Ritual of the New Testament
Subtitle: An Essay On The Principles And Origin Of Catholic Ritual In Reference To The New Testament
Publisher: Burns and Oates
Published: 1887
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS.; title: INTRODUCTION.; title: Scope of the Essay — For whom intended — Remarks on the Tone of certain Writers on Ritual — The Method adopted is an Appeal to the New Testament — Not for Construction but for Verification — The proper Spirit for such an Inquiry pp, 1-19; title: PART I.; title: THE PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC RITUAL RECOGNISED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.; title: CHAPTER I. A GENERAL VIEW.; title: Two preliminary Objections : 1. There is no Code of Ritual in the New Testament as in the Old — Catholic Reply — Difference between the two Dispensations — No Code of Morals, yet much Morality; 2. There is little said about Ritual— Reply — Further Reply : The Objection proves too much, and would overthrow the Sabbath or Smiday — Corollaries 21-37; title: CHAPTER II. SPIRIT AND TRUTH.; title: Meaning of the words Spirit and Truth — Are they opposed to Ritual? — Catholic View stated — Our Lord's Maxims — Quaker's Views —  Logical Issue in Rationalism 38-51; title: CHAPTER III. IMPRESSIVE RITUAL.; title: Section I. Divine Pageantry.; title: Splendour not essential to Ritual, yet eminently Christian — This is proved from a Review of the supernatural Phenomena which accompanied the Birth, Baptism, Transfiguration, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ, and the Descent of the Holy Ghost —  This was God's own Ritual, and the Model on which Catholic Ritual has been formed 52-62; title: Section II. Apostolic Worship.; title: Apostolic Worship not splendid — Protestant Argument from this — Catholic Explanation in the Poverty and Persecution of the Early Church — Proofs that absence of Splendour was not the Result of Principle — Protestants misinterpret the Accounts of our Lord's "Simplicity" in the New Testament, as the Jews misinterpreted the Prophecies of the Messiah's "Magnificence" — Some Contrasts of Holy Scripture that explain each other 62-67; title: Section III. Supposed Danger of Abuse.; title: Not so great as of the Splendour of Nature — Illustrations from Travellers and Poets — Protestants misjudge the Effect of Ritual on Catholics : 1. Because they do not understand the absorbing nature of Catholic Faith ; 2. Because to Protestants Ritual is strange and perplexing, not to Catholics ; 3. Because modem Controversies have given Ritual an unnatural Prominence — Is Protestant Simplicity always Spiritual? — Testimonies of Menzel, Hamilton, Wilson. 67-77; title: CHAPTER IV. SYMBOLIC RITUAL.; title: Section I. The Teaching of our Lord.; title: Strange Mistakes of some regarding the Effect of Ritual in the Conversion of the Heathen, and on Catholic Populations — Splendour is a rare Feature in Catholic Worship — Symbolism is an ordinary Characteristic — Objections stated to a multiplied, minute, and symbolic Ceremonial — No Analogy between Ritualism and Pharisaism — List of minute Ceremonies used by Jesus Christ and His Apostles — Symbolism of Ceremonies in all Religions  78-90; title: Section II. Symbolism of Vestments.; title: Ridicule of "Ecclesiastical Millinery" — Use of Colours justified — Mr. Marriott's sophistical Appeal to Antiquity — Milton's Attack on Vestments — Symbolism of Vestments abundantly recognised in New Testament pp, 90-97; title: Section III. Symbolic Language.; title: Images may be presented to the Mind by Rites as well as by Words — Verbal Imagery derived from Ritual — Nature made typical by our Lord's Parables — So also Christian Churches and Ritual recall Divine Teaching pp, 97-104; title: Section IV. Multitude and Obscurity.; title: Two Objections of the Anglican Reformers : 1. Multiplicity — Catholic Ceremonial not a Burden — Some Words of St. Peter explained ; 2. Obscurity — Catholic Worship not theatrical — In what Sense, to what Extent, and for what Purpose, Ritual is obscure — It is obscure like Holy Scripture  104-110; title: Section V. On the Use of Dead Languages.; title: Past and present Discipline with regard to Dead Languages — Catholic Theory of Action and Prayer in Worship — Reasons for using Dead Languages — Catholic Discipline compared with the Doctrine of St. Paul 110-119; title: CHAPTER V. EFFICIENT RITUAL NOT MAGICAL.; title: Sacramental Influences — Objection about Magic answered : 1. From Language of New Testament ; 2. from History of Simon the Magician ; 3. from Miracles worked at Ephesus to destroy