The crowning feature of the American Constitution is contained in the First Amendment, which forbids Congress to establish any Church as a state religion, and to prohibit the free exercise of religion. This is the magna charta of religious liberty within the jurisdiction of the United States.
[336] Rom. xiii. 3.
[337] Rom. xiii. 3.
[338] Sap. (Wisd.) vi. 7.
[339] Sap. (Wisd.) vi. 7.
[340] Rom. xiii. 1.
[341] Rom. xiii. 1.
[342] Rom. xiii. 2.
[343] Rom. xiii. 2.
[344] John xx. 21.
[345] Matt. xxviii. 20.
[346] John xx. 21.
[347] Matt. xxviii. 20.
[348] John x. 10.
[349] Mark xvi. 15.
[350] John x. 10.
[351] Mark xvi. 15.
[352] Matt. xvi. 19.
[353] John xxi. 16, 17.
[354] Luke xxii 32.
[355] Matt. xvi. 19.
[356] John xxi. 16, 17.
[357] Luke xxii 32.
[358] Matt. xxviii. 18-20.
[359] Matt. xviii. 17.
[360] 2 Cor. x. 6.
[361] 2 Cor. xiii. 10.
[362] Matt. xxviii. 18-20.
[363] Matt. xviii. 17.
[364] 2 Cor. x. 6.
[365] 2 Cor. xiii. 10.
[366] Acts v. 29.
[367] Acts v. 29.
[368] Rom. xiii. 1.
[369] Rom. xiii. 1.
[370] [Comp. Matt. xxii. 21.]
[371] [Comp. Matt. xxii. 21.]
[372] Sacr. Imp. ad Cyrillum Alexandr. et Episcopos. metrop.--Conf. Labbeum Collect. Conc., T. iii.
[373] Sacr. Imp. ad Cyrillum Alexandr. et Episcopos. metrop.--Conf. Labbeum Collect. Conc., T. iii.
[374] De Moribus Cath., cap. xxx. n. 63.
[375] De Moribus Cath., cap. xxx. n. 63.
[376] Epist. cxxxviii (al. 5) ad Marcellinum, cap. ii. n. 51.
[377] Epist. cxxxviii (al. 5) ad Marcellinum, cap. ii. n. 51.
[378] Ep. ccxxxviii.
[379] Ep. ccxxxviii.
[380] Earum nonnullas indicare sufficiat. Prop. XIX.--Ecclesia non est vera perfectaque societas plane libera, nec pollet suis propriis et constantibus juribus sibi a divino suo fundatore collatis, sed civilis potestatis est definire quæ sint Ecclesiæ jura ac limites, intra quos eadem jura exercere queat. Prop. XXXIX.--Reipublicæ status utpote omnium jurium origo et fons, jure quodam pollet nullis circumscripto limitibus. Prop. LV.--Ecclesia a statu, statusque ab Ecclesia sejungendus est. Prop. LXXIX.-- ... Falsum est, civilem cujusque cultus libertatem, itemque plenam potestatem omnibus attributam quaslibet opioniones cogitationesque palam publiceque manifestandi, conducere ad populorum mores animosque facilius corrumpendos, ac indifferentismi pestem propagandam.
[381] Tract. xxvi., in Joan. n. 2.
[382] Tract. xxvi., in Joan. n. 2.
[383] Epist. cv. ad Donatistas. cap. ii. n. 9.
[384] 1 Peter ii. 16.
[385] John viii. 34.
[386] Epist. cv. ad Donatistas. cap. ii. n. 9.
[387] 1 Peter ii. 16.
[388] John viii. 34.
[389] John viii. 32.
[390] John viii. 32.
[391] Tertull. Apol. n. 17.
[392] Tertull. Apol. n. 17.
[393] Acts xx. 28.
[394] Acts xx. 28.
[395] " Perniciosa sententia de rationibus ecclesiæ a republica disparandis. "
[396] Published in London, Burns & Oates, and in New York by the Cath. Pub. Society. The Latin text is printed in Acta Sanctæ Sedis, ed. by Pennachi and Piazzesi, vol. xx., Rom. (S. C. De Propaganda Fidei), pp. 593-613.
APPENDIX II.
Facsimiles of the Oldest Manuscripts of the Athanasian Creed and the Apostles' Creed.
