones, and its refutation. 89, b, & 90, a
The opinions of Manicheans, Marcionites, and other heretics on the diversity and distinction of things. 33, a, & b
Things without matter are incorrupt. 68, b
Example of a melancholic person. 172, a
The notable death of a famous magician. 183, b
What Michael means. 88, a
God will use the ministry of angels at the end of the age to gather the ashes of the dead. 133, a
Miracles cannot be performed by angels through their natural power. 132, b
Why God permits the Devil the power to perform miracles. 176, b
All miracles are aimed at either confirming redemption as possible or sealing redemption once accomplished. 2, a
Miracles are works of God beyond and above nature, both in the Old and New Testament. 2, a
The ends of divine miracles. 175, b
God alone is the author of miracles. 133, a, 174, a
What is a miracle. 133, a, & 174, a
Mortal and corruptible are said in two ways. 67, b
Why Moses did not discuss invisible spirits in clear and straightforward words. 15, b
Moses did not write a new history for the people of God, but transmitted what was known in the Church to posterity. 4, b
Moses wrote not only about visible things but also about invisible ones. 15, a
Moses wrote everything by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. 4. b
The aim of Moses throughout the book of Genesis. 5, a
Why the first book of Moses is called Genesis by the Greeks. 6, b
How the eternity of the world is refuted by arguments. 20, b
God alone is the creator of the world. 16, b
The different approaches to contemplating the world between the Philosopher and the Theologian. 2, b
The efficient, material, formal, and final causes of the created world. 6, b
The end of the created world. ibid.
Why God revealed the time of the world's creation. 30, a
Two definitions of the world brought forth from Aristotle. 16, b
Another description of the world. ibid.
The matter of the world is not eternal, and was created from nothing. 11, a
Saying that the world's matter is eternal is less tolerable than saying the world is eternal. 32, a
The best constitution of the world requires that things are not of equal dignity and power, but diverse and manifold. 33, b
The perfection of the world requires three kinds of substances. 59, a
Dual use of the world's perfection. 36, a
How the creation of the world is confirmed by reasons. 17, b
How to understand that the world was created in time. 28, b
The world was created not by the Father alone, but also through the Son and the Holy Spirit, as inferred from the words of Moses. 11, a, 17, a
The world is not eternal, demonstrated by other arguments. 28. b
The world is so consistently governed by God that no one can change its order and course. 19, a
The reason why the world is called κόσμος by the Greeks. 6, b, & 16, a
According to Aristotle's view, the world is eternal and never had a beginning. 72
Even according to the view of philosophers, except for Aristotle and those who followed him, the Peripatetics, the world is not eternal. 20, b
The world is neither eternal nor could it have been eternal. 20, a
The world is not eternal with respect to its beginning, not with respect to its end. ibid.
The world is so perfect because of the multitude, diversity, and distinction of things that nothing more perfect can be conceived by any created mind. 36, b
When the world was created. 29, b
What the world is and where the term comes from. 16, a
The world without Christ is nothing but a formless Chaos. 144, b
What are the mysteries of salvation. 100, a
N
Nature should be heeded where the word of God is absent. 46, b, & 102, a
To deny that angels appeared in true bodies is a shameless error. 69, b
No one is saved against their will. 93, a
O
When to invoke God's omnipotence. 46, b
Division of the works of creation. 2, a
Two main types of God's external works. ibid.
Three types of craftsmen. 25, b
The opinion that free will has great powers is the cause of many evils. 158, b
Five opinions on why some angels, having fallen from the truth, others persisted in it. 89, 90, 91, 92
Order and harmony exist even among angels. 82, a
Order and distinction in all things are most excellent and truly divine. 82, a
Origen's error regarding repentance and salvation of the devils themselves is detestable. 158, b
Origen and his disciples' erroneous opinion on the diversity of created things. 33, b Refutation of this opinion. 39, a, & b. And the source of this error. 40, b
Two testimonies of Orpheus about God as the creator of all things. 17, a
Where the term Ουρανὸς is derived from. 12, b
P
The Fathers' opinion on the bodies of Angels. 59, a
Various opinions on the creation of Angels. 63, b
Testimonies of the Fathers and Philosophers on the heaven of the blessed. 44, b
What it is to sin. 152, a
The root of all sins, rejection of the truth of the Gospel. 158, b
Why God allowed the sin of angels. 152, b
What it is to commit sin. 159, b
Sin cannot fall upon God alone. 152, b
What sin against the Holy Spirit is, and what it entails. 156, a, & 159, b
Sin has no efficient cause, but a deficient one. 65, b
What is perfect. 59, a
The Peripatetics' opinion on the eternity of angels. 63, a
Philosophers' opinions on the diversity and distinction of created things. 32, b, & 33. a
And the refutation of these opinions. 38, & 19, a
Four philosophical opinions on the generation and corruption of the world. 21, b
Philosophical opinions on God as the creator of things, where these writers are found. 16, b, & 17, a
Errors of philosophers and heretics on the principles of the world. 7, a
Plato called a δαίμων by Plutarch. 57, a
By the name of many gods, Platonics almost understood good angels. 57, a
The Platonists' opinion on the bodies of angels. 59, b
The Platonists' false opinion on the number of angels. 50, b
The Platonists' opinion on the triple order of angels. 63, a
The punishments of demons and the wicked are eternal in the future. 190, b
After death, there is no place for repentance. 159, a
The principle from which Moses starts, "In the beginning God created," what it is. 8, b
The end of Satan's wonders. 173, b
The end of divine providence in consistently governing and tempering the world. 19, a
Our battle against the Devil, what it should be and how. 191, b, & 192, a, & b
Q
Curious and impious questions should be left to the children of this age. 30, b
R
Raphael, why he is called so. 88, a
The redemption of the Church was promised either in explicit words or through types and figures. 2, a
Kings are called Seraphim. 54, a
The division of created things into good and bad is irrelevant. 2, b
The diversity and distinction of all things do not come from chance: and what things are said to come from chance. 38, a
The division of all things. 37, a
How each created thing remains eternally. 18, b
S
The Sadducees' dream about angels. 38, a
What Sealthiel means. ibid.
