Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 611

:

Chap.

Ill]

§ 91.

THE CHURCH AND THE OFFICE

587

sequence what is not written avroXe^et in the Holy Scripture. Almost every tendency, whose interest it was to attach itself to the letter of the Scripture, and to oppose inferences from its

objections against logical deduction

in its polemical writings.

Even by Franciscus Veronius from

Scripture, has stated

the

side

of

Rome

a

similar

objection was

raised

against

the theology of the Reformers (see Voetius, Disp. Theol. pp. 5-12).

I.

In theory, however, this position has been de-

fended only by some Anabaptists, and later by the Methodists, although they themselves did not strictly adhere to it. This whole conception meanwhile starts out from a mechanical Scripture-view, and is not worthy of refutation. It is of importance only in so far as it may be asked, whether in His

Holy

revelation the this is

denied by

Spirit

all

was bound

In principle

to logic.

They view

dualistic tendencies.

the

and the intellectual life of sinful nature as two spheres which do not touch each other. The refutation of this false assertion must be sought in this (1) in that palingenesis is represented as a re-creation, which implies the subsumption of the natural life (2) in that the spiritual life of palingenesis

;

Holy

Spirit

the author of the logical in the natural

is

well as of the spiritual in the regenerated that the

and

Holy

life

as

and (3) in

life;

Spirit Himself, as the " Gemeingeist," leads

directs not

merely the mystic-spiritual, but also the

logical-dianoetical action of the Church,

and therefore

also of

theology. § 91.

As

the

Office

the result of the two preceding sections no other infer-

than that theological science can only exist Outside of her pale palingenesis wanting, faith is wanting, and the enlightening, and the

ence

is

in the is

The Church and

possible,

Church

of Christ.

fellowship of saints, and the guidance of the " Gemeingeist."

By

this,

however,

it is

that the organ for theological science

The conception much narrower than the Church

tuted Church.

body

Holy

Spirit as

by no means meant,

is

given in the

of the instituted of Christ

when taken

of Christ, for this includes in itself all the

insti-

Church

is

as the

powers and

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