First letter to the Very Rev. J.H. Newman, D.D.
Subtitle: In explanation chiefly in regard to the reverential love due to the ever-blessed Theotokos, and the doctrine of her immaculate conception; with an analysis of Cardinal de Turrecremata's work on the immaculate conception.
Publisher: Rivingtons
Published: 1969
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Personal explanations 3 — 5; title: Objects of. the Eirenicon 6; title: No imputations intended 8; title: Ground of adducing language as to B. V. 10; title: Citations, mostly from books popular in England 11; title: Grounds of those citations 13; title: Title of co-Redemptress used extensively 14 — 15; title: Language cited, justified by Oakeley 16 — 19; title: De Montfort, Faber 17; title: Object of gathering into one the devotions as to the B. V. 18; title: Belief as to the title "Theotokos" assumed 21; title: The B. V. a "moral" instrument of the Incarnation 22; title: Great titles given by the Fathers to the B. V. related to the fruits of the Incarnation 26 — 33; title: Intercession of the Saints a necessary fruit of perfected love 34 — 35; title: Meaning of titles given by the Fathers to the B. V. partly changed ; others added ; effects 36—40; title: Points agreed upon, or at issue 41—42; title: Difference of Roman Catholics as to Marian devotions 43; title: Vision of the woman "clothed with the sun" 44; title: "Behold thy mother" 45; title: Interpreted of S. John only by the Fathers 48; title: Improbable texts alleged later 49; title: Active and passive conception 51; title: Explanation of Mgr. Dupanloup. Imm. Cone, differs only in degree from that of Jeremiah and S. John B. 52 — 53; title: Schoolmen deny sanctification before animation 55; title: Soul of the B. V. could be. sanctified, when infused 66; title: Active conception taught by some to be Immaculate 67; title: Revelations of S. Brigit 67 — 58; title: Active conception commonly meant by word "conception" 59; title: This, its scriptural use 59 — 60; title: Unexplained, the Immaculate Conception will probably include that of the body too 60 — 64; title: Grounds of Scripture and Tradition against the Immaculate Conception, quoted by Biel 64 — 67; title: Special weight of St. Augustine's 67; title: His mode of declining to include the B. V. in actual sin implies his belief of her conception in original sin (see also De Turr. below, pp. 506, 507) 68 — 69; title: Force of his exception of Our Lord Alone from original sin 70 — 71; title: Objects in reproducing De Turrecremata's chain of authorities against the Immaculate Conception 72; title: Character of Turrecremata's work 73 — 74; title: De Bandelis 75; title: Importance of an adequate explanation of this tradition 76 — 77; title: Those authorities, of five classes 77; title: Special weight of third class (omitted by Perrone), which held that Christ alone gas not conceived in original sin, because not born in the way of nature 78; title: Prse-Augustinian writers quoted (except Tertullian and Origen) by S. Augustine, on universality of original sin, without making exception. 1 — 1 1. S. Irenseus, Tertullian, Origen, S. Cyprian and African Council of 66 Bishops, Reticius, Olympias, S. Hilary, S. Ambrose, S. Gregory Naz., S. Basil, S. Chrysostom 79 — 94; title: 12. Pope Zosimus, as commented on by S. Augustine 94 — 97; title: 13. S. Augustine's statement, through 18 years, on "the likeness of sinful flesh" as peculiar to our Lord. Mary from Adam died for sin: Jesus Alone Innocent, as bom of a virgin : all flesh, except His, infected through mode of our conception : all inherit sinful nature from Adam through mode of their birth. The condition of Mary's birth dissolved by re-birth 98-— 106; title: Passages of S. Augustine held to be valid by Perrone 107 — 108; title: 14. Clement of Alexandria 108; title: 15. Eusebius of Caesarea 109; title: 16 — 17. S. Athanasius, Didymus Alex 110; title: 18. Macarius 111; title: 19 — 20. Mark Hermit, S. Greg. Nyss. 112; title: 21. De Bapt. in S. Basil 114; title: 22 — 23. S. Pacian, S. Paulinas 115; title: 24 — 25. S. Zeno ; Peter of Tripoli, imitator of S. Aug. 116; title: 26 — 27 Pious unknown; Hypognoetioon (perhaps M. Mercator) 117; title: 28. Ambrosiaster 118; title: 29 — 30. S. Jerome, Christ alone without sin Rufinus 119; title: 31 — 32. S. Cyril of Alexandria, Cassian 120; title: 33 — 34. Eusebius Gallicanus, S. Pet. Chrysologus 122; title: 35 — 36. Vincent of Lerins, S. Leo L 123; title: 37. S. Prosper 125; title: 38 — 39. Chiysippus of Jerusalem, Antipater Boetr. 