Book 4/Chapter 11
Priest and king (section 4)
1. What is not fitting?
2. Where is a good emperor?
The aim of discipline (section 5)
1. What is the aim of ecclesiastical discipline?
2. What two things must be taken into account?
Ancient elders (section 6)
1. What limits did Cyprian put on his authority?
2. In the ancient church, in the senate of the presbyters, what were the two kinds of elders?
Deterioration (section 7)
1. What evil has arisen from the church getting involved in earthly matters?
2. What sorts of offenses are addressed?
3. And what are not addressed?
Opulence and proud titles (section 8)
1. Why did the Romanists believe the pope had the power of the sword?
2. What did they think constituted a mutilation of their authority?
3. What did Ambrose say about the separation of these governments?
These are the questions for the readings for Thursday, October 15, and those readings can be found here.