A Letter to the Right Rev. Father in God, Richard Lord Bishop of Oxford, on the Tendency to Romanism Imputed to Doctrines Held of Old, as Now,

Title: A Letter to the Right Rev. Father in God, Richard Lord Bishop of Oxford, on the Tendency to Romanism Imputed to Doctrines Held of Old, as Now, in the English Church: ... General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1839 Original Publisher: J.H. Parker Subjects: Tracts for the times Tracts for the times (London, England) Oxford movement Religion / Christianity / Anglican Religion / Christianity / Catholic Religion / Christianity / Denominations Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: (3) The " Indefectibility of the Church" is very different from the " Infallibility" assumed by Rome. We believe that (although Councils, which have been termed " General," or which Rome has claimed to be so, have erred,) no real (Ecumenical Council ever did; i. e. no Council really representing the Universal Church. Our Church of old formally accepted the six (Ecumenical Councils'; our great Divines, who may be looked upon as speaking her voice, appeal, generally, to the period comprehending these six Councils2, as that which has authority in matters of faith. And this they do, because the Church was then one, and it was to His one Church, and as being one, that our Lord's promise was mades. And now, on that ground, her functions are, in this respect, suspended; she cannot meet, as one; and this coincidence of the errors of these later days, and the interruption of her harmony, seem remarkably to illustrate this fulfilment of our Lord's promise: particular Churches have fallen into error, because the Church has separated, and the Church is prevented 1 In the Council of Calchuythe, A. D. 785. (ap. Perceval on the Roman Schism, p. 5.) Our Church shortly after, at the great Council of Frankfort, reject...