Author: Vincent

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781230247861

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XII. Here perhaps I may be required to give an account of the heresies of those whom I have just mentioned; i. e., Nestorius, Apollinaris, and Photinus. This, however, hath no connection with the subject of which I am now treating, for it is my object, not to trace the errors of each individual, but simply to adduce a few examples by which that assertion of Moses may be clearly illustrated; namely, that if any Master of the Church, and he a prophet, should attempt, in interpreting the writings of the prophets, to introduce any new doctrine into the Church of God, Divine Providence permitteth this for our trial. It may, however, be useful briefly to digress a little and explain the opinions of the afore-mentioned heretics, i. e., Photinus, Apollinaris, and Nestorius. This then is the heresy of Photinus. He saith that God is one, and one only, and is to be confessed after the manner of the Jews. He denies the fulness of the Trinity, and believeth not in any person tf God the Word, or Holy Spirit; and Christ he affirms to be only a mere man, whose beginning he ascribes to Mary; and this he strenuously teacheth, that we ought to worship the person of the Father alone, and Christ only as a man. This then is the doctrine of Photinus. But Apollinaris seemeth indeed to boast that he believeth in the unity of the Trinity, and not this in the full integrity of the faith; but in the doctrine of the incarnation of our Lord, he openly blasphemes. For he maintains, that in the very flesh of our Saviour. there was either no human soul at all, or that at least it was one which was not endued with understanding or reason. Moreover, he asserted, that the very flesh of the Lord was not taken of the flesh of the Holy Virgin, but descended from...

Download or read book The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins written by Vincent and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XII. Here perhaps I may be required to give an account of the heresies of those whom I have just mentioned; i. e., Nestorius, Apollinaris, and Photinus. This, however, hath no connection with the subject of which I am now treating, for it is my object, not to trace the errors of each individual, but simply to adduce a few examples by which that assertion of Moses may be clearly illustrated; namely, that if any Master of the Church, and he a prophet, should attempt, in interpreting the writings of the prophets, to introduce any new doctrine into the Church of God, Divine Providence permitteth this for our trial. It may, however, be useful briefly to digress a little and explain the opinions of the afore-mentioned heretics, i. e., Photinus, Apollinaris, and Nestorius. This then is the heresy of Photinus. He saith that God is one, and one only, and is to be confessed after the manner of the Jews. He denies the fulness of the Trinity, and believeth not in any person tf God the Word, or Holy Spirit; and Christ he affirms to be only a mere man, whose beginning he ascribes to Mary; and this he strenuously teacheth, that we ought to worship the person of the Father alone, and Christ only as a man. This then is the doctrine of Photinus. But Apollinaris seemeth indeed to boast that he believeth in the unity of the Trinity, and not this in the full integrity of the faith; but in the doctrine of the incarnation of our Lord, he openly blasphemes. For he maintains, that in the very flesh of our Saviour. there was either no human soul at all, or that at least it was one which was not endued with understanding or reason. Moreover, he asserted, that the very flesh of the Lord was not taken of the flesh of the Holy Virgin, but descended from...