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CONTENTS nLETTER I. nPromotion of Christian union. The Catholic principle. Canon law. Fathers — Extent of their authority. Use and meaning of Anathema. Apostolic Fathers. Apostolic Canons. Apostolic Constitutions. Council of Florence. Pontifical rights and privileges. nLETTER II. nScriptural proofs of the Primacy. Promise of Christ. Metaphor of the Rock — Of the keys of the kingdom. Distinction between Petrus and Petra abandoned. Greek text. Syriac version. Arabic, Ohaldaic. Bloomfield, Bishop Marsh, Rosenmuller. In what sense is Peter the foundation ? Supposed literary blunder. Vigilius. Charge of Christ to Peter. Prayer that his faith may not fail. Pastoral commission. Arnobius. Protestant interpretation. Exercise of the Primacy. Election of Matthias. Chrysostom. Council of Jerusalem. Decree of Peter. Jerome, Theodoret. Cave. Perpetuity of the Primacy. Peter, Bishop of Rome. nLETTER III. nObjections. Christ the Rock, the foundation. St Leo. Bishop Marsh. Bloomfield. Humility inculcated. Domination. Vanity. Power of forgiveness.

Peter and John sent. Peter vindicates himself. Paul’s visit Reproof of Cephas. Order of the Apostles. Foundation of the Church of Rome. St Francis de Sales. Scriptural allusions. nLETTER IV. nSpurious Documents. Canons of the Apostles. Apostolic Constitutions. Decretals of Isidore. Sources. Letter of Hormisdas. John of Constantinople. nLETTER V. nApostolic Fathers. Ignatius. Roman Church presiding. Clement of Rome. Letter to the Corinthians. Irenreus. Splendid testimony. More powerful principality. Agreement with the Roman Church. Paschal question. Victor. Threat of excommunication. Ancient usages. Perpetuity of the Roman See. Undying sovereignty. Fanciful hypothesis. Primitive views. Seat of empire. nLETTER VI. nTertullian. Peter the Rock. Bishop of bishops. Church of Peter. Apostolic. Keys left through Peter to the Church, ingenious interpretation. Council of Jerusalem. Faber’s acknowledgment. Succession to Peter. Montanism. Key of knowledge. Apostolic Churches. Vindication of Tertullian. nLETTER VII. nClement of Alexandria. Hypoty poses lost. Fragment in Eusebius. Precedency of Peter. Ancient Church.

Unity of the Church. Figurative terms. Gospel of Mark.nLETTER VIII.nOrigen. Keys of Scripture. Mystical interpretation. Privileges of all the Apostles. Moral application. Gates of hell powerless against the Rock and Church. Heterodox. Connexion not immediate. Claims of the episcopacy. Capricious exercise of power. On Peter the Church is built. To him supreme power is given. Visit to Rome. Profession of faith. nLETTER IX. nSt Cyprian. One Church. One Chair. Communion with Cornelius, that is, with the Catholic Church. Authority of the Roman Church. Place of Peter. Pagan emperor jealous of the Roman Bishop. Acknowledgment of Bishop Hopkins. Human church. Liberty of bishops. Schismatics. Letter to Cornelius. One Bishop. One Judge. Preventive of heresy and schism. Peter speaks for all. Majesty of the Church. Roman faith inaccessible to perfidy. Appeals to Rome. Right not questioned. Root and parent of the Catholic Church. Power to depose bishops. Unity of the Episcopate and Church.

