CHAPTER III. TRA DITI ON. I. THB;IR ?!MB DBFINBD. ?0q21?11 0? Trtmt q?. ? Hay qua. ?i ?e ? ? wo?: 2. ?e ?o? a? of in ? we? deli? ? m? men: 3. All ?nt ?i?. de?ve? ? ?e a?tl? ? comm? M ?: 4. ?e d?n? of ?e h?en phfi?op? wen c?i? ?i?s: 5. ? ?t? ? ? Jews.--IlI. TIADI?0N8 ? ?B CHU!CH Of RO? ?MINBD, I. Whet they mean by tradition: ?. ExamARraiGn of the ScRipture texts bright for ? sopport. Trmiitiona of the C?t? and Thesmloniam. "They timt hear ou, hear me,'* &c., Rom. xvi, 17; John xvi, IS: 3. Their argument frorn tmw;?s
- 4. Patriarchal traditions examined: 5. Propagation of the gospel by preaching
imstsed oF writing, considered.--l?. AnGUMRN'rS AGAINST OItAL TIADITi0N. I. TIM Scriptores are quinot it: ?. Orsl tradition, in its nature, is uncertain and cbnge- aids, and cannot be a rule of faith: 3. Some trmtitioM chiming m be aposto? are fRAme, and others are apocryphal: 4. Some are contrary to each other, and to ? tore: 5. Some traditions are become obsolete: 6. The Church of P?ome ? invented $.mf?yeW ones: 7. In point of cleanmss they present more dif?culties than Scripture: are attended with pernicious effocm: 9. Romanlets very discordant in their
- mAimeRAs rocpe?. ting tradition: (1.) Some make them equalto Scripture; (?.) Ot?
my they are inferior to Scripture; (3.) Others make them superior to Scripture; (4.) Discordant sentiments on tradition entertained by the divines of Trent.-- ?V*. WHgT!Iglt PJto'rgWTZN*r sttJSCglVa sOUR TinNos ON TRB AUtHORiTY or TRADITION. 'lt?i? THUSatOmS THt? OUGHT TO RECEIVI OTHERS. 1. Script!Its dom Dot depend.on trmlitiou: S. Nor the baptism of in;ants: 3. Nor tho oheorunce o( the (?ristim robbath: 4. Nor the procession of the Holy Spirit: 6. Nor earns o; Mood: 6. Nor the divlv?ty of Ch/?st.?'V*X. SIP THUlR WItlTT?N TB.tDITIONS.?. TRSTIMOMY Or T?B ANCIENT FATHEIR. 1. Preliminary remarks. Character oFthe hthers. Weight a? their testimoqy. Nature of the ?'st traditions: S. Fa?A?;'s ? tA? sfc? cewAf?y. l?tiue: O. Fadacrs ? rA? d?,'d ceu?. Iremens. Tertullian. C!emen? o? AbL mdriL Ohfen. Cyprhn: 4. F?A?r, o/?Ae./m,.ri cema. Hippolitus. bb Pamphilus. Athanasius. Ambrose. Hilary. Gregory Nymen. Cyril, of' Jerum. hun: 5.' FarAd*rs o/fA?.? c?. ?-ysostom. Theophilus AloNesaltinGs. Jerome. Augustine. Cyrilof Alexandria. Theodoret: 6. FarARts o/ rAe ?f& �m?ury. Anasumius Sinalta. John DMnucane. I. As alreedy observed, we quote the standard acknowl? autho- r?ies o� the Church o( Rome, in stating what their doctrines are. The authentic decree of' the Council of' Trent*** already quoted on the 8?(,ie on Scripture, embraced also the subject of' tradition. Tho council ssy?, apesking of the gospel as preached by Christ and his apsedes, that it was contained in written books and in unwritten traditions. It then states, in regard to traditions, that "they have come down to us, either received by the apsedes from the lips of Christ himself, or transmitted by the hands of' the same apostles, under the dictation of. the Holy Spirit: that these tractions relate both to faith and morals, have been pre?rved in the Catholic Church by continual succession, are to be receiv- nd with equal piety and veneration (psri pietatis all'ecru ac reverentii) with Scripture, and whosoever shall knowingly and deliberately despise these traditions is accursed." The council here betmye its usual fuify, for it does not say how these traditions were preserved tranmuitted down to the present time. The same unoortsinty is seea in ? tradition on the same footing with Scripture; for as this of'itself'
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