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And next, as to the issue, to which the controversy between them was to be brought, it was this:—the Anglican disputant took his stand upon Antiquity or apostolicity, the Roman upon Catholicity.

From Apologia pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry

The principle of apostolicity was more strictly conceived and more surely applied.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

This second authority, however, is not appealed to without the support of apostolicity.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner

Here also the principle of apostolicity seems to have been of great importance for the collectors and editors, but it was otherwise applied than at Rome.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

The Antiochian Church of that time doubted or denied the apostolicity of these letters, as is seen from Theodore, Cosmas, and others.

From The Canon of the Bible by Davidson, Samuel