Lectures by the Most Reverend Henry Edward Manning – three books in one with multiple lectures in each, every book printed as they were taken down at the time in the late 1800s. Softcover, 420 pages. Imprimatur 1899.

The Four Great Evils of the Day

In this work, Cardinal Manning identifies the four great signs of a growing apostasy from God and the Catholic Faith, an independence of the intellect from truth, the will from goodness, and society from Christendom. The result will be the fourth evil, the coming of the Man of Sin, the Antichrist.

Lecture I. The Revolt of The Intellect Against God
Lecture II. The Revolt of The Will Against God
Lecture III. The Revolt of Society From God
Lecture IV. The Spirit of Antichrist

The Fourfold Sovereignty of God

“…God, in times past, shut His eyes to the idolatries and polythesim of men. Those times are past now, for God has made Himself known, and has therefore commanded all men everywhere to do penance …”

Lecture I. The Sovereignty of God Over The Intellect of Man
Lecture II. The Sovereignty of God Over The Will of Man
Lecture III. The Sovereignty of God Over Society
Lecture IV. The Sovereignty of The Divine Head of The Church
Lecture V. The Sovereignty of The Church Derived From Its Divine Head
Lecture VI. The Sovereignty of God Over The Course of The World

The Grounds of Faith

“I desire to speak, then, for the honor of our Lord, and, if God so will, for the help of those who seek the truth. To lay broad and sure the foundations on which we believe is necessary at all times, because as the end of man is life eternal, and as the means to that end if the knowledge of God…”

Lecture I. Revealed Truth Definite and Certain
Lecture II. The Church a Historical Witness
Lecture III. The Church a Divine Witness
Lecture IV. Rationalism the Legitimate Consequence of Private Judgment