An edition of First letter to the very Rev. J.H. Newman, D.D
(1869)
First letter to the Very Rev. J.H. Newman, D.D.
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.
by Edward Bouverie Pusey
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First letter to the Very Rev. J. H. Newman, D.D.: 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.
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CONTENTS
Personal explanations 3 — 5
Objects of. the Eirenicon 6
No imputations intended 8
Ground of adducing language as to B. V. 10
Citations, mostly from books popular in England 11
Grounds of those citations 13
Title of co-Redemptress used extensively 14 — 15
Language cited, justified by Oakeley 16 — 19
De Montfort, Faber 17
Object of gathering into one the devotions as to the B. V. 18
Belief as to the title "Theotokos" assumed 21
The B. V. a "moral" instrument of the Incarnation 22
Great titles given by the Fathers to the B. V. related to the fruits of the Incarnation 26 — 33
Intercession of the Saints a necessary fruit of perfected love 34 — 35
Meaning of titles given by the Fathers to the B. V. partly changed ; others added ; effects 36—40
Points agreed upon, or at issue 41—42
Difference of Roman Catholics as to Marian devotions 43
Vision of the woman "clothed with the sun" 44
"Behold thy mother" 45
Interpreted of S. John only by the Fathers 48
Improbable texts alleged later 49
Active and passive conception 51
Explanation of Mgr. Dupanloup. Imm. Cone, differs only in degree from that of Jeremiah and S. John B. 52 — 53
Schoolmen deny sanctification before animation 55
Soul of the B. V. could be. sanctified, when infused 66
Active conception taught by some to be Immaculate 67
Revelations of S. Brigit 67 — 58
Active conception commonly meant by word "conception" 59
This, its scriptural use 59 — 60
Unexplained, the Immaculate Conception will probably include that of the body too 60 — 64
Grounds of Scripture and Tradition against the Immaculate Conception, quoted by Biel 64 — 67
Special weight of St. Augustine's 67
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
Force of his exception of Our Lord Alone from original sin 70 — 71
Objects in reproducing De Turrecremata's chain of authorities against the Immaculate Conception 72
