Chapter XXXI: Part II: Primitive Testimony to the Intercession of the

Saints--Primitive Testimony to the Invocation of the Saints--The Trustworthiness of the Patristic Evidence for Invocation tested--The Primitive Liturgies and the Roman Catacombs--Patristic Opinions on the Extent of the Knowledge possessed by the Saints--The Testimony of Holy Scripture upon the same Subject--The Beatific Vision not yet attained by any of the Saints--Conclusions drawn from the foregoing Testimony.

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