Peter its Guardian. Letter to Quintus. Doubt raised as to the genuine character of the writings on baptism. Incorrect translations. St Gregory the Great. Mutual appellations. Greatness of Rome. nLETTER X. nControversy concerning baptism. Narrative of St Vincent of Lerins. Zeal of the Apostolic See. No innovation. Cyprian not mentioned. Plea for him by St Augustin. Eusebius. St Jerome. Firmilian. Admission of the superiority of Stephen. Cause of excited feeling. Abuse of authority. Political illustration. Supposed submission of Cyprian. Victor and Stephen sustained by councils. Example of Cyprian. nLETTER XI. nLactantius. Catholic Church. Eusebius. Circumstantial evidence. Paul preceded all the Christian apologists. Silence of Mark. Peter the first — the most powerful and the greatest of the Apostles. Fanciful interpretation of this testimony. The primacy of a skilful lawyer. Chair of Peter. Roman Bishop successor of Peter. Paschal controversy. Remonstrance of Irenreus. Letter of Dionysius of Alexandria. Council of Antioch.

Ancient discipline. Reference by Aurelian to the bishops of Italy and Rome. Letter of Constantine. Judgment of Melchiades. Council of Arles. New trial unnecessary. History of Eusebius. Offensive language of Bishop Hopkins. nLETTER XII. nGeneral Councils. Pontiff’s right of convocation. Of presiding. Distinction between doctrine and discipline. Council of Nice summoned by Constantine, with the assent of Sylvester. Address of Constantine. Untimely introduction of the Council of Jerusalem. Imperial convocation not suited to the divided state of Christendom. Letter of the oriental bishops to Damasus. Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon. Osius of Cordova. Order of Councils. Council of Constantinople. Unjust reproach by Bishop Hopkins. St Cyril presiding by commission of Celestine. Second Council of Constantinople. Assertion of Bishop Hopkins refuted. Council of Chalcedon. Presidency of the emperor. Western Councils. Right of confirmation. nLETTER XIII. nNicene Canons. Sixth Canon. Metropolitical rights. Patriarchates. Primacy. Proceedings at Chalcedon. Exceptionable authority of Quesnel. Modification of ancient legislation.

nLETTER XIV. nSt Athanasius. Mode of defending Councils. Authority of the Nicene Council. False Councils of Arians. Nicene definition unchangeable. Imaginary contrast. Real harmony of doctrine. Testimony of Bishop Bull. Of Saywell. Regard for the Holy See. Efforts of the Eusebians Synod summoned by Julius. Athanasius acquitted. Judgment of Julius. Historical facts. Eusebians acknowledge the pre-eminence of the Roman Church. Literary criticism of Bishop Hopkins. Judicial forms. Reversal of sentence. Letter of Julius. Splendid evidence of the Primacy. Council of Sardica. Testimony to the Primacy. Titles. Bishop of the Catholic Church. Liberius. Pseudo-Athanasius. Letter of Pope Agatho. Acknowledgment of Whitaker. nLETTER XV. nSt Cyril of Jerusalem. False translation. Peter the most eminent. The Prince of the Apostles. Power of the keys. Overthrow of Simon Magus. Primacy of jurisdiction. Irrelevant texts. Translator of Cyril. Camolic Church. Shameful insinuation. nLETTER XVI. nSt Hilary of Poictiers. The Church built on Simon Peter. Power of the keys.

Faith of Peter. A rian heresy. Literary criticism. Apostrophe to Peter. Epithets. Polity of the Church. Sense of Scripture. Strong foundation. Bishop Pearson. nLETTER XVII. nSt Basil the Great. Peter the foundation. Prayer for the Patriarch. Diptychs. Order of the Church. Peter preferred Received the keys. Letters to Athanasius. Implores the authority of the Roman Bishop. Signal fact. Eustathius restored by Liberius. Roman Church mother of all churches. Baptism administered by heretics. Nicene Council. nLETTER XVIII. nSt Gregory of Nazianzum. Peter called a rock, and entrusted with the foundations of the Church. False translation and false reading. Mistake of Bishop Hopkins. Virtues of the elder Gregory. Bishop of the Catholic Church. Hackneyed objection. Unity of faith. Councils. nLETTER XIX. nSt Ambrose. Where Peter is, there is the Church. Faith of Peter. He is called a rock, and made the strength of the Church. Received a kingdom from Christ. Moral application.

