That on Matt. xiii. 29.—“ The good must tolerate the evil, when it is too strong, &c.-Otherwise Heretics ought to be chastised, or executed." That on John xv. 7, says-" The prayer of a Protestant cannot be heard by heaven." Acts x. 9.-"The church service of England, being in heresy and schism, is therefore not only unprofitable, but damnable. The church of God, (viz. that of Rome) calling the Protestants' doctrines heresy, in the worst part there can be, and in the worst sort there ever was, doth rightly and most justly." 1 Tim. iii. 12.-" The speeches, preachings, and writings of Protestants, are pestiferous, contagious, and creeping like a cancer, and therefore never to be heard." Heb. v. 7.-" The translators of the English Protestant Bible ought to be abhorred to the depths of hell..............A Catholic man should give the curse, the execration, and the anathema, to Heretics, though they were his parents." PAGE 14. Extract from an account of the state of Religion in England, written in the reign of Charles I. originally in French. "The most politic Princes, though they make no account of religion, yet appear very religious, and take care to punish those who attempt to introduce any innovations; being sensible that the alteration of religion must needs be attended with troubles and disorders in the state. And indeed it appears, that those countries (such as Spain_and Italy,) which have undergone no change of religion, have constantly enjoyed peace and tranquility; whereas those that have been divided by new opinions, have felt the dismal effects of intestine wars; as it hath happened in France and Germany. "When England separated from the Church of Rome, it was not so much out of a desire of a Reformation, as out of The author might have added, poverty and slavery; which are the certain causes of the peace and tranquility, here spoken of; and never fail in time to make the Prince as mean and inglorious as the people. This is a false cause assigned for such disturbances. They are produced evidently by Princes and States not allowing liberty in religion ; which is plain from hence, that wherever it is allowed, it is seen greatly to contribute to the happiness, wealth, and glory of a nation. revenge; Henry VIII. being highly displeased with the court of Rome, for refusing to approve his divorce. In the reign of his son Edward, the Reformation was settled with the public consent of the whole kingdom, for the reason just now mentioned. The same kingdom was as easily reconciled with the Church of Rome, under the reign of Mary, as it had freely separated from it. When Queen Elizabeth came to the crown, it was her interest to favour the Reformation; and she found her people as willing to embrace it, as they had been to reject it in the time of Mary. The long reign of that Princess set it upon a lasting foundation, insomuch that it has prevailed under her successors, James and Charles. "Thus England was divided into Protestants and Catholics. But many Protestants, who pretended that the Church of England was not sufficiently reformed, refused to submit to her government and formed a third party, called Puritans. Those parties still prevail. "These three religious parties are opposite to one another. But the Church of England hates the Puritans more than the Catholics; the Catholics hate the Puritans more than the Church of England; and the Puritans hate the Catholics more than that Church: so that the Church of England and the Catholics do easily agree about the destruction of the Puritans. And therefore, if great men did not make use of religion, as a pretence to obtain their private ends, it would be no difficult thing to oppress the Puritan party: but they have taken it under their protection. "As for what concerns the reconciliation of the Church of England with that of Rome; it has been talked of in general by the Archbishop's friends, who affirmed that he was very well disposed towards it; and that if such a thing was not done in his life-time, it would perhaps be difficult to do it after his death. And indeed within these three years, the Archbishop has all along introduced some new things bordering upon the practice of the Church of Rome; and the Bishop Chichester, (a great confidant of the Archbishop,) the High Treasurer, and eight Bishops, whom he had on his side, did very much desire a reconciliation, and parted every day with their old opinions, to come near to those of the Church of Rome; urging, the Pope should also on his part make some steps to meet them, and the Court of Rome abate something of the strictness of their opinions, without which there could be no agreement. And what is more, the Universities, Bishops, Doctors of this realm, daily