The faith of Catholics : confirmed by Scripture and attested by the fathers of the first five centuries of the church

Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. 3 volumes ; 24 cm V.1 The rule of faith -- Justification through Christ, and the merit of good works -- Faith in Christ : its object and character -- Divine revelation -- The authority and marks of the church -- The Roman Catholic Church -- The scriptures -- The church is the expounder of the scriptures -- Apostolical traditions -- The office of councils -- Extent of the inerrancy of the church -- v.2 Primacy of St. Peter and his successors -- The sacraments -- The eucharist -- Communion in one kine -- Sacrifice of the Mass -- Appendix to the Eucharist and sacrifice of the Mass -- v.3 Penance, or repentance -- Institution of the sacrament of penance -- The parts of the sacrament of penance -- Indulgences -- Purgatory -- Prayers for the dead -- The sacrament of extreme unction -- The sacrament of Holy order -- Celibacy of the clergy -- The religious or monastic state -- The sacrament of matrimony -- Relics, pictures and images -- The invocation of angels and saints -- Precepts of the church -- The fast of Lent -- Ember days and the vigils of feasts -- Abstinence on certain days -- Ceremonies -- The use of the latin tongue in the service of the church -- Appendix: The immaculate conception ; The infallibility of the Pope ; Chronological table of ecclesiastical writers and of councils ; Chronological table of the Popes of the first five centuries -- Index to the writers and works quoted