<P> The doctrinal acts are as follows: after reaffirming the Niceno - Constantinopolitan Creed (third session), the decree was passed (fourth session) confirming that the deuterocanonical books were on a par with the other books of the canon (against Luther's placement of these books in the Apocrypha of his edition) and coordinating church tradition with the Scriptures as a rule of faith . The Vulgate translation was affirmed to be authoritative for the text of Scripture . </P> <P> Justification (sixth session) was declared to be offered upon the basis of human cooperation with divine grace as opposed to the Protestant doctrine of passive reception of grace . Understanding the Protestant "faith alone" doctrine to be one of simple human confidence in divine mercy, the Council rejected the "vain confidence" of the Protestants, stating that no one can know who has received the grace of God . Furthermore, the Council affirmed--against Protestant doctrine--that the grace of God can be forfeited through mortal sin . </P> <P> The greatest weight in the Council's decrees is given to the sacraments . The seven sacraments were reaffirmed and the Eucharist pronounced to be a true propitiatory sacrifice as well as a sacrament, in which the bread and wine were consecrated into the Eucharist (thirteenth and twenty - second sessions). The term transubstantiation was used by the Council, but the specific Aristotelian explanation given by Scholasticism was not cited as dogmatic . Instead, the decree states that Christ is "really, truly, substantially present" in the consecrated forms . The sacrifice of the Mass was to be offered for dead and living alike and in giving to the apostles the command "do this in remembrance of me," Christ conferred upon them a sacerdotal power . The practice of withholding the cup from the laity was confirmed (twenty - first session) as one which the Church Fathers had commanded for good and sufficient reasons; yet in certain cases the Pope was made the supreme arbiter as to whether the rule should be strictly maintained . On the language of the Mass, "contrary to what is often said", the council condemned the belief that only vernacular languages should be used, while insisting on the use of Latin . </P> <P> Ordination (twenty - third session) was defined to imprint an indelible character on the soul . The priesthood of the New Testament takes the place of the Levitical priesthood . To the performance of its functions, the consent of the people is not necessary . </P>

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