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The Commonitory of Vincent of Lérins, For the Antiquity and Universality of the Catholic Faith Against the Profane Novelties of All Heresies.

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The COMMONITORY

OF

Vincent of Lérins,

For the Antiquity and Universality of the Catholic Faith

Against the Profane Novelties of all Heresies:

Translated by

Rev. C. A. Heurtley, D.D.,

The Lady Margaret’s Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford, and Canon of Christ Church.

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Introduction.

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Chapter I. The Object of the Following Treatise.

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Chapter II. A General Rule for distinguishing the Truth of the Catholic Faith from the Falsehood of Heretical Pravity.

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Chapter III. What is to be done if one or more dissent from the rest.

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Chapter IV. The evil resulting from the bringing in of Novel Doctrine shown in the instances of the Donatists and Arians.

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Chapter V. The Example set us by the Martyrs, whom no force could hinder from defending the Faith of their Predecessors.

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Chapter VI. The example of Pope Stephen in resisting the Iteration of Baptism.

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Chapter VII. How Heretics, craftily cite obscure passages in ancient writers in support of their own novelties.

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Chapter VIII. Exposition of St. Paul's Words, Gal. i. 8.

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Chapter IX. His warning to the Galatians a warning to all.

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Chapter X. Why Eminent Men are permitted by God to become Authors of Novelties in the Church.

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Chapter XI. Examples from Church History, confirming the words of Moses,--Nestorius, Photinus, Apollinaris.

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Chapter XII. A fuller account of the Errors of Photinus, Apollinaris and Nestorius.

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Chapter XIII. The Catholic Doctrine of the Trinity and the Incarnation explained.

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Chapter XIV. Jesus Christ Man in Truth, not in Semblance.

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Chapter XV. The Union of the Divine with the Human Nature took place in the very Conception of the Virgin. The appellation “The Mother of God.”

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Chapter XVI. Recapitulation of what was said of the Catholic Faith and of divers Heresies, Chapters xi-xv.

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Chapter XVII. The Error of Origen a great Trial to the Church.

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Chapter XVIII. Tertullian a great Trial to the Church.

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Chapter XIX. What we ought to learn from these Examples.

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Chapter XX. The Notes of a true Catholic.

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Chapter XXI. Exposition of St. Paul's Words.--1 Tim. vi. 20.

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Chapter XXII. A more particular Exposition of 1 Tim. vi. 20.

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Chapter XXIII. On Development in Religious Knowledge.

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Chapter XXIV. Continuation of the Exposition of 1 Tim. vi. 20.

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Chapter XXV. Heretics appeal to Scripture that they may more easily succeed in deceiving.

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Chapter XXVI. Heretics, in quoting Scripture, follow the example of the Devil.

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Chapter XXVII. What Rule is to be observed in the Interpretation of Scripture.

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Chapter XXVIII. In what Way, on collating the consentient opinions of the Ancient Masters, the Novelties of Heretics may be detected and condemned.

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Chapter XXIX. Recapitulation.

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Chapter XXX. The Council of Ephesus.

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Chapter XXXI. The Constancy of the Ephesine Fathers in driving away Novelty and maintaining Antiquity.

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Chapter XXXII. The zeal of Celestine and Sixtus, bishops of Rome, in opposing Novelty.

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Chapter XXXIII. The Children of the Catholic Church ought to adhere to the Faith of their Fathers and die for it.

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Appendix I. Note on Section 41, Page 143.

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Appendix II. Note on Section 69, Page 149.

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Appendix III. Note on Section 85, Page 156.

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