St. Paul and the Roman Law

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. It seems to be believed by some that the entire edifice of Christian theology came down from heaven ready-built, like the New Jerusalem in the vision of St. John: that the Catholic faith was born, not like its Founder, as a babe in a manger, but rather like fabled heathen deities, adult and panoplied: that the confessions of the Church are in substance coeval with Christianity itself.<br><br>According to another view, Christian doctrine, like man, was fashioned of earthly elements: not the outward frame but the informing spirit was divine.