| PART I. |
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| Doctrinal Developments viewed in Themselves. |
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| Introduction | [3] |
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| CHAPTER I. |
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| The Development of Ideas | [33] |
| Section 1. | The Process of Development in Ideas | [33] |
| Section 2. | The Kinds of Development in Ideas | [41] |
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| CHAPTER II. |
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| The Antecedent Argument in behalf of Developments in Christian Doctrine | [55] |
| Section 1. | Developments to be expected | [55] |
| Section 2. | An infallible Developing Authority to be expected | [75] |
| Section 3. | The existing Developments of Doctrine the probable Fulfilment of that Expectation | [92] |
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| CHAPTER III. |
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| The Historical Argument in behalf of the existing Developments | [99] |
| Section 1. | Method of Proof | [99] |
| Section 2. | State of the Evidence | [110] |
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| CHAPTER IV. |
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| Instances in Illustration | [122] |
| Section 1. | Instances cursorily noticed | [123] |
| § 1. | Canon of the New Testament | [123] |
| § 2. | Original Sin | [126] |
| § 3. | Infant Baptism | [127] |
| § 4. | Communion in one kind | [129] |
| § 5. | The Homoüsion | [133] |
| Section 2. | Our Lord's Incarnation, and the dignity of His Mother and of all Saints | [135] |
| Section 3. | Papal Supremacy | [148] |
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| PART II. |
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| Doctrinal Developments viewed Relatively to Doctrinal Corruptions. |
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| CHAPTER V. |
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| Genuine Developments contrasted with Corruptions | [169] |
| Section 1. | First Note of a genuine Development of an Idea: Preservation of its Type | [171] |
| Section 2. | Second Note: Continuity of its Principles | [178] |
| Section 3. | Third Note: Its Power of Assimilation | [185] |
| Section 4. | Fourth Note: Its Logical Sequence | [189] |
| Section 5. | Fifth Note: Anticipation of its Future | [195] |
| Section 6. | Sixth Note: Conservative Action upon its Past | [199] |
| Section 7. | Seventh Note: Its Chronic Vigour | [203] |
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| CHAPTER VI. |
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| Application of the First Note of a true Development to the Existing Developments of Christian Doctrine: Preservation of its Type | [207] |
| Section 1. | The Church of the First Centuries | [208] |
| Section 2. | The Church of the Fourth Century | [248] |
| Section 3. | The Church of the Fifth and Sixth Centuries | [273] |
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| CHAPTER VII. |
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| Application of the Second: Continuity of its Principles | [323] |
| § 1. | Principles of Christianity | [323] |
| § 2. | Supremacy of Faith | [326] |
| § 3. | Theology | [336] |
| § 4. | Scripture and its Mystical Interpretation | [338] |
| § 5. | Dogma | [346] |
| § 6. | Additional Remarks | [353] |
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| CHAPTER VIII. |
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| Application of the Third: its Assimilative Power | [355] |
| § 1. | The Assimilating Power of Dogmatic Truth | [357] |
| § 2. | The Assimilating Power of Sacramental Grace | [368] |
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| CHAPTER IX. |
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| Application of the Fourth: its Logical Sequence | [383] |
| § 1. | Pardons | [384] |
| § 2. | Penances | [385] |
| § 3. | Satisfactions | [386] |
| § 4. | Purgatory | [388] |
| § 5. | Meritorious Works | [393] |
| § 6. | The Monastic Rule | [395] |
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| CHAPTER X. |
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| Application of the Fifth: Anticipation of its Future | [400] |
| § 1. | Resurrection and Relics | [401] |
| § 2. | The Virgin Life | [407] |
| § 3. | Cultus of Saints and Angels | [410] |
| § 4. | Office of the Blessed Virgin | [415] |
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| CHAPTER XI. |
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| Application of the Sixth: Conservative Action on its Past | [419] |
| Section 1. | Instances cursorily noticed | [420] |
| Section 2. | Devotion to the Blessed Virgin | [425] |
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| CHAPTER XII. |
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| Application of the Seventh: its Chronic Vigour | [437] |
| Conclusion | [445] |