| Editorial Notes | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. xv |
| The Sacrament of Baptism | |
| What is baptism? Is it a washing? | p. 5 |
| Who instituted this sacrament? | p. 9 |
| Is Water the proper matter for this sacrament? | p. 13 |
| Is plain water required? | p. 17 |
| Is I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit a suitable form for this sacrament? | p. 27 |
| Could a person be baptized with this form, I baptize you in the name of Christ? | p. 27 |
| Is immersion necessary for baptism? | p. 31 |
| Is triple immersion required? | p. 33 |
| Can baptism be repeated? | p. 39 |
| What of the baptismal rite? | p. 43 |
| What of the different kinds of baptism? | p. 49 |
| What of a comparison of the various baptisms? | p. 51 |
| The Ministers of Baptism | |
| Is it proper for a deacon to baptize? | p. 55 |
| Is baptizing properly the work of a priest or a bishop? | p. 57 |
| Can a layman confer the sacrament of baptism? | p. 61 |
| Can a woman baptize? | p. 63 |
| Can an unbaptized person baptize? | p. 67 |
| Can many together baptize the same person? | p. 69 |
| Is a sponsor necessary? | p. 73 |
| Is the sponsor obliged to instruct the baptized person? | p. 75 |
| Recipients of Baptism | |
| Are all bound to receive baptism? | p. 81 |
| Can a person be saved without baptism? | p. 85 |
| Should baptism be delayed? | p. 87 |
| Should sinners be baptized? | p. 91 |
| Should works of satisfaction be imposed on baptized sinners? | p. 95 |
| Is a confession of sins necessary? | p. 99 |
| Is an intention necessary for the one being baptized? | p. 101 |
| Is faith required? | p. 103 |
| Should infants be baptized? | p. 107 |
| Should Jewish children be baptized when their parents are unwilling? | p. 111 |
| Should a child still in the mother's womb be baptized? | p. 115 |
| Should the insane and mentally deficient be baptized? | p. 119 |
| Effects of Baptism | |
| Are all sins taken away by baptism? | p. 123 |
| Is a person freed from all punishment through baptism? | p. 125 |
| Does baptism take away the penalties of this life? | p. 129 |
| Are grace and virtues conferred on man by baptism? | p. 133 |
| The effects of the virtues which are conferred by baptism | p. 135 |
| Do even children receive grace and virtues in baptism? | p. 139 |
| Does baptism open the gates of the heavenly kingdom for those baptized? | p. 143 |
| Does baptism have an equal effect on all those who are baptized? | p. 145 |
| Does deceit impede the effect of baptism? | p. 149 |
| Does baptism take effect when the deceit is removed? | p. 151 |
| Circumcision | |
| Was circumcision a preparation for and a figure of baptism? | p. 155 |
| On the institution of circumcision | p. 157 |
| On its rite | p. 161 |
| On its effect | p. 165 |
| Catechesis and Exorcism | |
| Should catechetical instruction precede baptism? | p. 173 |
| Should exorcism precede baptism? | p. 175 |
| Do the catechesis and exorcism have any effect or are they mere signs? | p. 177 |
| Is it necessary for a priest to instruct or exorcize those to be baptized? | p. 183 |
| The Sacrament of Confirmation | |
| Is confirmation a sacrament? | p. 187 |
| Its matter | p. 191 |
| Is it indispensable for the sacrament that the chrism first be consecrated by the bishop? | p. 195 |
| Its form | p. 199 |
| Does it imprint a character? | p. 203 |
| Does the character of confirmation presuppose the baptismal character? | p. 207 |
| Does confirmation confer grace? | p. 209 |
| Who can receive this sacrament? | p. 211 |
| On what part of the body should it be conferred? | p. 215 |
| Is a sponsor required for the person to be confirmed? | p. 219 |
| Is this sacrament given by bishops alone? | p. 221 |
| The rite of confirmation | p. 225 |
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| The Roots of Christian Baptism | p. 228 |
| Faith and Baptism | p. 232 |
| The Problem of Infant Baptism | p. 235 |
| The Liturgy of Baptism | p. 239 |
| Confirmation and Liturgical Development | p. 244 |
| Glossary | p. 249 |
| Index | p. 251 |
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