The dependence of the Modern Church upon the Ancient Church. 39 55 102 119 STATEMENT OF THE ARGUMENT. The ancient celibacy a principal element of ancient christianity CONNEXION OF THE ANCIENT CELIBATE WITH THE NOTIONS ENTER- The celibate the product of gnostic feeling. The principles of the 145 CONNEXION OF THE CELIBATE WITH THE NOTIONS ENTERTAINED OF Combination of the Buddhist, or abstractive, and the Braminical, or b Origen. Panegyric memoirs and epitaphic orations. Isidore: Life of St. Anthony by Athanasius, and eulogy of Athanasius by Na- zianzen eulogium of Cyprian by the same. Life of Cyprian by his deacon Pontius. Ambrose and his funeral oration on the death of his brother Satyrus. Ephrem's story of the monk Abraham and Mary. Chrysostom on the parable of the ten virgins, compared PAGE FURTHER MEANS OF ESTIMATING THE QUALITY OF THE NICENE THEOLOGY. The choice of texts. The epistolary style of the nicene writers. The mythic exposition of scripture, and Origen's reason for resorting to it. Chrysostom's expositions. True and false perspective in reli- gion, and the admissions of the Oxford Tract writers concerning the slender evidence of church principles. Analysis of Chrysostom's THE RULE OF RELIGIOUS CELIBACY, AS LAID DOWN IN THE NEW The analogous instance of the rule of martyrdom. Observations on Luke xx. 35. Import of Matt. xix. 12, illustrated by our Lord's personal behaviour, and this compared with that of St. Martin of Tours. Import of 1 Cor. vii. Practical comment of the nicene monks upon the apostolic rule. Rev. xiv. 1-4, symbolical, not THE PREDICTED ASCETIC APOSTASY. THE EXTENT OF THE ASCETIC INSTITUTE, AND THE SANCTION IT Derivation of the anchoretic and monastic life: its general charac- teristics and localities. Testimonies in its favour from Methodius, Lactantius, council of Nice, and synods of Ancyra and Neocæsarea. The Apostolic Constitutions. Eusebius, Athanasius, Cyril, Hilary, Epiphanius, Basil, Gregory Naz., Ephrem, Gregory Nyss., Ambrose, Jerome, Mark, Rufinus, Augustine, Chrysostom, and later writers. 313 THE OPPOSITION MADE TO THE ANCIENT ASCETICISM. The extent of the opposition indifferent to the present argument. In- dications of dissent. Jovinian and Vigilantius overpowered by PAGE MONKERY AND MIRACLE. MONKERY, THE RELIGION OF SOUTHERN EUROPE. Permanent characteristics of the South of Europe. The ancient MORAL QUALITY OF THE ASCETIC INSTITUTE, AS IT AFFECTED THE In its principal elements the monastic life incompatible with genuine THE NECESSARY OPERATION OF AN ASCETIC INSTITUTE UPON THE Arbitrary distinctions among Christians, fatal to Piety and Morals THE INDIRECT INFLUENCE OF THE MONASTIC INSTITUTE UPON THE The ascetics constituted a class to be maintained, a class contributing THE DIRECT INFLUENCE OF THE CELIBATE UPON THE CLERGY. The progress of opinion, ending necessarily in the enforced celibacy of the clergy. The Fathers and the Inspired Writers at issue on The nicene Sacramental doctrine the consequence of the condition of the clerical mind, and only another expression of the ascetic prin- ciple. The taste for the marvellous, characteristic of the ascetic life, sought its gratification in this line. The rites of the Church, ADDITIONAL REFERENCES AND CITATIONS 411 THE VISIBLE CHURCH, ACCORDING TO CHRIST'S PREDICTIONS AND PARABLES. Relation of this inquiry to romanism and infidelity. Mount. Formalism of the Pharisees. field-relating to the visible church. Sermon on the Parable of the seed in the Not peace but a sword.' Christ's flesh, his doctrine. Corban. What defileth a man. The key of knowledge, and the tract on Reserve. Building the tombs of the prophets. The twelve thrones. Matt. xxiv. and John xiv-xvii. The visible and the true church. Christ's final instructions to the Apostles, personal and official. Absolution, and modern evangelizing zeal. CHURCH PRINCIPLES, ACCORDING TO THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. Historical quality of the book. The first christians contrasted with— Sadducees, Pharisees, and Essenes. Community of goods. The council at Jerusalem. Breaking of bread.' Paul's charge to the Miletian elders THE EUCHARISTIC LITURGY ATTRIBUTED TO CHRYSOSTOM. VOL. II. PAGE 417 512 548 A GENERAL REPLY TO OBJECTIONS, BY A RE-STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION. 18 What the Question is not.-The Deference claimed for Antiquity must be challenged on the assumed Ground of FACT, or HYPOTHESIS, or THEORY The Question stated concerning the assumed FACT-Illustration of the Bearing of this Question on the present Controversy. SALVIAN of Marseilles, his Time and Character His Evidence as to the Condition of the Christian World, at the 37 His Declarations as to the universal pravity of the Church, and the general Corruption of Morals 40 47 The Motive of the Caution he uses as to the Monks and Clergy. Comparative moral Condition of the Catholic Church, and the heretical Barbarians . . 51 ི་ State of North Africa, and Morals of the Carthaginian Church 65 . |