embrace the Catholic doctrines; though they make but a half-profession of them, for fear of the Puritans. For instance, they believe the Church of Rome is a true Church; that the Pope is the chief of all Bishops; that it belongs to him only to call General Councils; that it is lawful to pray for the souls of the dead; that altars ought to be built of stone: in short, they believe whatever is taught by the Roman Church; but do not believe every thing that is taught by the Court of Rome. An English Doctor told the above-mentioned Signor Panzani, that the King approved, and would fain introduce Auricular Confession; and that he would get it established by force, were he not afraid of popular insurrections. "Things being thus in a good way towards a reconciliation, the King deliberated about it with some of his most intimate Councillors, who approved of it upon condition, that the person sent by the Pope, should not be a Priest. In order to stop the murmurs that might be cccasioned by such a resolution, the King said, in the presence of many persons, Why could not I receive an Ambassador from the Pope, as well as from other Catholic Princes? And another time he said, I have now an opportunity of being reconciled to the Church of Rome, upon very advantageous terms. "This affair being thus settled Signor Panzani endeavoured to get the friendship of the Bishops, and Doctors of the Church of England, and particularly of the Bishop of Chichester, to whom he was presented by his friend above mentioned. He desired the same friend to promise a Cardinal's cap to those who were not married, and a pension to those who could not aspire to the Cardinalship. "In July, 1636, George Conæus, a Scotchman, secretary to Cardinal Barberini, for the Latin tongue, arrived in England to be the Pope's resident. He was kindly received by the King, the Queen, and the whole Court. However, it was not very likely that he could forward the affairs of religion more than Panzani, because the English mistrusted him, and looked upon him as a subtle and cunning man. And though it was reported that he sided with the Jesuits, who governed the best families of England, yet it was not to be expected that he could have better success; the Archbishop, and the Bishop of Chichester, frequently remarked, that there were but two sorts of people who could hinder a reconciliation with the Church of Rome, viz. the Puritans among the Protestants, and the Jesuits among the Catholics." But now, omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis. The Jesuits are changed and become liberal; the Puritans are changed, and see no harm in Popery; the Church of Eng APPENDIX, F. PAGE 27. The crime, for which almost all the Protestants were condemned, was their refusal to acknowledge the real presence. Latimer, when tied to the stake, called to his companion, "Be of good cheer, brother, we shall this day kindle such a torch in England, as I trust in God, shall never be extinguished." APPENDIX, G. Page 31. Καθολική Εκκλησία denotes not a particular church. St. Ignatius ὅπου ἂν Φανή Επισκοποσ, ἐκει το πληθοσ όπου ἂν ἦ Χριστοσ Ιησουσ, ἐκει ἡ καθολικὴ ἐκκλησία.—Epist. ad Smyrnenses. APPENDIX, H. Page 31. During the first nine centuries, in which eight general councils had met, it never was heard, or read, that the Roman Church was taken in any other notion, or signification, than for a particular church, and a member of the church universal. The packed Tridentine Council, A. D. 1545, established as articles of faith all the corruptions and innovations in the Roman Church. PAGE 34. For near a century and a half the pure Gospel of Christ had been declining in Britain, and for the greatest part of that time had been confined to Wales and Cornwall, or to the mountains of Scotland. Ireland too still preserved something of the light, while the Angles or Saxons, our ancestors, destroyed every evangelical appearance in the heart of the island. One proof, among others, which the old historian, Gildas, gives of the entire want of Christian zeal of the ancient British Church, is, that they took not the least pains for the conversion of the Saxons.-Milner's A Church History. Leicester: Printed by T. Combe and Son. JEWISH HISTORY VINDICATED FROM THE UNSCRIPTURAL VIEW OF IT DISPLAYED IN THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS, FORMING A PORTION OF THE FAMILY LIBRARY, IN A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, AT ST. MARY'S, FEB. 28, 1830. BY GODFREY FAUSSETT, D.D. THE LADY MARGARET'S PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY. SECOND EDITION. HECA BODI OXFORD, PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR: SOLD BY J. PARKER; AND C. J. G. AND F. RIVINGTON, ST. FAUL'S |