Contents
1. What the Educator of little ones professes to accomplish . . .
2. That it is because of our sinfulness that He has taken charge of us as Educator . . .
3. The Educator's love for men . . .
4. That the Word is the Educator of both men and women alike . . .
5. That all who seek the truth are children in God's eyes . . .
6. An answer to those who consider that the designation 'child' and 'little one' implies the teaching of purely elementary lessons . . .
7. Who the Educator of little ones is, and what sort of training He imparts . . .
8. An answer to those who refuse to consider justice good . . .
9. That it is the same faculty which performs acts of kindness and administers just punishment . . .
10. That it is through the same Word that God restrains mankind from sin by the use of threats and saves it by the use of encouragement . . .
11. That it is through the Law and the Prophets that the Word once educated . . .
12. That our Educator, in keeping with His paternal character, makes use of both severity and kindness . . .
13. That just as living virtuously is living according to right reason, so sin is contrary to reason . . .
1. How we should conduct ourselves in eating . . .
2. How we should act in drinking . . .
3. That we should not be overeager for precious vessels . . .
4. How we should enjoy ourselves at banquets . . .
5. On laughter . . .
6. On obscene talk . . .
7. What those who live peacefully together should avoid . . .
8. Whether ornaments and crowns should be used . . .
9. How we should regard sleep . . .
10. What is to be discussed in the matter of procreation of children . . .
11. Of footwear . . .
12. That we should not be dazzled by stones and gold . . .
1. On true beauty . . .
2. That we ought not to cultivate artificial beauty . . .
3. Against men who cultivate artificial beauty . . .
4. On the companions we should associate with . . .
5. How we should act at the baths . . .
6. That only the Christian is rich . . .
7. That frugality is an adequate means of sustenance for the Christian . . .
8. That images and examples are the most important part of good instruction . . .
9. On the motive permitting us to indulge in the baths . . .
10. That even bodily exercise is allowed to those who live according to reason . . .
11. A general summary of the more excellent way of life . . .
12. Continuation of the same, with many passages from Scripture describing the life of Christians . . .
![](https://www.bibliovault.org/thumbs/978-0-8132-1338-5-thumb.jpg "The Monarchia Controversy: An Historical Study with Accompanying Translations of Dante Alighieri's Monarchia, Guido Vernani's Refutation of the "Monarchia" Composed by Dante, and Pope John XXII's Bull Si fratrum")