Sense is of particulars: reason and intellect are of universals. 105, a
When and how human senses deceive and when they do not. 71, a, & b
To what extent the prophecies of the Sibyls should be heard and retained. 164, a
The horrific death of Simon Magus. 183, b
The goodness of a species is superior to the goodness of an individual. 37, b
Epithets of evil spirits from the scriptures. 53, a
The name "spirit" is a term for nature. ibid.
Four kinds of spirits, according to Bernard. 61, a
The ninth sphere above the starry heaven, although not visible to the eye, is known through its motion. 41, b
Sophocles and Pythagoras' opinions on God as the creator of all things. 17, a
An inferior substance does not have power over superiors, but only over inferiors. 167, b
T
What Tartarus means to the Greeks: and what Peter signified by that name. 157, b
The three parts of the Jerusalem Temple. 43, a
Time is taken in two ways. 28, b
Time is the measure of motion. ibid.
Properly and philosophically speaking, time is not said to have been made, but to have followed motion. ibid.
The three ends of all temptations. 186, b
Whence the name "Terra" (Earth) comes. 13, a
Two Hebrew names for Earth. 12, b
Tertullian's teaching on the bodies of angels. 73, a
Tertullian called anything that was true substance, a body. 60, a
Thomas Aquinas' opinion on the number of angels, and foolish reasoning. 81, a
Division of the treatise on angels. 82. b
V
Demon prophets speak ambiguously when predicting the future. 164, a
The opinion of Ubiquitarians on the heaven of the blessed. 42, a
Rejection of the truth of the Gospel, the root of all evils. 158, b
Various meanings of truth. 153, b
True and genuine interpretation of the first verse, chap. 1 of Genesis. 8, b
A lower power can do whatever it can: the same and in a superior way can also a higher power. 135, a
What and how many things vision requires. 100, a
Everything is denominated from its proximate and intrinsic cause: not from a remote and external one. 68, a
What will is. 115, a
How manifold the will of God is. 118, b
Human will can be influenced and changed in two ways. 136, a, 172, b
In what sense human will is like a door. 139, b
Will is moved in two ways by external action. 136, b
Will follows intellect. 159, a
The will, to will what it does not want, cannot be forced. 96, b, & 137, a
No one besides God and the person whose will it is can influence the will as an inner agent. 172, b
The inclination of the will comes only from God, the author of the will. 136, b
What the movement of the will is. ibid.
Whence the name "Uriel" comes. 88, a
Z
Zeno denied all motion. 71, a
INDEX OF VERSES FROM THE FIRST AND PARTIALLY THE SECOND CHAPTER OF GENESIS, which are explained in this work.
Verse 1. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth," is explained in part one, book 1, chapter 2.
Verses 2, 3, 4, 5. part 2, book 1, chapter 2.
Verses 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. part 2, book 2, chapter 1.
Verses 11, 12, 13. part 2, book 5, chapter 2.
Verses 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. part 2, book 6, chapter 1.
Verses 20, 21, 22, 23. part 2, book 7, chapter 1.
Also Verses 24, 25.
Verses 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. part 3, book 1, chapter 1.
From chapter 2 of Genesis.
Verses 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.
Also, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. part 3, book 1, chapter 1.
PREVIOUS INDEX, WHICH CONTAINS SCRIPTURE PASSAGES EXPLAINED IN THE FIRST PART EITHER IN PASSING OR IN DETAIL.
The numbers indicate pages: letters indicate columns.
From Genesis.
Gen. 1:1. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." 8, b
From Psalms.
Ps. 147:4. "He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names." 89, a
From Proverbs.
Prov. 16:4. "The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble." 65, b
From Job.
Job 38:4 & 7. "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? ... when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?" 63, b. & 64, b
From Ecclesiastes.
Eccles. 3:14. "I know that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it." 18, a
From the Book of Wisdom.
Wis. 13:1. "For all men who were ignorant of God were foolish by nature; and they were unable from the good things that are seen to know him who exists..." 3, b
From the Letter to the Romans.
Rom. 8:38. "Nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers..." 55, a
From 1 Corinthians.
1 Cor. 15:28. "God may be all in all." 42, a
2 Cor. 4:18. "For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." 18, b
From the Letter to the Ephesians.
Eph. 1:10. "As a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth." 142, b
Eph. 1:21. "Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion..." 55, b. & 56, a
Eph. 3:10. "So that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places." 55, a & b
From the Letter to the Colossians.
Col. 1:20. "And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross." 142, b
From the Letter to the Hebrews.
Heb. 11:10. "For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God." 45, b
From Revelation.
Rev. 21:10 to the end of the chapter. 49, a & b