System of Sacred Theology · §1.9.11 · Ludwig Crocius

Aphorisms 19–22: practical part (Acts); epistolary part; Paul's fourteen letters

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XIX. The practical is the second part, written by Luke at Rome by the will of Paul the prisoner — concerning the birth and infancy, growth, and just, gracious, and most simple face, teaching, strength, and whole form of government of the optimally constituted primitive Church of Christ and of reunion, and concerning the deeds of the Apostles fighting against false doctrine, described under the face and condition of the Ephesian Church (Revelation 2:1).

XX. The epistolary is the third part of the New Testament, written by the Apostles in epistolary character concerning the chief heads of Christian religion and the very practice of Christian faith and life in truth, according to the measure of each one's gift and calling, to be exercised by anyone in the course of this pilgrimage until the world's end — written to those absent from the Old Testament, Christ's sermons, and the Holy Spirit's suggestion.

XXI. The Apostolic epistles were written partly by Paul — namely fourteen — partly by James — namely one — partly by Peter — namely two — partly by John — namely three — partly by Jude — namely one.

XXII. Paul wrote these by name: one to the Romans, two to the Corinthians, one to the Galatians, one to the Ephesians, one to the Philippians, one to the Colossians, two to the Thessalonians, two to Timothy, one to Titus, one to Philemon, one to the Hebrews.

Latin

XIX. Practica est pars altera, a Luca Romae de voluntate Pauli vincti conscripta, de ortu & infantia, incrementis & justa grate simplicissimaque facie, doctrina, viribus, totiusque forma regimine optime constitutae primitivae Ecclesiae Christi & reunionis, deque gestis Apostolorum pugnantium contra falsam doctrinam, sub facie & conditione Ecclesiae Ephesinae, Apoc. 2.v.1. descriptis. XX. Epistolica est tertia pars N.T. ab Apostolis charactere epistolari scripta de summis religionis Christianae capitibus & ipsissima fidei vitaeque Christianae praxi veritate pro mensura doni & vocationis sua a quovis in curriculo hujus peregrinationis usque ad finem mundi exercenda ex veteri testamento, Christi concionibus, et Spiritus S. suggestione ad absentes scripta. XXI. Epistolae Apostolicae conscriptae sunt partim a Paulo, nempe quatuordecim, partim a Jacobo, nempe una, partim a Petro, nempe duae, partim a Johanne, nempe tres, partim a Juda, sc. una. XXII. Paulus nominatim has scripsit, unam ad Romanos, duas ad Corinthios, ad Galatas unam, ad Ephesios unam, ad Philippenses unam, ad Colossenses unam, ad Thessalonicenses duas, ad Timotheum duas, ad Titum unam, unam ad Philemonem, unam ad Hebraeos.

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