Chapter 1 Verses 1-3 The church and its doctrine from the Word, which had been dominant, but now enslaved and laid waste. 3 4, 5 All of its truths and goods are perverted. 3 6 There is no power against the hells. 3 7-11 All things of the church have been devastated, and hence it is in evils and falsities. 3 12-16 Its grief on account of the devastation. 3 17-22 There is no help from heaven. 3