Heathen Magic — Use of Relics 120-130; title: CHAPTER VI. THE REAL PRESENCE AS REGARDS RITUAL.; title: Section I. Protestant View of the Real Presence.; title: Macaulay's Proof Chaise — Dr. Vaughan's conceited Ignorance 131-136; title: Section II. An Argument from Analogy.; title: History of the sensible Presence of God on Earth, from the Creation of Man to the Incarnation — God's Presence in the Incarnation : 1. More Real ; 2. More Hidden ; 3. More Loving — Protestant View on the Disappearance of the Shechinah, and Catholic View on its Permanence contrasted 136-146; title: Section III. Objections and their Results.; title: The Real Presence neither unspiritual nor too spiritual — The Mystery of Faith —  The Protestant Mode of Thought destroys Belief in Scripture — Progress in Negation exemplified in Milton and Wordsworth — Harmonious Development of God's. Providence in the Catholic View — Real Source of Opposition to God's sensible Presence 147-157; title: CHAPTER VII. COMPENSATION AND REPARATION.; title: Reparation a natural Instinct, which has peculiar Scope in the Religion of Jesus Christ — Singular Reasoning of some — The Wise Men at Bethlehem — Magdalen's Worship — The Procession of Palms — Application to Catholic Worship — Christian Chivalry  158-166; title: CHAPTER VIII. THE PATTERN ON THE MOUNT.; title: How Catholic Ritual grew up — The Pattern on the Mount is the Life of Jesus Christ — The Church is able to create Ritual — Answer to Objections — Catholic Ritual results from the Love of Jesus Christ  167-174; title: PART II.; title: THE ORIGIN OF CATHOLIC RITUAL JUSTIFIED BY THE NEW TESTAMENT.; title: CHAPTER I. RITUAL CONSIDERED AS TRADITION.; title: Scope of the Second Part is to show the Testimony of the New Testament to Traditional Ritual — "Unwritten" Tradition does not exclude Literature — Tradition not collected from ancient Books — It is living — The Publication of the Canon of the New Testament could not displace Tradition, even if they were Coextensive — Institutions must speak — Ritual Institutions of Divine Origin contain and proclaim Clusters of Doctrines — A supernatural Ritual does not admit Interruption — Therefore the assumption "Bible alone" rejects such a Ritual a priori  and is inconsistent with free inquiry  175-186; title: CHAPTER II. SCRIPTURE SENDS US TO RITUAL AND TRADITION.; title: What Traditions our Lord condemned — Some Protestant Traditions — Tradition necessary for Ignorant and for Learned — Unanimity through Tradition — Our Lord and the Apostles both send us to Tradition — Living Tradition and Scripture both Instruments of the Holy Ghost — Tradition never superseded 187-199; title: CHAPTER III. RITUAL A KEY TO SCRIPTURE.; title: Section I. How Ritual helped to edit the New Testament, Whately's Sophism about the Church as an ignorant Letter-Carrier — A true Analogy of Church as Guardian of Scripture — She alone could edit the Apostolic Writings   200-205; title: Section II. What Key will open the New Testament.; title: Historico-Grammatical Method not sufficient for understanding New Testament — Locke's Defence of Diversity a Reductio ad absurdum — Cause of Obscurity of New Testament — Providentially thus inspired lest the Casket should be opened without the Key of Unity and Charity 205-212; title: Section III. Baptism and Communion.; title: The Notices of divinely instituted Rites in the New Testament presuppose the Knowledge of the Rites : 1. Notices of Baptism ; 2. Notices of Communion — Those for whom the New Testament was written had the Key in their Ritual 212-222; title: Section IV. Other Rites.; title: Other Rites considered — Feet- Washing — Anointing — Need of some Rule to determine the relative Importance and Permanency of Ritual — Rites may be justified but not derived from Scriptural Notices pp, 222-229; title: CHAPTER IV. THE CANON AND THE CODE.; title: Traditions sifted like Scripture, by the Church only —  The Canon of Scripture and Code of Ritual — Is Scripture incomplete? — Plan of Inspiration —  Well-known Doctrines and permanent Facts not prominent — This is no Difficulty to those who possess Tradition, but Cause of Embarrassment and Error to Protestants    pp, 230-240; title: CHAPTER V. VIEWS OF HISTORY.; title: The Protestant View makes Religious History an Anti-Climax — Passage from Milton — Grandeur of Catholic View — Recapitulation — The Tradition here defended not sub- Apostolic, but now living —  The Catholic Church is always Apostolic — Illustration of Protestant, Anglican, and Catholic Views from a Building — The Church is God's Building — Circumspice   pp, 241-250