(1)  'That  as  often  as  the  Holy  Ghost  is  asked  of  the
Father  for  consecrating  the  oblation,  the  first  salutary
caution  to  be  observed  by  all  Christians  is,  that  no  local
descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost  should  be  supposed  or  imagined.^

(2)  '  That  when  the  descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost  is  invoked
to  sanctify  the  oblation  of  the  ivhole  Church,  what  is  asked
\  irtually  seems  to  me  to  be,  that  by  the  grace  of  the  Spirit
the  bond  of  love  should  be  maintained  intact  in  the  body  of
Christ,  which  is  the  Church.^

(3)  '  That  when  the  Church  asks  for  the  Holy  Ghost  to  be
sent  down  to  her  from  heaven,  she  asks  for  the  gift  of  charity
and  imanimity  to  be  bestowed  on  her  by  God.  Now,  when
could  the  Church,  which  is  the  body  of  Christ,  ask  more
befittingly  for  the  descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost  than  to  con-
secrate the  oblation  of  the  body  of  Christ  ?  *

(4)  'Lest  any  should  think  that  we,  when  the  Church
asks  for  the  descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost  in  the  'prayer  of  the
sacrifice,  by  the  words  "  Holy  Ghost  "  understand  improperly
that  love  which  is  shed  abroad  in  our  hearts  by  the  Holy
Ghost,  who  is  given  to  us,  we  must  refer  to  what  has  been
said  by  the  Fathers  in  support  of  our  view.  .  .  .'  ^

Quotations  are  then  adduced  from  S.  Augustine  dwelling
on  the  action  of  the  Holy  Ghost  in  the  Church.  One  more
passage  shall  be  given  where  the  same  teaching  is  reiterated
in  controversy  with  the  heretic  Fabian.
