A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Hodge, Charles, 1797–1878 • SECTION 4

ROMAN CATHOLIC DOCTRINE CONCERNING THE RULE OF FAITH.

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§ 1. Statement of the Doctrine * . 104

§ 2. Roman Catholic Doctrine concerning the Scriptures . . .104 Incompleteness of the Scriptures. — Obscurity of the Scriptures. —

Latin Vulgate ; .... 107

§ 3. Tradition 108

Tridentine Doctrine 109

§ 4. The Office of the Church as a Teacher Ill

The Organs of the Church in Teaching. — The Gallican Theory.

— The Transmontane 112

§5. Examination of the Romish Doctrine 113

§ 6. Examination of the Doctrine of the Church of Rome on Tradition 113 Difference between Tradition and the Analogy of Faith. — Com- mon Consent. — Tradition and Development. — The State of the Question. — Arguments against the Doctrine of Tradition . 121

§ 7. Office of the Church as a Teacher 129

Romish Doctrine on the Subject. — Romish Definition of the Church and its Foundation. — Romish Doctrine of Infallibility founded on a Wrong Theory of the Church. — The Doctrine of Infallibility Founded on the False Assumption of the Perpetuity of the Apostleship. — Modern Prelates not Apostles. — Infallibility founded on a False Interpretation of the Promise of Christ. — It

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