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A Topic of Moral Theology

The Old Law and the New

Ceremonial, judicial and moral precepts of the Old Testament; no new moral precepts in the New Law beyond faith and the sacraments; the universality of the law of Christ

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is the old testament law still binding · mosaic law today (ed.)

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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. I, Bk. III, Ch. X, Section II. Positive Divine Law, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tr. III, Ch. II, Article III. On Positive Divine Law, nn. 160 & 163 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 94 passages

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Laws in General, Sect. C, Fifth Part: On Divine Law, Ch. I, First Question: On the Old Law According to Itself, nn. ¶1, 302, 303 & 304 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Laws in General, Sect. C, Fifth Part: On Divine Law, Ch. I, Second Question: On the Power of the Old Law, nn. ¶1, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310 & 311 (60 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Laws in General, Sect. C, Fifth Part: On Divine Law, Ch. I, Third Question: On the Mutability of the Old Law, nn. ¶1, 312, 313 & 314 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, Third Part: On the Effects…, Ch. I, Question Two: On the Mode …, Article IV: On the Causality of the Sacraments of the Old Law, nn. ¶1, 53, 54 & 55 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J.

Vol. I, Tr. III, Pt. II, Chapter II. On Positive Divine Law, n. 109 — Positive divine law is twofold, namely old and new, and concerning each let it suffice to observe these few things. I. The old law, or the law of the Old Testament, contained precepts of a threefold kind, namely: 1st, mo… Read in context →

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 24 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. III, Art. 3. The Positive Divin…, The Law of the New Testament, nn. 346–369 (24 passages)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 11 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. II, Fundamental Moral Theology…, On Laws, nn. 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255 & 256 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Divine Positive Law — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)