The Divine Institutes: Book V. Of Justice
by Lactantius
On justice: what it truly is, why the world lost it, and how the gospel restores it.
Chap. I.—Of the non-condemnation of accused persons without a hearing of their cause; from what cause philosophers despised the sacred writings; of the first advocates of the Christian religionChap. II.—To what an extent the Christian truth has been assailed by rash menChap. III.—Of the truth of the Christian doctrine, and the vanity of its adversaries; and that Christ was not a magicianChap. IV.—Why this work was published, and again of Tertullian and CyprianChap. V.—there was true justice under Saturnus, but it was banished by JupiterChap. VI.—After the banishment of justice, lust, unjust laws, daring, avarice, ambition, pride, impiety, and other vices reignedChap. VII.—Of the coming of Jesus, and its fruit; and of the virtues and vices of that ageChap. VIII.—Of justice known to all, but not embraced; of the true temple of God, and of His worship, that all vices may be subduedChap. IX.—Of the crimes of the wicked, and the torture inflicted on the ChristiansChap. X.—Of false piety, and of false and true religionChap XI.—Of the cruelty of the heathens against the ChristiansChap. XII.—Of true virtue; and of the estimation of a good or bad citizenChapter XIII.—Of the increase and the punishment of the Christians.Chap. XIV.—Of the fortitude of the ChristiansChap. XV.—Of folly, wisdom, piety, equity, and justiceChap. XVI.—Of the duties of the just man, and the equity of ChristiansChap. XVII.—Of the equity, wisdom, and foolishness of ChristiansChap. XVIII.—Of justice, wisdom, and follyChap. XIX.—Of virtue and the tortures of Christians, and of the right of a father and masterChap. XX.—Of the vanity and crimes, impious superstitions, and of the tortures of the ChristiansChap. XXI.—Of the worship of other gods and the true God, and of the animals which the Egyptians worshippedChap. XXII.—Of the rage of the demons against Christians, and the error of unbelieversChap. XXIII.—Of the justice and patience of the ChristiansChap. XXIV.—Of the divine vengeance inflicted on the torturers of the Christians