But we are taught, by the author, that the Society is injurious to the Established Church itself. That the Bible may be injurious to scepticism or superstition is to be believed; but how it can be injurious to a church, founded upon the Word of Truth, it is not easy to comprehend. Will the Bible, like the heathen parent of ancient story, devour his own offspring? But it is said, that the baptist, or the socinian, will give the Word of God the colour of their own creed. This, however, the churchman cannot help. However the baptist, or socinian, may procure a Bible, he will, of course, put his own interpretation to it. But we would ask, how are the baptist or the socinian ever to be converted to what we term orthodoxy? It must be by appealing to the Word of God. They will not accept our interpretation of Scripture, any more than we will theirs. It is, then, only on the Word of God that we can meet for discussion. This is the only remedy which we can propose, in ordinary circumstances, for any error, because it is the only one which the person in error will allow to be applied. Let me beg the author to remember the principle upon which our church is founded. It is an appeal to _the Scriptures_. “We do not,” says Bishop Jewell, _Apol. Ecc. Ang._, cap. 4, “betake ourselves to the fire and the sword, but to the _Scriptures_; nor do we assault with force of arms, but with the _Word of God_.” “By the _Scriptures_,” as says Turtullian, “we nourish our faith; by them we erect our hope; by them we establish our confidence.” And, speaking of the churches of England and of Rome, he says, (cap, 5.) “not to mention all the differences, because they are almost infinite; _we have turned the Holy Scriptures into all languages_, and they will scarce allow them to be extant in any tongue; _we invite the people to hear and read the Word of God_, they drive them away from it; we desire the cause in controversy should be understood by all, but they fly from judgment; we trust to knowledge, they to ignorance; we bring truth to light, they to darkness; we venerate, as it is fit that we should, the words of the apostles and prophets, they burn them.” Thus we see, that the Scriptures were made the ground of appeal by our ancestors, when they separated from the Established Church, and formed our present establishment. Should we not, therefore, allow others to make the same appeal; and should we not be content to rest our defence upon the same ground?