A CHARGE delivered to the CLERGY of the ARCHDEACONRY of Middlesex, in 1843. VIII. A CHARGE delivered in 1844. IX. A CHARGE delivered in 1849. SIDE NOTES. In the printed book Rev. Sinclair printed side notes in the margins to explain the points he was trying to make. As these made the text itself difficult to read, and added little value to the narrative, in this transcription they are placed here, together with the pages on which they occur, so that the development of the points can be seen in overview. Side note Page Diversity of religious opinions a source of anxiety 1 On account of others and on our own 1 Confusion from the number of guides 2 Motives of credibility for an infallible living arbiter 2 Fallacy and presumption of these _à priori_ arguments 3 Probable arguments at best are no ground of infallible 5 assurance Argument for infallibility from the analogy of the Jewish 6 Church . . . answered 6 Transmission of the Scripture no proof of infallible 8 interpretation Three requisites to afford us infallible assurance 8 First requisite wanting. Organ of infallibility uncertain 9 Second requisite wanting in the Three Organs of 11 infallibility. The Pope singly Pretensions of the Pontiff scripturally considered 11 Pretensions of the Pontiff traditionally considered 14 Pretensions of the Pontiff morally considered 18 Difficulties of ascertaining infallibly when the Pope 19 speaks _ex cathedrâ_ Papal inconsistencies and heresies 20 Second alleged Organ of Infallibility 21 A general council singly 22 Pretensions of a general council Scripturally considered 22 Difficulties of knowing what is a general council 25 Third organ of infallibility 25 Pope and general council in conjunction 26 Uncertainty of the Papal sanction to a council 26 Additional argument against Popes and Councils jointly 27 Third requisite to afford infallible assurance. This 28 requisite wanting Theory of Development 31 Right path to saving knowledge 32 Difference of this Scriptural principle from the three 33 preceding Rules for acquiring sound Christian knowledge 33