Peter Bishop of the Roman Church. Powers common to the Apostles. Peculiar prerogative of Peter. Unity of action in the three Divine Persons. Unfair use of isolated expressions. Equality of merit in Peter and Paul. Peter the foundation. Pastoral commission. Vicar of Christ. Pious usage. Council of Aquileia* Record of trial. Splendid testimony . Council of Capua. Satirus. nLETTER XX. nSt Jerome. Letter to Damasus. Chair of Peter. Communion with Damasus. Letter to Evagrius. Equality of the Episcopal character. Peter the foundation. Abuse of the power of the keys. Confession. City of Rome. Local usages. Jerome’s motives and sentiments. Exhortation to Demetrias. Roman faith. Adoption of Jerome’s sentiments. nLETTER XXI. nSt Augustin. Hesitancy as to the rock. Bishops Pearson and Beveridge. Principality of the Apostleship. Allegorical interpretation. Primacy of Peter. Excellence of Peter. First among the Apostles. In him unity is commended. Catholicity of the Church. Roman Church. Apostolic Chair.

Letter to Hesychius. Misrepresentation of its meaning. Roman usages. Doctrinal tribunal. Acknowledgment of Casaubon. African Councils. Authority of the Holy See. nLETTER XXII. nSt Chrysostom. Peter Prince of the Apostles. Charge given to him and his successors. Power of binding and loosing. Commission to feed the sheep. Peter the head of the Apostles. On him the Church is built. Divinity of Christ proved by his gifts and promises to Peter. Peter placed over the world. Doctor of the whole world. Rock of faith. Appeal of Chrysostom to Innocent. nLETTER XXIII. nSt Isidore of Pelusium. Confession of Peter. Church not to be over-thrown. St Prosper of Aquitaine. Authority of the Apostolic See. Condemnation of the Pelagians. Extraordinary assertion of Bishop Hopkins. Vincent of Lerins. Pope Stephen. Rome head of the world. Rule for Scriptural interpretation. Catholics follow it. Bishop Pearson and Archbishop Potter. Primacy always, every where, by all admitted. nLETTER XXIV.

nGeneral testimonies. St James of Nisibis. St Epiphanius. St Gregory of Nyssa. St Asterius of Amasea. St Optatus of Mela. St Cyril of Alexandria. St Peter Chrysologus. Council of Ephesus. Of Chalcedon.nLETTER XXV. nInterpolation of the Fathers. Jansenist Quesnel. Unjust charge. Retort. Vigilius of Thapsis. St Maximus of Turin. nLETTER XXVI. nClaims of the primitive Roman Church. Admission of Hallam. Siricius, Innocent, Zosimus, Leo. Council of Sardica. nLETTER XXVII. nTemporal power. Profession of faith. Sir Edward Sandys. Gregory VII. Condition and compact. American independence. Deposition by Innocent IV. Public opinion. Benefits of Papal power. Foreign Quarterly and London Quarterly Reviews. Southey. Third canon of Latran. Council of Trent. Council of Florence. French declaration. Opinions. Disclaimers of temporal claims. German empire. False construction. Offensive assertion. General character of Pontifical authority. nLETTER XXVIII. nMode of election. Ancient form. Modifications. Coronation of the Pope. Electors. Mistakes of Bishop Hopkins. nLETTER XXIX. nCatholic Church.

Ancient respect for Papal authority. Questions answered. St Cyprian on Unity. Jerome. Optatus. Obedience to Pope. Creed of rope Pius. Ancient rites. Anathema. Council of Constantinople. Choice of words. Unjust accusations. Infallibility. Failing and falling. Prayer of Christ. St Leo. Plan of reunion. Influence of government. Groundless assertions. Ascendancy. Spiritual triumph, friendly discussion. Exhortation. nnDigitized by Google.”, ‘Includes bibliographical references

• Creator/s: Kenrick, Francis Patrick, 1796-1863, Hopkins, John Henry, 1792-1868
• Date: 1838
• Year: 1838
• Book Topics/Themes: Popes — Primacy, Catholic Church, Popes, Papacy

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