CHAPTER VII.

THE PRIMACY OF PETER INVOLVED IN THE FOURFOLD UNITY OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM.
The person of the God-man the principle of headship in the Church[178]
Testimony of the Fathers to this[179]
Fourfold unity resulting from this headship[181]
First unity of mystical influx[182]
The second unity of charity, whose efficient principle is the Holy Spirit.
—Third unity of faith, whose efficient principle is the Holy Spirit
acting through the visible hierarchy[183]
Set forth by S. Paul also[185]
Headship of mystical influx does not obviate the creation of an external
hierarchy[188]
Fourth unity of visible headship.—This the root and efficient principle of
the visible hierarchy[190]
The one body is complete[192]
The unity of a college not sufficient to express our Lord's personal unity[193]
Positive teaching corresponds to the inherent notion of the Church[194]
The Father in the holy Trinity what Peter's see is in the Church[195]
Summary of this fourfold unity[196]
Importance of S. Peter's office hence resulting[197]