| Editorial Notes | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. xv |
| The Offices and States of Men in General | |
| Whether the concept of state denotes a condition of freedom or slavery | p. 3 |
| Whether there should be a variety of offices and states in the Church | p. 7 |
| Whether offices are differentiated by their acts | p. 11 |
| Whether the distinction of states is by beginners, advanced, and perfect | p. 13 |
| The State of Perfection in General | |
| Whether the perfection of the Christian life consists principally in charity | p. 19 |
| Whether anyone can be perfect in this life | p. 23 |
| Whether perfection in this life consists in observing precepts or counsels | p. 27 |
| Whether everyone who is perfect is in the state of perfection | p. 33 |
| Whether prelates and religious are in the state of perfection | p. 37 |
| Whether all ecclesiastical prelates are in the state of perfection | p. 41 |
| Whether the state of religious is more perfect than the state of prelates | p. 45 |
| Whether parish priests and archdeacons are more perfect than religious | p. 49 |
| The Episcopal State | |
| Whether it is lawful to desire the episcopate | p. 59 |
| Whether it is lawful to refuse the episcopate | p. 65 |
| Whether one who is promoted to the episcopate should be better than others | p. 71 |
| Whether a bishop can lawfully resign his episcopal charge and transfer to the religious state | p. 73 |
| Whether it is lawful for a bishop, because of persecution, to desert the flock committed to him | p. 79 |
| Whether it is lawful for a bishop to possess anything of his own | p. 83 |
| Whether bishops sin mortally if they do not distribute to the poor the Church goods they administer | p. 87 |
| Whether religious who become bishops are bound to religious observances | p. 91 |
| The Essential Elements of the Religious State | |
| Whether religious life is a state of perfection | p. 97 |
| Whether every religious is bound to observe all the counsels | p. 101 |
| Whether poverty is required for religious perfection | p. 107 |
| Whether perpetual continence is required for religious perfection | p. 115 |
| Whether obedience pertains to religious perfection | p. 119 |
| Whether religious perfection requires that poverty, continence and obedience be observed under vow | p. 123 |
| Whether it is proper to say that religious perfection consists in these three vows | p. 127 |
| Whether the vow of obedience is the most important of the three vows of religion | p. 131 |
| Whether a religious always sins mortally in transgressing the rule | p. 135 |
| Whether a religious sins more gravely than a layman by the same kind of sin | p. 139 |
| Activities of Religious | |
| Whether it is lawful for religious to teach, to preach, and perform similar functions | p. 145 |
| Whether it is lawful for religious to be involved in secular matters | p. 149 |
| Whether religious are bound to manual labour | p. 153 |
| Whether it is lawful for religious to live on alms | p. 163 |
| Whether it is lawful for religious to beg | p. 171 |
| Whether it is lawful for religious to wear coarser clothes than others | p. 175 |
| Distinction of Religious Institutes | |
| Whether there is only one religious institute | p. 181 |
| Whether a religious institute should be founded for the works of the active life | p. 185 |
| Whether a religious institute can be founded for military service | p. 189 |
| Whether a religious institute can be founded for preaching or hearing confessions | p. 193 |
| Whether a religious institute should be founded for study | p. 199 |
| Whether a religious institute of the contemplative life is superior to one dedicated to the works of the active life | p. 203 |
| Whether community possessions lessen the perfection of a religious institute | p. 207 |
| Whether religious life in community is more perfect than that of the solitary life | p. 219 |
| Entrance Into Religious Life | |
| Whether those alone should enter religious life who are practised in keeping the commandments | p. 225 |
| Whether one could be obliged by vow to enter religious life | p. 235 |
| Whether one bound by vow to enter religious life is obliged to do so | p. 237 |
| Whether one who vows to enter religious life is bound to remain there permanently | p. 241 |
| Whether children should be admitted to religious life | p. 243 |
| Whether one should refrain from entering religious life in order to support his parents | p. 249 |
| Whether parish priests may lawfully enter religious life | p. 253 |
| Whether it is lawful to transfer from one religious institute to another | p. 255 |
| Whether one should encourage others to enter religious life | p. 261 |
| Whether it is praiseworthy to enter religious life without consulting many persons and lengthy previous deliberation | p. 263 |
| Glossary | p. 270 |
| Index | p. 277 |
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