IX.The Church Founded on Christ, the Rock |
73–90 |
Christ and not Peter the rock—Paul on the church's foundation—Texts showing Christ to be the rock—Augustine on the rock—Patriarchs looked forward not to Peter—The apostles the foundations of the church—Peter captain and primate—Peter's virtues—The priest makes the chair, not the chair the priest—Christ the way, the truth, the life.
X.The Power of Binding and Loosing |
91–110 |
Spiritual and civil power—Power of the keys—Penance—Forgivenes granted only by him sinned against—How far the priest binds and looses—Things Peter could not loose—Lazarus loosed—Binding and loosing belong to all the apostles.
XI.The Abuse of Scripture in the Interest of Clerical Power |
111–118 |
Claiming the power of Christ and not following him—The devil the worst of sophists—Christ came to minister—Fictitious clerical authority—Christ's true followers—Simoniac priests—The contention of the eight doctors.
XII.Christ the True Roman Pontiff upon Whom Salvation Depends |
119–124 |
Belief in Christ alone of necessitz to salvation—Christ the eternal hight priest—Gregory I's letter on the papal prerogative—Assumptions and ostentation of modern pontiffs.
XIII.The Pope Not the Head of the Church but Christ's Vicar |
125–136 |
The alleged successors of Peter and the apostles—Unlettered popes—The papissa Joan—heretic popes—Constantine's donation—Pope and cardinals not necessarily successors of the apostles—The pope may be the head of the Roman church if his life is worthy—If he is predestinate.
XIV.When the Cardinals Are the True Successors of the Apostles |
137–146 |
Cardinals not the body of Christ—Not all the predestinate—Prelates often do not seek the things of Christ—The name does not make the bishop—The pope's display—Kissing the pope's feet—Prelates to be tested by their works.
XV.The Church May Be Ruled Without Pope and Cardinals |
147–160 |
Unworthy prelates—Duties of Christ's apostles—Ambrose, Augustine, etc., true vicars of Christ—Constanine's donation—Lewis's grant to Pascal—No such grant from Christ—Original identity of bishops and presbyters—Gregory XII condemned by the cardinals—The church at first without a pope—The two orders of bishop and deacon—The clergy discerned by their works.
