_now_ is; that is to say, our bishops, though deprived of _temporal_ rank, would still exercise all those _spiritual_ functions which, conferred by higher than human authority, no human authority can take away; still to vacant sees they would consecrate new bishops, still ordain the clergy, still confirm the baptized, still govern the church." Such are the famous words of Dr. Hook, in his sermon before the Queen. Now let us see how _nicely_, they _prove_ the _Roman Catholic Church_, to be the _true_ Church of Christ in these realms. Whether this prophecy of Dr. Hook respecting the _Protestant_ Church, would be _really_ verified, were his church to be _separated_ from the state, I will not here enquire; but _this_ I will say, it has been already really verified with regard to the _Catholic_ Church _in England_. For although at the Reformation, the _Catholic_ Church was deprived of all aid from the state, although she was unjustly spoiled of those temporal riches left by her charitable children, and although the exercise of her faith, subjected her followers to the most _severe pains_ and _penalties_, (which must be for ever a disgrace to this country), still, Catholicity could not be extinguished in these kingdoms; for her bishops "_still continued_ to exercise all those _spiritual_ functions, which, conferred by _higher_ than _human_ authority, no human authority can take away, _still_, to _vacant_ sees, they consecrated new bishops, _still_ ordained the clergy, _still_ confirmed the baptized, _still_ governed the church." And hence this _Catholic_ Church, notwithstanding all the _stormy trials_, which she has undergone _in England_, exists now, and is exactly the same in spiritual power, as she was before the time of the Reformation. If, therefore, Dr. Hook considers that _this_ would be a _mark_ of the _true_ Church of Christ, were it to be _verified_ with regard to his _Protestant_ Church, we may _justly_ infer, according to the _Doctor's_ principle, that the _Roman Catholic_ Church, is the _true_ Church _of Christ in these realms_. And why? Because the doctor's principle, has been _already really verified_, with regard to _this_ church in these kingdoms. Really, I begin to think that the _famous_ Dr. Hook of Leeds, must be some relation to Martin Luther; for Martin, _even_ after he had left the Catholic Church, proves, in the following words, that the _Roman_ Catholic Church, was the _true_ Church of _Christ_. In his book against the Anabaptists, he makes the following _candid_ confession: "Under Papacy are many good things; yea, _everything_ that is _good_ in Christianity. I say, moreover," continues he, "under Papacy is _true_ christianity even the _very kernel_ of christianity." Here we have two doctors of the Protestant Church, leaving, _even after_ they had strained every nerve to _overturn_ this Catholic Church, we have, I repeat, these two Protestant doctors, leaving in their writings to