126; title: 40— 41. Vincentius, Olympiodorus 127; title: 42. Pope 8. Gelasius 128; title: 43. Julianus Pomerius 130; title: 44. S. Fulgentius of Ruspe 131; title: 45. Peter the Deacon, Ac., 14 Bishops with S. Fulgentius 132; title: 46. Boethius 135; title: 47. Cassiodorus 137; title: 48. 2nd Council of Orange and 8. Csesarius 139; title: 49. Fulgentius Ferrandus 140; title: 50. Primasius 141; title: 51. Pope S. Gregory the Great 142; title: 52. S. Isidore of Seville 144; title: 53 — 54. John IV., Pope Elect; Sophronius 145; title: 55. Bede 147; title: 56. S. John Damascene 148; title: 57. Alenin, or contemporary 150; title: 58. Rabanus Maurus 151; title: 59. Haymo of Halberstadt 152; title: 60. Rhemigius 163; title: 61. John Geometra 154; title: 62 — 63. S. Bruno Herbip., S. Peter Damiani 155; title: 64. S. Bruno, Founder of the Carthusians 168; title: 65. S. Bruno Astensis 162; title: 66. S. Anselm 163; title: 67 — 68. John Beleth, Rupertus 167; title: 69. Author in 8. Bernard 168; title: 70. 8. Bernard 170—176; title: 71. Hugo a S. Victor 176; title: 72 — 73. Eadmer (formerly thought 8. Anselm), Hervd of Dol. 179 — 181; title: 74. P. Lombard 181—183; title: 76. Porr£e 183; title: 76. Odo, Bp. of Frisingen 184; title: 77. Richard of S. Victor 185 — 188; title: 78 — 79. Zacharias of Chrysopolis, Peter of Celle 189 — 193; title: 80. Gul. Parvus 193; title: 81 — 82. Sicardus, Innocent III 124; title: 83. Cencius Sabellius (Honorius III.) 197; title: 84. P. Comestor (see p. 437) 198; title: Canonists : —; title: 85. Hugatio, or Hugo 199; title: 86. Joh. Teutonicus 202; title: 87. S. Raimund de Penyafort 203; title: 88. Card. Hostlensis 204; title: 89. Durandus Speculator 206; title: 90 — 91. Guido de Baiisio, Archjdiac. ; Barth, a S. Concordio 207; title: 92. John Andres 208; title: Other Jurists 209; title: Doctrinal Writers : —; title: 93. William, Chancellor of Paris ib.; title: 94. Alanus (perhaps Magnus) 210; title: 95. Petrus Prspositivus 211; title: 96 — 97. Moneta of Cremona ; Gul. Arvernus, Bp. of Paris 212; title: 98. Wm. of Auxerre (Maurice, Bp. of Paris) 213; title: 99. John of Paris (Poinlane) 214; title: 100. Alex, de Hales ib.; title: Contradictory ways of getting rid of his testimony 215; title: 101. Albertus Magnus 216; title: 102. S. Bonaventura 217; title: Spurious Sermon ascribed to him 220; title: 103. S. Thomas Aquinas 221; title: Answer to wring inference from one place 224; title: 104. Sermons on Antiph. "Salve, regina" 226; title: 105. Hugo de Argentina 227; title: 106. Hannihaldus de Hannibaldis 229; title: 107. Peter de Tarantasia (Innocent V.) 230; title: 108. Joann. AEgidius of Zamora 232; title: 109. John de Balbis 233; title: 110. Henry of Ghent 234; title: 111. Ulric of Strasburg 236; title: 112. Richard Middleton 238; title: 113. AEgidius of Rome 239; title: 114 — 115. Odo Rigaldi ; Hugo GalL, Card. Abp. of Ostia 241; title: 116. John of Naples 242; title: 117. Guido of Perpignan 245; title: 118. Hervffius Natalis 247; title: 119. John de Poliaco 249; title: 120. John de Bacon, or Baconthorpe 250; title: 121. Joann. Ricardi, Bp. of Dragonara 253; title: 122. Alvaros Pelagias. F. of the Sanctification at Rome ib.; title: 123. Paul Saluc. de Perosio (Add. p. 519) 257; title: 124. Nic. Treveth, of Oxford 258; title: 125. Darandus a S. Porciano ib.; title: 126. Gregory of Ariminum 260; title: Writers of Sermons on Fest of B. V : —; title: 127. Rich, of