We present here a reproduction, on a small scale, of the Athanasian Creed and the Apostles' Creed from the Utrecht Psalter, which was brought prominently to light in 1873, in connection with the Anglican controversy on the Athanasian Creed, and photographed in London, 1875. See Vol. I, p. 37, note, and Vol. II., pp. 66-71. It is the oldest copy known of these important documents. Between the two is a rude picture of the last judgment, which could not be well reproduced, and is unnecessary for our purpose.
The Athanasian Creed.
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unaestdivinitasae
similiteromnipotens
salvusesseanteomnia
qualisgloriacoaet
pater/omnipotensfi
opusestutteneatcatho
namaiestas;
liusomnipotensetspsscs licamfidem; qualispatertalisfilius Ettaminnontresomni quamnisiquisqueinte talisetspiritusscs; potetentessedunusomps/ graminviolatamque Jncreatuspaterincre Itadspaterdsfilius servaveritabsquedu atusfilius/increatus dsetspiritusscs/ bioinaeternumperibit etspiritusscs; Ettamennontresdii/ Fidesautemcatholica Inmensuspaterinmen sedunusestds/ haecestutunumdmin susfilius/inmensus Itadnspater/dnsfilius trinitate/ettrinita etspiritusscs; dnsetspiritusscs/ teminunitatevenere AeternusPateraeter Ettamennontresdni/ mur. nusfiliusaeternus sedunusestdns/ nequeconfundentes etspiritusscs; Quiasicutsingillatim personasnequesubstan Ettaminnontresaetni/ unamquamquepersona tiamseparantes; sedunusaeternus; dmetdnmconfiterixtia aliaestenimpersona Sicutnontresincreati naveritateconpellimur patrisaliafiliialia nectresinmensisedu Itatresdeosauttres spssci; nusincreatusetunus dominosdicerecatho sedpatrisetfilietspssci inmensus/ licareligioneprohibe mur
pateranulloestfactus/ dat, estxps; neccreatusnecgenitus estergofidesrectautcre quipassusestprosaluta filiusapatresoloest/ damusetconfiteamur/ nostradescenditadin nonfactus/neccreatus/ quiadnsnosterihsxps ferostertiadieresur sedgenitus; defilius´deethomoest; rexitamortuis; spsscsapatreetfilionon dsestexsubstantiapatris ascenditadcaelossedet factusneccreatusnecge antesaeculagenitus/ addexteramdepatris nitussedprocedens; ethomoestexsubstan omnipotentis: unusergopaternontres tiamatrisinsaeculo indeventurusiudicare patresunusfiliusnon natus; vivosetmortuos; tresfiliiunusspsscs perfectusd´sperfectusho adcuiusaduentumom nontresspssci; moexanimarationali neshominesresurgere etinhactrinitatenihil ethumanacarnesub habentcumcorporibus priusautposterius/ni sistens; suis; hilmaiusautminus; aequalispatri secun etredditurisuntdefac sedtotetrespersonaeco dumdivinitatem/ tispropriisrationem aeternaesibisunt·et minorpatresecundu etquibonaegerunt coaequales; humanitatem; ibuntinvitamaeterna itautperomniasicutia quilicetdssitethomo/ etquimalaignem supradictumestettri nonduotamensedu aeternum; nitasinunitate/etu nusestxps; haecestfidescatholica nitasintrinitateve unusautemnonconver quamnisiquisquefide nerandasit; sionedivinitatisin literfirmiterquecrede quiuultergosaluus carne/sedadsumptio deritsalvusessenonpo esse/itadetrinitate nehumanitatisindo terit; sentiat; unusomninononcon sednecessariumest fusionesubstantiae adaeternamsalute/ sedunitatepersonae; utincarnationem namsicutanimaratio quoquedninostri nalisetcarounusestho ihuxpifidelitercre moitadsethomounus
The Apostles' Creed.
incipitsymbolu apostolorum Credoindmpa gin?ae? passussubpon tris·omnipotentis/in patremomnipotentem tiopilatocrucifixus deventurusiudicare creatorecaelietterrae mortuusetsepultus/des vivosetmortuos; etinihmxpmfiliumeius cenditadinferna/ter credoetinspm scmscam unicumdnmnostru· tiadieresurrexitamor ecclesiamcatholicam quiconceptusestdespu tuis/ascenditadcaelum scOrum·communio sco·natusexmariavir sedetaddexteramdipa nem/remissionem
peccatorum ·carnis resurectionem vitamaeternam·amen