Character of Turrecremata's work 73 — 74
De Bandelis 75
Importance of an adequate explanation of this tradition 76 — 77
Those authorities, of five classes 77
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
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
12. Pope Zosimus, as commented on by S. Augustine 94 — 97
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
Passages of S. Augustine held to be valid by Perrone 107 — 108
14. Clement of Alexandria 108
15. Eusebius of Caesarea 109
16 — 17. S. Athanasius, Didymus Alex 110
18. Macarius 111
19 — 20. Mark Hermit, S. Greg. Nyss. 112
21. De Bapt. in S. Basil 114
22 — 23. S. Pacian, S. Paulinas 115
24 — 25. S. Zeno ; Peter of Tripoli, imitator of S. Aug. 116
26 — 27 Pious unknown; Hypognoetioon (perhaps M. Mercator) 117
28. Ambrosiaster 118
29 — 30. S. Jerome, Christ alone without sin Rufinus 119
31 — 32. S. Cyril of Alexandria, Cassian 120
33 — 34. Eusebius Gallicanus, S. Pet. Chrysologus 122
35 — 36. Vincent of Lerins, S. Leo L 123
37. S. Prosper 125
38 — 39. Chiysippus of Jerusalem, Antipater Boetr. 126
40— 41. Vincentius, Olympiodorus 127
42. Pope 8. Gelasius 128
43. Julianus Pomerius 130
44. S. Fulgentius of Ruspe 131
45. Peter the Deacon, Ac., 14 Bishops with S. Fulgentius 132
46. Boethius 135
47. Cassiodorus 137
48. 2nd Council of Orange and 8. Csesarius 139
49. Fulgentius Ferrandus 140
50. Primasius 141
51. Pope S. Gregory the Great 142
52. S. Isidore of Seville 144
53 — 54. John IV., Pope Elect; Sophronius 145
55. Bede 147
56. S. John Damascene 148
57. Alenin, or contemporary 150
58. Rabanus Maurus 151
59. Haymo of Halberstadt 152
60. Rhemigius 163
61. John Geometra 154
62 — 63. S. Bruno Herbip., S. Peter Damiani 155
64. S. Bruno, Founder of the Carthusians 168
65. S. Bruno Astensis 162
66. S. Anselm 163
67 — 68. John Beleth, Rupertus 167
69. Author in 8. Bernard 168
70. 8. Bernard 170—176
71. Hugo a S. Victor 176
72 — 73. Eadmer (formerly thought 8. Anselm), Hervd of Dol. 179 — 181
74. P. Lombard 181—183
76. Porr£e 183
76. Odo, Bp. of Frisingen 184
77. Richard of S. Victor 185 — 188
78 — 79. Zacharias of Chrysopolis, Peter of Celle 189 — 193
80. Gul. Parvus 193
81 — 82. Sicardus, Innocent III 124
83. Cencius Sabellius (Honorius III.) 197
84. P. Comestor (see p. 437) 198
Canonists : —
85. Hugatio, or Hugo 199
86. Joh. Teutonicus 202
87. S. Raimund de Penyafort 203
88. Card. Hostlensis 204
89. Durandus Speculator 206
90 — 91. Guido de Baiisio, Archjdiac. ; Barth, a S. Concordio 207
92. John Andres 208
Other Jurists 209
Doctrinal Writers : —
93. William, Chancellor of Paris ib.
94. Alanus (perhaps Magnus) 210
95. Petrus Prspositivus 211
96 — 97. Moneta of Cremona ; Gul. Arvernus, Bp. of Paris 212
98. Wm. of Auxerre (Maurice, Bp. of Paris) 213
99. John of Paris (Poinlane) 214
100. Alex, de Hales ib.
Contradictory ways of getting rid of his testimony 215
101. Albertus Magnus 216
102. S. Bonaventura 217
Spurious Sermon ascribed to him 220
103. S. Thomas Aquinas 221
Answer to wring inference from one place 224
104. Sermons on Antiph. "Salve, regina" 226
105. Hugo de Argentina 227
106. Hannihaldus de Hannibaldis 229
107. Peter de Tarantasia (Innocent V.) 230
108. Joann. AEgidius of Zamora 232
109. John de Balbis 233
110. Henry of Ghent 234
111. Ulric of Strasburg 236
112. Richard Middleton 238
113. AEgidius of Rome 239
114 — 115. Odo Rigaldi ; Hugo GalL, Card. Abp. of Ostia 241
116. John of Naples 242
117. Guido of Perpignan 245
118. Hervffius Natalis 247
119. John de Poliaco 249
120. John de Bacon, or Baconthorpe 250
121. Joann. Ricardi, Bp. of Dragonara 253
122. Alvaros Pelagias. F. of the Sanctification at Rome ib.
123. Paul Saluc. de Perosio (Add. p. 519) 257
124. Nic. Treveth, of Oxford 258
125. Darandus a S. Porciano ib.
126. Gregory of Ariminum 260
Writers of Sermons on Fest of B. V : —
127. Rich, of S. Laurence ib.
128. Bp. of Lincoln (probably Grosthead) 262
129 — 130. Joan, de Rupella, Odo de Castro Rodolphi 264
131. Lucas of Padua, disciple of S. Antony of Padua 265
132. ¥m. Perault ib.
133. Martinos Polonus 266
134. Conrad of Saxony 268
135. Jac. de Voragine ib.
136. Thomas de Ales 271
137. Jacoponus de Benedictis ib.
138. James of Lausanne 272
139. Card. Bertrand de Turre 273
140. Jordanes de Quedlinborch 274
141. S. Vincent Ferrier 275
Commentators : —
142. John de Yarsiaco 277
143. Card. Hugo de S. Caro 278
144. William of Alton 279
145. Nic. de Lyra ib.
146. Ludolf of Saxony ("Life of Christ ") 281
147. Petr, de Palma 282
148. Stephen, ancient PostiUator and Paris Doctor 283
149. Yenble. Cistercian father, of Fountain Abbey ib.
150. S. Antoninus of Florence 284
Card, de Turrecremata 288
Scotus rests the contrary on abstract arguments, not on tradition 291
P5tau on want of diligence and sagacity in citing evidence in favour of Imm. Cone 295
Meaning brought into, not out of, authorities alleged 297
1. Acts of S. Andrew's Martyrdom ib.
2. S. Dionysius of Alexandria (if his) 298
3. Latin Pseudo-Origen 299
4. S. Hippolytus, of Conception of Opr Lord 301
5. S. Ephraim, the B. V. "guileless" 301
Speaks only of actual holiness ib.
6. S. Ambrose, freedom from actual sin only 306
7. S. Augustine, condition of birth dissolved by grace of re-birth ib.
8. Theodotus, of actual grace on Incarn. 307
9. Writer in S. Chrysostom (of Incarnation) 309
10. S. Proclus, the same, and against offence at it ib.
11. Sedulius, if words were pressed, would go the other way 311
12. Post-Augustinian treatise against five heresies 312
13. S. Pet. Chrysologus, B. V. pledged to Christ in the womb 314
14. S. Sabba, no ground to think we have any thing of his ib.
15. Psalter ascribed to S. Columban declares conception of all in orig. sin 316
16. Hesychius, of actual grace 318
17 — 18. Andrew of Crete, Germanus, relate to the Incarnation or actual holiness ib.