S. Laurence ib.; title: 128. Bp. of Lincoln (probably Grosthead) 262; title: 129 — 130. Joan, de Rupella, Odo de Castro Rodolphi 264; title: 131. Lucas of Padua, disciple of S. Antony of Padua 265; title: 132. ¥m. Perault ib.; title: 133. Martinos Polonus 266; title: 134. Conrad of Saxony 268; title: 135. Jac. de Voragine ib.; title: 136. Thomas de Ales 271; title: 137. Jacoponus de Benedictis ib.; title: 138. James of Lausanne 272; title: 139. Card. Bertrand de Turre 273; title: 140. Jordanes de Quedlinborch 274; title: 141. S. Vincent Ferrier 275; title: Commentators : —; title: 142. John de Yarsiaco 277; title: 143. Card. Hugo de S. Caro 278; title: 144. William of Alton 279; title: 145. Nic. de Lyra ib.; title: 146. Ludolf of Saxony ("Life of Christ ") 281; title: 147. Petr, de Palma 282; title: 148. Stephen, ancient PostiUator and Paris Doctor 283; title: 149. Yenble. Cistercian father, of Fountain Abbey ib.; title: 150. S. Antoninus of Florence 284; title: Card, de Turrecremata 288; title: Scotus rests the contrary on abstract arguments, not on tradition 291; title: P5tau on want of diligence and sagacity in citing evidence in favour of Imm. Cone 295; title: Meaning brought into, not out of, authorities alleged 297; title: 1. Acts of S. Andrew's Martyrdom ib.; title: 2. S. Dionysius of Alexandria (if his) 298; title: 3. Latin Pseudo-Origen 299; title: 4. S. Hippolytus, of Conception of Opr Lord 301; title: 5. S. Ephraim, the B. V. "guileless" 301; title: Speaks only of actual holiness ib.; title: 6. S. Ambrose, freedom from actual sin only 306; title: 7. S. Augustine, condition of birth dissolved by grace of re-birth ib.; title: 8. Theodotus, of actual grace on Incarn. 307; title: 9. Writer in S. Chrysostom (of Incarnation) 309; title: 10. S. Proclus, the same, and against offence at it ib.; title: 11. Sedulius, if words were pressed, would go the other way 311; title: 12. Post-Augustinian treatise against five heresies 312; title: 13. S. Pet. Chrysologus, B. V. pledged to Christ in the womb 314; title: 14. S. Sabba, no ground to think we have any thing of his ib.; title: 15. Psalter ascribed to S. Columban declares conception of all in orig. sin 316; title: 16. Hesychius, of actual grace 318; title: 17 — 18. Andrew of Crete, Germanus, relate to the Incarnation or actual holiness ib.; title: 19. S. John Damascene, her miraculous Cone, or freedom from actual sin. 322; title: 20. Pseudo- Alcuin and Council of Frankfort, of actual stainlessness 324; title: 21. Theodoras, eminence of the creation of B. V 325; title: 22 — 24. Joseph, hymn- writer ; George of Nicomedia ; Peter Chorepiscopus. Actual holiness of the B. V., or that derived from our Lord's Presence 326; title: 25. Some Sophronius, actual graces of B. V. 327; title: 26. John Geometra, of her Conception of Christ. Held the Cone. in orig. sin ib.; title: 27. Fulbert of Chartres, knowledge of her temporal beginnings hidden 329; title: 28. S. Maximus of Turin, whole context relates to grace of virginity (see also on the other side, p. 431) 331; title: 29. Paschasius Radbertus argues in proof of immaculate Nativity of B. V., held sanctif. after cone, in orig. sin, Pdtau, De Band., De Turrecr. (see below, p. 493) 332 — 336; title: 30. (Ballerini) Charta of Ugo not earlier than 13th cent., and spurious; "Trope" of same date 337 31. Hymn, later than S. Ambrose, relates to Virgin-birth 339; title: Three Greek writers alleged, Antipater, Sophronius, Isidore of Thessalonica, go the other way 341; title: Titles speak only of actual undefiledness ib.; title: Holiness of parents did not prevent transmission of orig. sin 345; title: Presence of the Holy Ghost at her Cone, relates to holiness of parents, John of Euboea, Peter of Argos, Jacob Mon., laid. These 346—348; title: Festival of Conception of the B. V. has reference to the temporal beginning of her who was to bear the Saviour of the world:; title: Hymns, Sermons 351 — 357; title: Festival of the Nativity of B. V. has reference