Of the burial of the dead: that the denial of it to Christians does them no injury
Cited from the Psalm: 'The dead bodies of Thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven... and there was none to bury them.'
Of the captivity of the saints, and that divine consolation never failed them therein.
Cited as the source of consolation and miraculous accounts.
Chapter XX: That Christians Have No Authority for Committing Suicide in Any Circumstances Whatever
Cited as the source of the commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' and the principle of neighborly love.
That the gods of the pagans never inculcated holiness of life
Referenced implicitly as the source of Christian moral teaching in churches.
XXVI
Referenced for the saying that Satan transforms himself into an angel of light.
XXVIII
Proclaimed from a raised platform in churches, offering instruction in righteousness for salvation or judgment.
Of the calamity of the second Punic war, which consumed the strength of both parties
Referenced implicitly through the moral and historical perspective Augustine applies.
The Confessions of the Pagan Philosophers
Referenced as the source of the true God who made heaven and earth.
Concerning the Universal Providence of God in the Laws of Which All Things Are Comprehended
Referenced implicitly as the source of the doctrine of God's providence.
Chapter XXXI
Referenced implicitly as the source of the doctrine of the Word and Spirit.
That at no time in the past was the mystery of Christ’s redemption awanting, but was at all times declared, though in various forms.
Contains the prophecies, precepts, and rites that signify and fore-announce salvation in Christ.
XXXV
Contrasted with pagan hydromancy as the source of true divine revelation.
How Plato has been able to approach so nearly to Christian knowledge
The prophetic writings and Genesis, which Plato may have encountered indirectly.
Chapter XIX: That even among their own worshippers the name 'demon' has never a good signification
Cited as the authority for Christian usage of 'angel' and 'demon.'
XXII
Referenced as the source of the Word of God by which the world was made and in which angels contemplate causes.
XXIII
Quoted to support the use of 'gods' for angels and just men, and to distinguish the true God from idols.
V
Quoted extensively to support the argument that God desires mercy and a contrite heart, not animal sacrifices.
Of the love of the holy angels, which prompts them to desire that we worship the one true God, and not themselves
Cited as the divine authority that commands sacrifice only to the Lord, confirmed by miracles and delivered by angels.
Of the miracles wrought by the true God through the ministry of the holy angels
Referenced implicitly as the source of the doctrine that God works miracles through angels and saints.
Of the invisible God, who has often made Himself visible, not as He really is, but as the beholders could bear the sight
Cited as the source of Moses' request and the account of the giving of the law.
Of the ministry of the holy angels, by which they fulfil the providence of God.
Referenced in the Acts of the Apostles regarding the giving of the law by the disposition of angels.
Concerning the ark of the covenant, and the miraculous signs whereby God authenticated the law and the promise
Referenced as the source of the accounts of the ark, the law, and the miraculous signs.
Chapter XVIII
Cited as the trustworthy record of miracles that educate God's people.
On the reasonableness of offering, as the true religion teaches, a visible sacrifice to the one true and invisible God
Cited as the source for examples of angels and holy men refusing worship.
Of the one only true principle which alone purifies and renews human nature
Cited as the source of the teaching that Christ is the Principle and that the flesh profits nothing without the Spirit.
XXV
Psalm 73 is quoted extensively to illustrate the psalmist's journey from confusion about earthly prosperity to understanding the true good of cleaving to God.
Of this part of the work, wherein we begin to explain the origin and end of the two cities
Cited as the divine authority bearing witness to the City of God.
Of the authority of the canonical Scriptures composed by the Divine Spirit
Described as canonical and of paramount authority, produced by the Divine Spirit.
Chapter IV
Cited as the source of the prophetic witness 'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.'
That the world and time had both one beginning, and the one did not anticipate the other
Cited as the sacred and infallible source that says 'in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.'
Of the nature of the first days, which are said to have had morning and evening, before there was a sun
Cited as the source for the account of creation and the phrase 'the evening and the morning were the first day.'
What we are to understand of God’s resting on the seventh day, after the six days’ work
The sacred narrative that states God rested on the seventh day.
What the Scriptures Teach Us to Believe Concerning the Creation of the Angels
Cited as the authoritative source for the creation narrative and the existence of angels.
Of the Simple and Unchangeable Trinity
Referenced as the source for calling the Spirit of wisdom 'manifold' and for the doctrine of the Trinity.
XIX
Quoted as the source of the creation account, including the separation of light from darkness and the creation of the luminaries.
Of God's Eternal and Unchangeable Knowledge and Will
Referenced for the phrase 'God saw that it was good' and the account of creation.
Of those who do not approve of certain things which are a part of this good creation of a good Creator, and who think that there is some natural evil.
Referenced implicitly as the source of the doctrine of a good creation by a good God.
XXIII
Cited as authoritative source, with the refrain 'And God saw that it was good.'
Of the divine Trinity, and the indications of its presence scattered everywhere among its works
Cited for the phrases 'Let there be' and 'God saw that it was good,' used to illustrate the Trinity.
Whether we ought to love the love itself with which we love our existence and our knowledge of it, that so we may more nearly resemble the image of the divine Trinity
Referenced implicitly through the parable of the younger son (the gospel) as an example of returning to God.
Of the knowledge by which the holy angels know God in His essence, and by which they see the causes of His works in the art of the worker, before they see them in the works of the artist
Referenced implicitly in the account of creation (firmament, waters, plants, animals, man).
Of the Perfection of the Number Six
Referenced as the source of the six-day creation account and as containing numbers that require careful interpretation.
Of the seventh day, in which completeness and repose are celebrated
Cited for passages about the number seven, such as 'A just man falleth seven times' and 'Seven times a day will I praise Thee.'
