Introductory material ("prefatory address")
Book 1: The knowledge of God the Creator. Knowing God and ourselves (1.1-4)
God revealed in Creation (1.5)
The Bible and the Holy Spirit (1.6-9)
Idolatry and the Trinity (1.11-13)
The created world and humanity as created (1.14-15)
God's sovereign providence (1.16-18)
Book 2: The knowledge of God the Redeemer in Christ. Original sin (2.1-2.3.5)
How God works in the human heart (2.3.6-2.5)
The place of the law (2.6-7)
Exposition of the moral law (2.8)
Relation between the Old and New Testaments (2.9-11)
The person of Jesus Christ (2.12-14)
The redemptive work of Jesus Christ (2.15-17)
Book 3: The way in which we receive the grace of Christ. Saving faith (3.1-2)
Regeneration and repentance (3.3-5)
The Christian life : self-denial (3.6-7)
The Christian life : bearing our cross and attitude toward this life (3.8-10)
Justification by faith (3.11.1-3.14.8)
The value of our good works (3.14.9-3.18)
The true nature of Christian freedom (3.19)
Election and reprobation (3.21-23)
Predestination and the final resurrection (3.24-25)
Book 4: The external means or aids. The true church (4.1)
The Roman Church and the Christian ministry (4.2-7)
The authority of the church (4.8-9)
Church discipline (4.10-13)
The sacraments in general (4.14; 4.19)
Baptism and infant baptism (4.15-16)
The Lord's Supper (4.17-18)
