Book 3 — BOOK III.

BOOK III.

WHETHER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MONARCH COMES DIRECTLY FROM GOD, OR FROM SOME VICAR OF GOD?

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I.—Introduction256

II.—God wills not that which is repugnant to the intention of Nature257

III.—Of the three classes of our opponents, and of the too great authority which many ascribe to tradition259

IV.—The argument drawn by our opponents from the sun and the moon264

V.—The argument drawn from the precedence of Levi over Judah270

VI.—The argument drawn from the crowning and deposition of Saul by Samuel271

VII.—The argument drawn from the oblation of the Magi273

VIII.—The argument drawn from the power of the keys given to Peter275

IX.—The argument drawn from the two swords278

X.—The argument drawn from the donation of Constantine282

XI.—The argument drawn from the summoning of Charles the Great by Pope Hadrian287

XII.—The argument drawn from reason288

XIII.—The authority of the Church is not the cause of the authority of the Empire291

XIV.—The Church has power to bestow such authority neither from God, nor from itself, nor from any emperor294

XV.—The power of giving authority to the Empire is against the nature of the Church297

XVI.—The authority of the Empire comes directly from God299

CHARLES DICKENS AND EVANS, CRYSTAL PALACE PRESS.

Bedford Street, Strand, London, W.C. May, 1885.

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