Of the opinion that the angels were created before the world
Cited for Genesis 1:1-2, Psalm 104:24, and Matthew 18:10 regarding the Trinity and the angels.
Chapter XXIV: Of the idea that the angels were meant where the separation of the waters by the firmament is spoken of, and of that other idea that the waters were not created.
Cited as the divine record of creation, including the firmament and waters.
Book XII
Cited as the authority for understanding the creation and the nature of good and evil.
Of the nature of irrational and lifeless creatures, which in their own kind and order do not mar the beauty of the universe
Referenced implicitly as the source of the injunction to believe in the wisdom of the Creator.
Chapter IX: Whether the Angels, Besides Receiving from God Their Nature, Received from Him Also Their Good Will by the Holy Spirit Imbuing Them with Love
Cited as the authoritative source for the descent of the human race from one man and for the divine foresight.
XIV
Quoted as the Psalmist, providing the verses 'Thou shalt keep us, O Lord...' and 'The wicked walk in a circle' and 'According to the depth of Thy wisdom Thou hast multiplied the children of men.'
XV
Cited as the source of authority, including references to the Book of Wisdom and Genesis.
Chapter XXIV
Referenced for Genesis and other passages to support the argument.
Chapter XIII
Quoted extensively (Proverbs, Psalms) to support the argument about pride, humility, and the fall.
Of the nature of the two cities, the earthly and the heavenly
Quoted for the heavenly city's confession: 'Thou art my glory, and the lifter up of mine head' and 'I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength.'
Of the long life and greater stature of the antediluvians
The sacred history whose statements of past fact are defended by Augustine.
What we are to understand by God’s speaking to the angels
Quoted for the creation narrative and the dispersion of nations.
XV Of the time of the migration of Abraham, when, according to the commandment of God, he went out from Haran
Augustine interprets the narrative style of Scripture, noting that it sometimes goes back to events passed over, as seen in the accounts of Noah's descendants and the tower of Babel.
Chapter XVI
The source of the prophetic psalms and the basis for Augustine's allegorical interpretation.
Of the 69th Psalm, in which the obstinate unbelief of the Jews is declared.
The 69th Psalm is cited as a prophetic text fulfilled in Christ's passion and in the Jews' unbelief.
Of the prophets, who either were the last among the Jews, or whom the gospel history reports about the time of Christ’s nativity.
The canonical authority that includes the writings of Malachi, Haggai, Zechariah, and Ezra.
What Micah, Jonah, and Joel Prophesied in Accordance with the New Testament
The chapter cites the prophetic books of Micah, Jonah, and Joel as divinely inspired texts that testify to Christ and the Church.
Of the prophecy of the three prophets, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
Quoted extensively from Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, and the Psalms to support the prophecies and their fulfillment.
About Esdras and the Books of the Maccabees
The canonical Scriptures are distinguished from other writings, such as the books of the Maccabees, which are held as canonical by the Church.
XLI
The canonical writings are presented as the unified divine authority that guides the city of God.
Of the Authority of the Septuagint Translation
The sacred oracles translated from Hebrew into Greek and Latin, discussed in terms of textual authority.
Of the preaching of the gospel, which is made more famous and powerful by the sufferings of its preachers.
Augustine references the prophecy 'Out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem' and Christ's words from the Gospels.
Of the friendship of the holy angels, which men cannot be sure of in this life, owing to the deceit of the demons who hold in bondage the worshippers of a plurality of gods
Referenced as the source that mentions Satan transforming into an angel of light.
Chapter X: The Reward of the Saints and the Peace of Eternal Felicity
Implicitly referenced as the source of teaching about the reward for saints and the resurrection.
Chapter XIII: Of the Universal Peace Which the Law of Nature Preserves Through All Disturbances
Referenced implicitly through the concept of divine order and judgment.
What produces peace, and what discord, between the heavenly and earthly cities
Referenced as the source of divine teaching that condemns pagan polytheism.
Whether the God whom the Christians serve is the true God to whom alone sacrifice ought to be paid
The source of prophecies fulfilled in the Church.
Chapter XXVII: The Imperfect Peace of the Righteous in This Life and the Perfect Peace to Come
Quoted as the source of the prayer 'Forgive us our debts' and the sayings 'faith without works is dead,' 'faith worketh by love,' 'the corruptible body presseth down the soul,' 'Is not human life upon earth a temptation?' and 'God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.'
What is written in the Revelation of John regarding the two resurrections, and the thousand years, and what may reasonably be held on these points
Cited throughout, including the psalm 'So our eyes wait upon the Lord our God' and the promise of a hundredfold reward.
Of Malachi's prophecy, in which he speaks of the last judgment, and of a cleansing which some are to undergo by purifying punishments
Quoted as the source of Malachi and Isaiah prophecies
Chapter XVI: The Laws of Grace Across the Ages of the Regenerate
The source of the commandments and the promise of grace through the Mediator.
Chapter XVIII: Of those who fancy that, on account of the saints’ intercession, no man shall be damned in the last judgment.
Cited as the source of divine predictions about judgment and mercy.
XXIV
Cited extensively, including Psalms, Matthew, Mark, and Romans, to support the argument.
Of the creation of angels and men
Cited as the source of the promise of Christ's eternal kingdom.
Of the promise of eternal blessedness to the saints, and everlasting punishment to the wicked
Cited as the source of prophecies about resurrection, new heaven and earth, and final judgment.
XIX
Referenced for the account of the Sodomites and the book of Genesis.
XXIV
Referenced for the blessing of fruitfulness (Genesis 1:28) and other passages.
XXV
The predictions of God in Scripture are the basis for belief in the resurrection.
