We must now consider the order of charity, under which head there are thirteen points of inquiry:

A[1] Whether there is an order in charity?

A[2] Whether man ought to love God more than his neighbor?

A[3] Whether more than himself?

A[4] Whether he ought to love himself more than his neighbor?

A[5] Whether man ought to love his neighbor more than his own body?

A[6] Whether he ought to love one neighbor more than another?

A[7] Whether he ought to love more, a neighbor who is better, or one who is more closely united to him?

A[8] Whether he ought to love more, one who is akin to him by blood, or one who is united to him by other ties?

A[9] Whether, out of charity, a man ought to love his son more than his father?

A[10] Whether he ought to love his mother more than his father?

A[11] Whether he ought to love his wife more than his father or mother?

A[12] Whether we ought to love those who are kind to us more than those whom we are kind to?

A[13] Whether the order of charity endures in heaven?