OF THE CHURCH OF ROME, CONSIDERED WITH A VIEW TO Unity. BY THE AUTHOR OF "PROPOSALS FOR CHRISTIAN UNION." LONDON: JAMES DARLING, CLERICAL LIBRARY, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, MDCCCXLVIII. 110. d. 299. ADVERTISEMENT. THE intention of my last little book was to shew that the differences between the English and Roman Churches were not so great as they are commonly thought to be; and by a comparison between the action of the Church of England, before and after the Reformation, to prove that the tendencies of that system of faith which we had renounced were less prejudicial than we have imagined. In the present pamphlet will be found a brief account of the various projects for re-union since the sixteenth century; a statement of the arguments for and against the Supremacy, and an attempt to adjust and harmonise them. The reader will also have presented to him the substance of Doctor Kenrick's case against, and M. Courayer's vindication of, the validity of Anglican Orders. Should these, his poor efforts, in ever so slight a degree, contribute to the great work of peace and reconciliation, the writer will have received his full reward. In this sentiment he faintly echoes the words of one who has gone to his rest. A priest, be it remembered, thus writes:-" Sincere and undisguised in the belief and profession of the Roman Catholic religion, the author affects not to conceal, because he is not ashamed of, its influence. Yet with this affectionate attachment to the ancient faith, he presumes not to arraign those who support other systems. Persuaded that their claims to mercy, as well as his own, depend upon sincerity and charity, he leaves them and himself to the disposal of the common Father of all, who, we may humbly hope, will treat our errors and defects with more indulgence than mortals usually shew to each other. In truth, Reconciliation and Union are the objects of his warmest wishes, of his most fervent prayers; they occupy his thoughts, they employ his pen; and if a stone shall happen to mark the spot where his remains are to repose, that stone shall speak of peace and reconciliation.”* Paddington. *Preface to Eustace's Classical Tour. E. S. A. U NG PAWNEY 6. READING ROOM 7. READER'S NAME (block letters) 82 U 726 13 Pawlep the midnight ed by feebly glimmering lamps, and men hesitated to go, or trembled as they went, along the unlit, unwatched streets, some one started the idea that it was possible from coal or other substance, burnt in a particular way, to obtain a gaseous fluid, B |