its light fosters the science of divine things ; and faith kept and infallibly declared. And it is on account of errors, or, skirmishing beyond their own spheres, should this that that meaning of the sacred dogmas is per- divine deposit to the Spouse of Christ, to be faithfully sciences, if they are rightly followed, they, by the help abundant knowledge. Hence, so far is the Church opposing the divine teaching, should take to themselves Further, not only can faith and reason never contra- rather holds that, coming from God, the Lord of all just liberty, it is vigilantly on the alert lest sciences, by that she in many ways helps and promotes it. For the For the teaching of faith which God has revealed haft dict one another, but they mutually aid one another, petually to be retained which our holy Mother the that any science should in its own circle use its own principles and methods ; but, while recognising this from opposing the study of human arts and sciences, the arts and sciences have rendered to human life, but perfected by human wit ; but has been delivered as a frees and preserves reason from error, and fills it with not been given like a philosophical discovery, to be for right reason proves the foundations of faith, and by usurp and disturb the function of faith. of his grace,, lead to God. Nor does the Church forbid THE CHURCH AND SCIENCE Church does not ignore nor contemn the benefits which