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)
Religion
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
by many, who, on other occasions, lay claim, and justly, to the
characters of piety and intelligence."[M] O how justly might he have
applied these observations to his own Church.[N]
We have now seen, most Reverend Gentlemen, the falsification, and
mutilation of the Sacred Scriptures, by the Protestant Reformers. Your
Sixth Article tells the people, that the Scriptures are the only means of
salvation; but of course, she must mean _correct_ copies, and
_authenticated_ translations of those sacred volumes. Now, what are the
people to do for eternal life, placed as they are, on the one hand,
between your falsified, corrupt, and mutilated Scriptures, and on the
other hand, the absolute necessity (according to your Sixth Article) of
culling their religion from the Scriptures? But, as there is no hope of
salvation, for the people in this awful fix, do you think, you could
raise a church for the people, instead of these falsified scriptures? But
then, it is evident, that you cannot raise that church, on the frail
foundation of these falsified, and mutilated scriptures. Really I am
sorry, that I declined the assistance of the Spanish chemist, as he
might, perhaps, have thrown some new light, on this subject by his
wonderful chemical operations. O! but a very bright idea, has just popped
into my mind, that your Protestant prayer-book, was first made 'by the
aid of the Holy Ghost, and for the honour of God.' Surely, we shall now
succeed, by the aid of the Holy Ghost, and for the noble object of God's
honour. Well, then, we will now see, how this prayer-book, was first made
by men, 'aided by the Holy Ghost, and for the honour of God;' we will
then see, how these very men who at first declare, that this prayer-book,
which was made by the aid of the Holy Ghost, and for the honour of God,
afterwards most solemnly swear, that all these inspirations of the Holy
Ghost were heretical, and contrary to true religion, and then, how they
bring back this prayer-book, and enact the most severe penalties on all,
who will not adopt its use.
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