to the same 358; title: Greek Icons. Conception of S. John Baptist 359; title: Sketch of introduction of Festival of Cone, of B. V. in the West 360; title: Ways in which it might be kept, apart from immaculateness 362 — 364; title: Introd. in England in view to the Incarnation, Constitution of Abp. Mepham, 1328 365; title: At Borne, in view to subsequent sanctif., Alvarus Pelagius 367; title: Carthusian statutes ib.; title: Old Dominican service-books 370; title: Office of Vine. Bandellus 372; title: Breviary of Church of Gironne 374; title: Breviary in many parts of Germany 376; title: De Turr.'s argument from Office on the Nativity 377; title: Festival of Cone, did not imply its immaculateness : Clement VI. while Card. Abp. of Bouen 378; title: Clement XI 379; title: Bellarmine, not chief foundation of festival 380; title: Natalis Alex 381; title: Scripture alleged : —; title: Arg. even from faulty reading "Ipsa," Gen. iii., exaggerated 382; title: Falls with the reading Ipsa 385; title: De Rossi's grounds, why reading should be corrected 386; title: Perrone's argument as to identity Of meaning in either reading fails 388; title: Minute patristic parallel between the B. V. and Eve rather seems to exclude than include a point not paralleled 389; title: Objects of the above statement of evidence 392; title: Value of the "quod ubique" acknowledged on both sides 393; title: Original sin 397; title: English and Tridentine statementa thereon contrasted with Luther's and Calvin's 398; title: How original sin is transmitted, a mystery 401; title: Difficulties, as stated by Mohler 402; title: Innocent III. on its transmission, before and after he was Pope 404; title: His doctrine, possible basis of explanation 407; title: The "fomes peccati," or concupiscence 409; title: Exceptions in "Eirenicon" as to popular doctrine on the B. V. only made to what was not "de fide" 410; title: English feeling as to the B. V., why cramped 411; title: Love for the B. V. cannot be too great 412; title: Yearning towards her in the Eng. Church, Bp. Andrewes 413; title: Bp. Hall, Pearson 414; title: Bp. Hicks 415; title: Dr. Frank 417; title: George Herbert 418; title: "The Christian Year" 419; title: Hopes 420; title: Rev. G. Williams on interpolations in the Greek Liturgies 425; title: APPENDIX.; title: Labour and care of Card, de Turrecremata in preparing his "Relation on the Truth of the Conception of the B. V.," for the; title: Council of Basle 429; title: Omitted passages or authorities : —; title: S. Augustine ib.; title: 151. S. Maximus of Turin 431; title: Ancient writer quoted as S. Cyril 432; title: S. Cyril 433; title: Pope S. Leo I 434; title: S. John Damascene 435; title: S. Bernard 436; title: On Peter Comestor 437; title: 152. Ancient Doctor of Paris ib.; title: 153. Richard of Armagh 438; title: Dominicans : —; title: 154. Peter de Palude (objection removed) ib; title: 155. Thomasinus of Ferrara 440; title: 156. Bernard of Clermont 441; title: 157. Robert de Holcot (opposed interpolation) ib.; title: 158. Thomas de Walleis 442; title: 159. Nic. Gorram 444; title: 160 — 161. Vincent Historialis, James of Beneventum 445; title: 162 — 163. John of Luxemburg, J. Stemgasse 446; title: Franciscans : —; title: 164 — 165. Rob. Conton, Barth, de Pisis 447; title: 166. Jac. de Casali 448; title: Augustinians : — page; title: 167. Bernard Oliveri 448; title: 168 — 169. John Teutonicus, Henry de Yriraaria 449; title: 171. John Clivoth of Saxony 461; title: 172. John Stringarins 452; title: Cistercians : —; title: 173. John Calcar [qn.de Cervo] 463; title: 174 — 175. John Monachns ; writer of Sermones Soocii 454; title: 176. Mag. Garric 455; title: Analysis of Card, de Torrecremata's "Treatise on the truth of the Conception of the most Blessed Virgin, as a relation to be made before the fathers of the Council of Basle, July, A D 1437, compiled at the mandate of the legates of the Apostolic See, presiding over the said Council" 456-618; title: Addenda 519