Book 1 — BOOK I.

BOOK I.

WHETHER A TEMPORAL MONARCHY IS NECESSARY FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE WORLD?

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I.—Introduction177

II.—What is the end of the civil order of mankind?178

III.—It is to cause the whole power of the human intellect to act in speculation and operation180

IV.—To attain this end, mankind needs universal peace184

V.—When several means are ordained to gain an end, one of them must be supreme over the others185

VI.—The order which is found in the parts of mankind ought to be found in mankind as a whole188

VII.—Kingdoms and nations ought to stand in the same relation to the monarch as mankind to God189

VIII.—Men were made in the image of God; but God is oneib.

IX.—Men are the children of Heaven, and they ought to imitate the footprints of Heaven190

X.—There is need of a Supreme Judge for the decision of all quarrels191

XI.—The world is best ordered when justice is strongest therein192

XII.—Men are at their best in freedom198

XIII.—He who is best qualified to rule can best order others201

XIV.—When it is possible, it is better to gain an end by one agent than by many203

XV.—That which is most one is everywhere best206

XVI.—Christ willed to be born in the fulness of time, when Augustus was monarch209