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CONTENTS. BOOK III.— SPECIAL FIELDS OF INQUISITORIAL ACTIVITY. Chapter I. — The Spiritual Franciscans. Page Dissensions in the Franciscan Order from Elias to John of Parma . . 1 Joachim of Flora. — His Reputation as a Prophet 10 His Apocalyptic Speculations as to the Third Era 14 Adopted by the Spiritual Franciscans 18 The Everlasting Gospel. — Its Condemnation 20 The Spirituals Compromised. — John of Parma Removed 23 Persistence of the Joachites 25 Increasing Strife over Poverty 27 Bull Exiit qui seminat 30 Persecution of Italian Spirituals 32 The French Spirituals. — Jean Pierre Olivi 42 Arnaldo de Vilanova 52 Disputation before Clement V. — Decision of Council of Vienne . . . 57 Renewed Persecution of the Spirituals 61 Commencement of Rebellion. — Dissensions among Them 62 Election of John XXII. — His Character 66 He Enforces Obedience and Creates a Heresy 69 Bloody Persecution of the Olivists 73 They Form a New Church 79 Their Fanaticism. — Naprous Boneta .81 Suppression of the Sect. — Its Career in Aragon 84 Jean de la Rochetaillade. — Remains of Joachitism 86 Chapter II. — Guglielma and Dolcino. Incarnation of Holy Ghost in Guglielma 90 The Guglielmites Form a New Church 94 Prosecuted by tho Inquisition 98