Treatise — Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis
Treatise II: On Religion
¶1.
Why in this place concerning religion. - Adhering to the logical distribution, St. Thomas, when he has completed the articles concerning prudence, at once takes up justice, the cardinal virtue of which religion is a potential part. Most theologians of today, however, with whom we agree, prefer the order of dignity, so that they treat first of religion rather than of justice.
Within this treatise
- Title I: The Notion of the Virtue and Its Elicited Actsnn. 163–164
- Title II: The Positive Offices of Religion
Chapter I: On the Essential Office of Worshipnn. 165–189
Article I: On the Varied Manner and Termination of Worshipnn. 165–175
- § 1. On Worship in Generalnn. 165–170
- § 2. Liturgical Worshipnn. 171–175
Article II: On Special Acts of Worshipnn. 176–189
- § 1. On the First Three Actsnn. 176–178
- § 2. On Prayernn. 179–189
Chapter II: On the Offices Which Are Connected with an Oathnn. 190–208
- Article I: The Notion, Division, and Morality of an Oathnn. 190–193
- Article II: On a Promissory Oathnn. 194–205
- Appendix: On Adjurationnn. 206–208
- Title III: On the Vices Opposed to the Virtue of Religion
Chapter I: On Superstition and Its Various Speciesnn. 230–251
- Article I: On Vicious Worship of the True Godnn. 231–234
Article II: On Superstitious Worship of a Creaturenn. 235–251
- § 1. On Idolatrynn. 236–240
- § 2. On Magicn. 241
- § 3. On Vain Observancesnn. 242–246
- § 4. On Modern Spiritismnn. 247–251
Chapter II: On Irreligiosity and Its Generann. 252–285
- Article I: On Tempting Godnn. 252–255
- Article II: On Blasphemynn. 256–263
- Article III: On Sacrilegenn. 264–274
Article IV: On Simonynn. 275–285