On May 5, 1872
Venerable John Henry Newman, C.O., preached a sermon, of which the following notes survive:
Holy Scripture
"1. We are so ignorant, and the world so confused, that there is a natural desire to know the future (trust in superstitions, fortune-tellers, etc., etc.). A future must come, and we know nothing about it, and desire to know it.
2. Fortune-tellers about ourselves and public affairs-almanacs; and so Catholics have their prophets.
3. All those reports such as Catholics are apt to be beguiled with, have two tokens of error. They do not appeal to or carry on Scripture prophecy; next, they are different from Scripture prophecy, as I said last week.
4. Now, though there was no direct comfort and instruction to be gained from Scripture prophecy, it would be a duty to keep it in view, because it is in Scripture-because it is the inspired word of God.
5. And this great evil arises from neglecting it, because Protestants take it up and interpret it wrongly; they interpret it against us-our Scripture becomes a weapon in their hands because we have relinquished it to them.
6. But great edification does come from reading Scripture prophecy; and a blessing is promised on those who read. Very little is told us about the future; nothing to gratify our curiosity, but with it real edification.
7. The Apocalypse brings before us the conflict between Christ and the world.
8. And so of other Scriptures-the Gospel the best spiritual book-St. Paul's epistles, the Psalms.
9. Pius VI.'s declaration. This why so many French and Italians have become infidels.
10. To know Christ is to know Scripture-an anchor. "
Venerable John Henry Newman, C.O., preached a sermon, of which the following notes survive:
Holy Scripture
"1. We are so ignorant, and the world so confused, that there is a natural desire to know the future (trust in superstitions, fortune-tellers, etc., etc.). A future must come, and we know nothing about it, and desire to know it.
2. Fortune-tellers about ourselves and public affairs-almanacs; and so Catholics have their prophets.
3. All those reports such as Catholics are apt to be beguiled with, have two tokens of error. They do not appeal to or carry on Scripture prophecy; next, they are different from Scripture prophecy, as I said last week.
4. Now, though there was no direct comfort and instruction to be gained from Scripture prophecy, it would be a duty to keep it in view, because it is in Scripture-because it is the inspired word of God.
5. And this great evil arises from neglecting it, because Protestants take it up and interpret it wrongly; they interpret it against us-our Scripture becomes a weapon in their hands because we have relinquished it to them.
6. But great edification does come from reading Scripture prophecy; and a blessing is promised on those who read. Very little is told us about the future; nothing to gratify our curiosity, but with it real edification.
7. The Apocalypse brings before us the conflict between Christ and the world.
8. And so of other Scriptures-the Gospel the best spiritual book-St. Paul's epistles, the Psalms.
9. Pius VI.'s declaration. This why so many French and Italians have become infidels.
10. To know Christ is to know Scripture-an anchor. "
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