The Catholic World, Vol. 08, October, 1868, to March, 1869.Various
Religion
The Catholic World, Vol. 08, October, 1868, to March, 1869.
Various
Catholic Church -- Periodicals
"Our own church is to be the church of the future in our
country. It is a church of apostolic constitution and
derivation, with a pure, uncorrupted faith, with a duly
authorized ministry, with the word and sacraments of the
gospel, and, with and through these, the dispensation of the
supernatural grace of God, without which everything else would
be but ineffectual words and forms. Whatever may be alleged of
others, it cannot be denied that all this is true of our
church. We do not find it to be true, in all particulars, of
any church in the land but ours."
The two syllogisms of which this allegation forms a part, seem to
be logically complete as follows:
(1.) The true church of God will be the church of the future in
our country.
The church, which is alone of apostolic constitution and
derivation, with a pure and uncorrupted faith, a duly authorized
ministry, the word and sacraments of the gospel, and, with and
through these, the dispensation of the supernatural grace of God,
is the true church of God.
_Ergo_, The church, which is alone of apostolic constitution
and derivation, with a pure and uncorrupted faith, a duly
authorized ministry, the word and sacraments of the gospel, and,
with and through these, the dispensation of the supernatural
grace of God, will be the church of the future in our country.
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(2.) The church, which is alone of apostolic constitution and
derivation, with a pure and uncorrupted faith, a duly authorized
ministry, the word and sacraments of the gospel, and, with and
through these, the dispensation of the supernatural grace of God,
will be the church of the future in our country.
The Protestant Episcopal Church is alone of apostolic
constitution and derivation, with a pure and uncorrupted faith, a
duly authorized ministry, the word and sacraments of the gospel,
and, with and through these, the dispensation of the supernatural
grace of God.
_Ergo_, The Protestant Episcopal Church will be the church
of the future in our country.
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