Apostles, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. John Necessity and advantage of such historical criticism, as applied to the Especially to those of the Apostolical age 1. As a part of the evidences of Christianity 2. As a help in the study of the Apostolical writings 3. As a sanction of unity of spirit amidst diversity of forms Inadequacy of the traditions or of the criticism of the four first centu- ries as substitutes for a study of the New Testament itself 1. Tradition of our Lord's discourses in Papias 2. Statement of our Lord's age in Irenæus 3. Criticism of the Gospels by Eusebius 43-45 ESSAY ON THE APOSTOLICAL OFFICE, AND ITS RELATION TO THE II. The spiritual gifts of the Apostolical Church Description of them in 1 Cor. xii. 28; Eph. iv. 7: explained by (1.) As conferred upon the whole Church (2.) As personal gifts, not official functions In themselves, peculiar to the Apostolical age, but by analogy, to . 56-59 65--70 Difficulty of investigating the history of St. Peter I. His character in the Gospels . as the representative of the Galilean Apostles . 81-85 II. His character in the Acts, as founding the Church, and as 90-94 III. His character in the Epistles and in tradition, as retiring to 94-101 IV. His character, as a model for analogous circumstances in The heresies of the Apostolical age, universal in principle, but 190-192 |