Calendar: 1878-1879 Page 555

THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT 553 Quote the statement of Article XIX against Roman Infallibility Note the difference of the methods of treatment of this question in the 16th and 17th centuries and in our own time On what ground is the independence of National Church claimed and how must it be limited What position does the Church of England assign to General Councils How far have the laity historically had any function in the formation or ratification of their decrees What were the subjects actually dealt with in the first six Councils What attitude did the Councils of Pisa Constance and Basle assume towards the Pope Examine the relation of the appointed ministry of the Church to the individual priesthood of each Christian What position has the Church assumed upon the right and authority of episcopacy Trace the origin and growth of the doctrine of Purgatory and its connexion with the sale of Indulgences How far is it identical with the belief in continued probation on the other side of the grave" What does Holy Scripture teach by its speech and its silence on this subject Trace similarly the growth of the veneration of Images and RelicF Give some account of the great Iconoclastic controversy Examine the relation of the worship of Saints to the Mediation of Christ Trace carefully the classical and ecclesiastical uses of the word Sacramentum and show how the results bear on the difference of the Anglican and Roman uses of the name Sacrament 10 Give and criticize Hooker's treatment of Sacramental doctrine in his fifth book Compare it with the authoritative definition of Sacraments in the Catechism and Articles 11 What is the actual history of Extreme Unction and of the use of Private Confession and Special Absolution" in the Church State accurately and examine the directions given in the Prayer Book on the latter subject