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III. The efficient cause of Infallibility, 79; Witness of St.

Ambrose, A.D. 397, 79; Witness of St. John Chrysostom, A.d.

407, 80; Witness of St. Augustine, A.D. 430, 80; Witness of St.

Cyril, A.D. 444, 80; Witness of St. Leo, A.D. 460, 81; Witness

of St. Gelasius, A.D. 496, 81; Witness of Pelagius II., A.D.

590, 81; Witness of St. Gregory the Great, A.D. 604, 82;

Witness of Stephanus Dorensis, A.D. 649, 82; Witness of St.

Vitalian, A.D. 669, 83.

IV. The Acts to which the divine assistance is attached, 86.

V. The extension of the Infallible authority to the limits of the

doctrinal office of the Church, 90.

VI. The dogmatic value of Pontificial acts ex cathedrâ, 91.

CHAPTER III.

The Terminology of the Doctrine of Infallibility.

Personal, 94, 112; Independent, 97, 113; Separate, 98, 113;

Absolute, 102, 113.

CHAPTER IV.

Scientific History and the Catholic Rule of Faith.

Evidence of history, and the Infallibility of the Roman Pontiff,

114; Cumulus of evidence for the Infallibility of the Roman

Pontiff undiminished by historical doubts, 116; Difficulties of

human history, 119; The German Bishops at Fulda, 120;

Heretical assumptions of scientific history,' 126; History im-

properly called a science, 131; Definition of science, 131;

Theology only improprie a science, 133; Modern Gnosticism,

135.

CHAPTER V.

Result of the Definition.

Bishops witnesses of the objective faith of the Church, 139;

Tradition of England, 140; Sir Thomas More, 141; Cardinal

Fisher, 142; Cardinal Pole, 142; Harding, 143; Campian, 144;

Nicholas Sanders, 145; Kellison, 145; Southwell, 147; Alban

Butler, 148; Charles Plowden, 149; Bishop Hay, 151; Bishop

Milner, 151; Predicted disasters from the Definition, 152.

APPENDIX

I. The Latin Postulatum of the Bishops for the Definition of the

Infallibility, 163; English Translation of the same, 167.

II. Letter of H. E. Cardinal Antonelli to Count Daru, 173.

III. Protest of the Cardinal Presidents, 181.

IV. Constitutio De Fide Catholica, 182; Translation of the same,

192; Constitutio Dogmatica Prima de Ecclesia Christi, 204;

Translation of the same, 211.

V. Rules laid down by Theologians for Doctrinal Definitions, 220.

VI. The Case of Honorius; Note of the Archbishop of Baltimore

on the question of Honorius, 223.

VII. Letter of the German Bishops on the Council, 225.