Immaculate Conception - Mariology Resources

 Although he does not mention Mary's Immaculate Conception in those words, notice how Prudentius identifies the quarrel between the snake and the man in Genesis 3 with the fall of man into sin and death. He then contrasts this falling of man (whereby man is separated from God and thus corrupted by Original Sin), with the coming of Christ [New Adam] and Mary [New Eve]. Mary herself is not only immune to, but subdues every poison of the Serpent [Satan], and is put in a totally different category than those under Satan's dominion. The logic behind his statement here is clear: Christ as New Adam, and Mary as New Eve, are categorically distinct from those who are under the curse of death and corrupted by the fall of man; Christ and Mary trample on the serpent and the venom is harmless to them [original sin, corruption].

Here is another passage of Prudentius where he identifies the venom of the serpent closely with sin (original and actual):

whom Thou lovest and dost not suffer to perish, I am he on whom Thou in thy goodness didst take compassion when I was all defiled with the venom of serpents and stained with many a sin.

Prudentius, 348-413 A.D., CROWNS OF MARTYRDOM, XIII

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Resources For Papal Infallibility

 

“But since it would be very long in a volume of this sort to give the successions of all the churches, we will point to that of the exceedingly great and ancient church which was founded and established at Rome by the most glorious apostles Peter and Paul. By its tradition and by its faith announced to men, which has been transmitted to us by the succession of bishops, we confound all those who in any way, by caprice or vain glory, or by blindness and perversity of will, gather where they ought not….For to this [Roman] church…on account of its more powerful principality (propter potentiorem principalitatem), it is necessary that every church , that is, the faithful from all sides [of the world], should come be in agreement, in which the tradition from the Apostles has always been preserved by those that are from all parts”

( St. Irenaeus, 180 AD, Against Heresies – Book III, chapter III)




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Patristics on Modalistic Monarchianism

 “While keeping to this demurrer always, there must, nevertheless, be place for reviewing for the sake of the instruction and protection of various persons. . . . This is especially so in the case of the present heresy [Sabellianism], which considers itself to have the pure truth when it supposes that one cannot believe in the one only God in any way other than by saying that Father, Son, and Spirit are the selfsame person. As if one were not all . . . through the unity of substance” (Against Praxeas 2:3–4 [A.D. 216]). - Tertullian

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Refuting Socinianism

 

Socinianism in itself is one of the most unedifying heresies that came about in the 16th century. The belief that Jesus was simply a mere man that was deified and before his deification held no divine attributes and was deemed as a human with no divine-like nature. But we can see through scripture that this belief is completely absurd, as we can see 1 John 4:9 “the love of God was made manifest among us [in] that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.” Proving that Christ was pre-existing and eternal before assuming flesh. He was already identified and attributed the Title of the begotten son. We can also see another analogous assertion in John 1-1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” It's quite simple to grasp that Christ is the word and that he assumed flesh, making him the eternal begotten son. 

The Fathers would also hold to this belief such as,

“Jesus Christ . . . was with the Father before the beginning of time, and in the end was revealed” (Letter to the Magnesians 6 [A.D. 110]). - Ignatious of Antioch

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Protestantism

Protestantism is inherently filth, it rejects the principles set down by Christ and handed unto Peter to form the most Holy Apostolic Catholic Church. If we deny Christ's church, and the tradition held by the apostles. What do we have in relation to truth? "For not only does sound reason direct us to refuse the guidance of those who did or taught anything wrong, but it is incumbent on the lover of truth , by all means, and if death be threatened, even before his own life, to choose to do and say what is right. Do you, then, since ye are called pious and philosophers, guardians of justice and lovers of learning, give good heed, and hearken to my address; and if ye are indeed such, it will be manifested." - Justin Martyr For in his Church we find the highest form of truth, an absolute unshaken by the grace and sanctification of Christ.