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The Doctrine of the Church must be taken from the sense of the Letter of the Word, and be confirmed by it
It was shown in the previous article that the Word in the sense of the Letter is in its fulness, its sanctity and its power; and since the Lord is the Word, for He is the All of the Word, it follows that the Lord is eminently present in that sense, teaching and enlightening man from it. Proof of this will be given in due order as follows:
1. Without doctrine, the Word is unintelligible. 2. Doctrine must be taken from the sense of the Letter of the Word. 3. But Divine Truth, which is to be the source of doctrine, is manifest only to those who are enlightened by the Lord.