Two Addresses: One, to the Gentlemen of Whitby, Who Signed the Requisition, Calling a Meeting to Address the Queen, on the Late (So Called) Aggression of the Pope: and the Other, to the Protestant ClergyRigby, N. (Nicholas)
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Two Addresses: One, to the Gentlemen of Whitby, Who Signed the Requisition, Calling a Meeting to Address the Queen, on the Late (So Called) Aggression of the Pope: and the Other, to the Protestant Clergy
Rigby, N. (Nicholas)
Catholic Church -- England -- History -- 19th century; England -- Church history
Most Reverend Gentlemen, I have now proved "the extraordinary and
presumptuous movement," which _your scriptural_ Church as by law
established, has been making for a long time on the _pockets_ of
Englishmen. I must now proceed to show, what "a most extraordinary and
presumptuous movement" she has been making for a long time, on the
_intellects_ of Englishmen. Would to God that occasion had never been
given to me to touch on _this_ subject! But remember, that _many_ of your
_reverend_ body, have been _publicly_ advancing the most _pretty_, and
_polite_ things against _us Catholics_. The newspapers, will bear ample
testimony to the _strange_, and _horrid_ things, which _many_ of your
_reverends_, have _lately_ uttered against the Catholic Church. Now, what
they have in general uttered against us, is, _unfortunately_, _not_
founded on _truth_; but mind, what I shall advance is _really true_,
although _most awful_, nay _almost_ incredible, had not your _Protestant_
testimonies borne _ample_ witness _to it_. Remember, also, that although
Our Saviour was the _most_ meek, and kind creature that the world _ever_
beheld, _still_, when the _honour_ of His Heavenly Father was _insulted_
and _outraged_, He cast the buyers and sellers out of the Temple. Now,
some of your reverend body, have, in my ideas, lately used all their
endeavours to insult, and outrage the Catholic Church, which, I consider,
the Temple of God. Pardon me, therefore, if I should with the spiritual
arms of _truth_, (and I hope of _charity_,) cast _them_ out of that
temple, and show the world, they had _better_ have been in _their own_
temple, and have tried to have _re_formed _it_, _before_ they had
endeavoured to turn masters of Israel, in their _neighbours'_ temple.
But _this_, Reverend Gentlemen, I must say, that if the Catholic Church,
had _no better_ foundation than _declamation_ against the _Protestant_
Church, I would not be either a _minister_, or a _member_ of it for a
_single_ day. But mind, the Catholic Church has both a _good_ foundation,
and can also show the _flimsy_ texture of the _Protestant_ Church, when
Protestant ministers are so _imprudent_ as to attack her.
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