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CONTENTS.
СHAPTER XIV.—ТHE STAKE. | |
| Page | |
| Theoretical Irresponsibility of the Inquisition | 534 |
| The Church Coerces the Secular Power to Burn Heretics | 536 |
| Only Impenitent Heretics Burned | 541 |
| Relapse.—Hesitation as to its Penalty.—Burning Decided upon | 543 |
| Difficulty of Defining Relapse | 547 |
| Refusal to Submit to Penance | 548 |
| Probable Frequency of Burning | 549 |
| Details of Execution | 551 |
| Burning of Books | 554 |
| Influence of Inquisitorial Methods on the Church | 557 |
| Influence on Secular Jurisprudence | 559 |
| APPENDIX | 563 |
