SIDE NOTES.

In the printed book Rev. Sinclair printed side notes in the margins to explain the points he was trying to make. As these made the text itself difficult to read, and added little value to the narrative, in this transcription they are placed here, together with the pages on which they occur, so that the development of the points can be seen in overview.

Side note Page

Diversity of religious opinions a source of anxiety 1

On account of others and on our own 1

Confusion from the number of guides 2

Motives of credibility for an infallible living arbiter 2

Fallacy and presumption of these à priori arguments 3

Probable arguments at best are no ground of infallible assurance 5

Argument for infallibility from the analogy of the Jewish Church 6

. . . answered 6

Transmission of the Scripture no proof of infallible interpretation 8

Three requisites to afford us infallible assurance 8

First requisite wanting. Organ of infallibility uncertain 9

Second requisite wanting in the Three Organs of infallibility. The Pope singly 11

Pretensions of the Pontiff scripturally considered 11

Pretensions of the Pontiff traditionally considered 14

Pretensions of the Pontiff morally considered 18

Difficulties of ascertaining infallibly when the Pope speaks ex cathedrâ 19

Papal inconsistencies and heresies 20

Second alleged Organ of Infallibility 21

A general council singly 22

Pretensions of a general council Scripturally considered 22

Difficulties of knowing what is a general council 25

Third organ of infallibility 25

Pope and general council in conjunction 26

Uncertainty of the Papal sanction to a council 26

Additional argument against Popes and Councils jointly 27

Third requisite to afford infallible assurance. This requisite wanting 28

Theory of Development 31

Right path to saving knowledge 32

Difference of this Scriptural principle from the three preceding 33

Rules for acquiring sound Christian knowledge 33

Concluding exhortation 37