| NOTE | PAGE |
| 1 | 421. | Gibbon and Bossuet's History of the Variations. |
| 2 | 421. | Intolerance of Luther and the other CoryphÆi of Protestantism. |
| 3 | 421. | Origin of the name Protestantism. |
| 4 | 422. | Observations on names. |
| 5 | 422. | Of abuses in the Church. |
| 6 | 423. | Of the unity and harmonious action of Catholicism—Happy idea of St. Francis of Sales. |
| 7 | 423. | Acknowledgments of the most distinguished Protestants with regard to its weakness—Luther, Melancthon, Beza, Calvin, Grotius, Papin, Puffendorf and Leibnitz—Of a posthumous work by Leibnitz on religion. |
| 8 | 424. | On human knowledge—Louis Vives. |
| 9 | 425. | On mathematics—Eximeno, a Spanish Jesuit. |
| 10 | 425. | Heresies of the early ages—their character. |
| 11 | 425. | Superstition and fanaticism of Protestantism—Luther's devil, Zwinglius's phantom, Melancthon's prognostics, Mathias Harlem, the Tailor of Leyden, King of Sion; Hermann, Nicholas Hacket, and others, visionaries and fanatics. |
| 12 | 427. | Visions of Catholics—St. Theresa, her visions. |
| 13 | 428. | Bad faith of the founders of Protestantism—Passages proving this—Ravages committed by incredulity after that time—Gruet—Remarkable passages from Montaigne. |
| 14 | 429. | Extravagance of the early heresies, a proof of the state of knowledge in those times. |
| 15 | 430. | Canons and other documents which shew the solicitude of the Church to improve the lot of slaves, and the various means which she used to complete the abolition of slavery. |
| | §1. | Canons intended to improve the lot of slaves. |
| | §2. | Canons intended to defend the freed, and to protect those who were recommended to the Church. |
| | §3. | Canons and other documents relating to the redemption of captives. |
| | §4. | Canons relating to the protection of the freed. |
| 436. | §5. | Canons concerning the slaves of Jews. |
| | §6. | Canons concerning the enfranchisement of the slaves of the Church. |
| | §7. | Conduct of the Church with regard to modern slavery—Apostolic letters of St. Gregory XVI.—Slave trade—Doctrine, conduct, and influence of the Church with regard to the abolition of the trade, and of slavery in the Colonies—Passage from Robertson. |
| 16 | 442. | Doctrines of Plato and Aristotle touching infanticide—Their doctrine on the rights of society. |
| 17 | 444. | Degradation of woman in ancient times, especially in Rome. |
| 18 | 444. | The Germans of Tacitus judged according to subsequent events. |
| 19 | 445. | Corruption of ancient manners. |
| 20 | 445. | Different opinions of religion and philosophy on the power of ideas—How far it is true that every idea requires an institution. |
| 21 | 446. | Christianity is still in our days the source of mildness of manners. |
| 22 | 447. | Influence of the Church on barbarian legislation—Councils of Toledo—What the indulgence of the criminal code among the barbarians proves. |
| 23 | 449.
PROTESTANTISM COMPARED WITH CATHOLICITY.
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