19. S. John Damascene, her miraculous Cone, or freedom from actual sin. 322
20. Pseudo- Alcuin and Council of Frankfort, of actual stainlessness 324
21. Theodoras, eminence of the creation of B. V 325
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
25. Some Sophronius, actual graces of B. V. 327
26. John Geometra, of her Conception of Christ. Held the Cone. in orig. sin ib.
27. Fulbert of Chartres, knowledge of her temporal beginnings hidden 329
28. S. Maximus of Turin, whole context relates to grace of virginity (see also on the other side, p. 431) 331
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
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
Three Greek writers alleged, Antipater, Sophronius, Isidore of Thessalonica, go the other way 341
Titles speak only of actual undefiledness ib.
Holiness of parents did not prevent transmission of orig. sin 345
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
Festival of Conception of the B. V. has reference to the temporal beginning of her who was to bear the Saviour of the world:
Hymns, Sermons 351 — 357
Festival of the Nativity of B. V. has reference to the same 358
Greek Icons. Conception of S. John Baptist 359
Sketch of introduction of Festival of Cone, of B. V. in the West 360
Ways in which it might be kept, apart from immaculateness 362 — 364
Introd. in England in view to the Incarnation, Constitution of Abp. Mepham, 1328 365
At Borne, in view to subsequent sanctif., Alvarus Pelagius 367
Carthusian statutes ib.
Old Dominican service-books 370
Office of Vine. Bandellus 372
Breviary of Church of Gironne 374
Breviary in many parts of Germany 376
De Turr.'s argument from Office on the Nativity 377
Festival of Cone, did not imply its immaculateness : Clement VI. while Card. Abp. of Bouen 378
Clement XI 379
Bellarmine, not chief foundation of festival 380
Natalis Alex 381
Scripture alleged : —
Arg. even from faulty reading "Ipsa," Gen. iii., exaggerated 382
Falls with the reading Ipsa 385
De Rossi's grounds, why reading should be corrected 386
Perrone's argument as to identity Of meaning in either reading fails 388
Minute patristic parallel between the B. V. and Eve rather seems to exclude than include a point not paralleled 389
Objects of the above statement of evidence 392
Value of the "quod ubique" acknowledged on both sides 393
Original sin 397
English and Tridentine statementa thereon contrasted with Luther's and Calvin's 398
How original sin is transmitted, a mystery 401
Difficulties, as stated by Mohler 402
Innocent III. on its transmission, before and after he was Pope 404
His doctrine, possible basis of explanation 407
The "fomes peccati," or concupiscence 409
Exceptions in "Eirenicon" as to popular doctrine on the B. V. only made to what was not "de fide" 410
English feeling as to the B. V., why cramped 411
Love for the B. V. cannot be too great 412
Yearning towards her in the Eng. Church, Bp. Andrewes 413
Bp. Hall, Pearson 414
Bp. Hicks 415
Dr. Frank 417
George Herbert 418
"The Christian Year" 419
Hopes 420
Rev. G. Williams on interpolations in the Greek Liturgies 425
APPENDIX.
Labour and care of Card, de Turrecremata in preparing his "Relation on the Truth of the Conception of the B. V.," for the
Council of Basle 429
Omitted passages or authorities : —
S. Augustine ib.
151. S. Maximus of Turin 431
Ancient writer quoted as S. Cyril 432
S. Cyril 433
Pope S. Leo I 434
S. John Damascene 435
S. Bernard 436
On Peter Comestor 437
152. Ancient Doctor of Paris ib.
153. Richard of Armagh 438
Dominicans : —
154. Peter de Palude (objection removed) ib
155. Thomasinus of Ferrara 440
156. Bernard of Clermont 441
157. Robert de Holcot (opposed interpolation) ib.
158. Thomas de Walleis 442
159. Nic. Gorram 444
160 — 161. Vincent Historialis, James of Beneventum 445
162 — 163. John of Luxemburg, J. Stemgasse 446
Franciscans : —
164 — 165. Rob. Conton, Barth, de Pisis 447
166. Jac. de Casali 448
Augustinians : — page
167. Bernard Oliveri 448
168 — 169. John Teutonicus, Henry de Yriraaria 449
171. John Clivoth of Saxony 461
172. John Stringarins 452
Cistercians : —
173. John Calcar [qn.de Cervo] 463
174 — 175. John Monachns ; writer of Sermones Soocii 454
176. Mag. Garric 455
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
Addenda 519
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