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
by force, cruelty, and persecution. But does not the above letter, and do
not acts of Parliament prove, that it was by bribery among the great
ones, and by force, and cruelty, and persecution, and death, on the
middle and lower classes, that your scriptural Reformation was
introduced, and forced on England? Really, Gentlemen, was not this, a
most "extraordinary and presumptuous movement" of your scriptural Church,
on the _consciences_, and on the _intellects_ of Englishmen?
Now, most Reverend Gentlemen, you and many of your reverend body, have
been lately calling public meetings, in which you have unjustly
endeavoured, to rouse the indignation of the people, against the Pope for
making, "an extraordinary and presumptuous movement" on the Protestants
of England. Now I have plainly proved, in my first address, that the Pope
has _not_ made an "extraordinary and presumptuous movement" on the
Protestants of England; for, by the spirit of the English law, as I have
shown, the Pope is _perfectly justified in all he has done_. But
Gentlemen, is your Protestant Church, justified _in all_ the
"extraordinary and presumptuous movements," which, I have shown, she has
been making so long on _the pockets_, and on _the intellects_ of
Englishmen? Certainly not. Thus you see, you have unfortunately thrown
your Scriptural Church (which feeds you so well with more than nine
millions a-year) into the very grave, which you have been so charitably,
and officiously, unjustly digging for the poor Pope. Really, most
Reverend Gentlemen, I think every one, will conclude, that this is a most
extraordinary and presumptuous movement, of _you_ and _your_ reverend
body, on your good, and kind mother the Church. May they not justly apply
to you, the words of the old proverb, "Physicians, cure yourselves?" Most
Reverend Gentlemen, to those clergymen, who have adopted the above
inconsistent conduct, I can only say, I may applaud their intentions, but
I must condemn their bigotry. They may indeed, be friends to their Church
in their hearts, but their mouths, and pens, are her most dangerous
enemies.
Before I conclude, I beg leave to say a few words about the Puseyites, a
few words to the dissenters, and a few words to the English people; and
then, I must drop the curtain, and beg leave to retire for the present.
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