Book — Concina, Theologia Christiana III
Book Four — On the Decalogue
Contents
Dissertation I — On the Vow
- Chapter I — The errors of the heretics against vows
- Chapter II — A review of condemned opinions, and of the laxer views of certain recent authors
- Chapter III — The notion of the vow, and the conditions required for it to be lawful and valid
- Chapter IV — The last part of the definition of a vow is explained — a promise made to God — so that it may become clear in what sense it is said that vows are made to Prelates and to the Saints, and are discussed among Catholics and against the heretics
- Chapter V — On the matter subject to a vow. The true meaning of that phrase, "a better good," is explained. The vow not to marry, and Leander's opinion, teaching that a vow of chastity is never valid on account of subsequent temptations and lapses, is refuted as lax and improbable
- Chapter VI — Indifferent, useless, or viciously impossible things are not the matter of a vow. Various little questions are explained
- Chapter VII — On the division of vows
Dissertation II — What the Obligation of a Vow Is: on the Doubtful Vow, the Indeterminate Vow, One Extorted by Fear or Error, the Conditional Vow, and the Penal Vow
- Chapter I — The obligation of a vow is explained: to what virtue it belongs — religion, or another; whether a smallness of matter can exist; and whether this obligation can pass on to others
- Chapter II — Can the obligation of a vow be fulfilled by others, or does it pass to one's heirs?
- Chapter III — On the time by which a vow must be fulfilled
- Chapter IV — On the doubtful vow. When the one vowing, in doubt, must fulfill it
- Chapter V — How indeterminate vows are to be interpreted
- Chapter VI — Several cases concerning vows indeterminate as to the quantity, or quality, of the matter, are resolved
- Chapter VII — On vows extorted by error, or by fear
- Chapter VIII — On the conditional vow, and on the penal vow
- Chapter IX — On the vow of assuming the religious state
Dissertation III — On Those Who Can Vow
- Chapter I — On those who possess the use of reason
- Chapter II — On the cessation of vows on account of the cessation of the final cause, and the change of circumstances
- Chapter III — On the invalidation of vows, and on those who possess the faculty of invalidating them
- Chapter IV — On the power which Prelates of Regulars have to invalidate the vows of their subjects
- Chapter V — Which vows of children parents, guardians, and curators can invalidate
- Chapter VI — On the vows of wives
- Chapter VII — On the power of masters over the vows of servants
- Chapter VIII — On the relaxation of vows by force of dispensation
- Chapter IX — To whom, by ordinary right, the power of dispensing in vows belongs
- Chapter X — On the power of Prelates of Regulars in dispensing vows
- Chapter XI — On the power of Prelates of Regulars, and of Confessors, in dispensing the vows of secular persons
- Chapter XII — On vows reserved to the Supreme Pontiff. The true interpretation of this reservation
- Chapter XIII — For a valid and licit dispensation, a reasonable cause is necessary
- Chapter XIV — On the commutation of vows, and on those who have the faculty of commuting them
- Chapter XV — What equality legitimate commuters of vows ought to observe; what causes are required for a legitimate commutation
- Chapter XVI — On the commutation of vows by force of the jubilee, or of the crusade bull
- Chapter XVII — On returning to the prior matter after the commutation of a vow, once accepted by the one vowing
- Chapter XVIII — What rule ought to be observed in the commutation of vows