The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-18 00:00:00

meadatiene, with that el thri Bishop of a.
They fortify and soothe, eueouregeneff satiety,
who apply to them for ceased aedreirstert ; ti
paless and criticism rebukes Old Making
seek from him support end 10.unsr• oxlips
in the spirit of Una affil Mberety teiblveleme
expressive of devotioa and littaitUunt to pro:
testantism I he analyses with bitterness, and 'manses
with essesriesenese, every pump of manifestatioa.
in favour Otis church of Rag lasd as founded by oar
anonym, and as inherited by as. They point to the
grearpriasipler sf the Reformation as the bulwarlui
egain't papal eggrusiee, as the 'athlete to Outsell's
wesehsryi be sees in Ponying and sapernaturelime
only ((es liermerly did Father Ntweimr, when defea-
Tad EC), the means et resisting that popery
which
the rest of the community think they attrest.
Thy restraia sad keep within ressonable bounds 'pie-
eopal prelusions sad egiclesiastical authority ; be
elevates the office of a bishop as something is itself,
and irrespectively of the manage is which it is
oiled, seared; seared; and the office of presbyter as cosuying
sacrificial power. They Mart and plies in evidence
the royal sepreemey he reasons, and argues, sod ex-
plains it away. They recommend the dither* of
" the pare word of God, without human addition and
adulteratioe," sad an explanados of "the enormous
errors of the filth and prudes of the Romish
church " he substitates the church of Beghad
for the Bible, and enemies neglect of festi-
vals, saints' days, and esresiatials. They avoid
every thought that an give carnet, every word that
would excite animosity; be carps at every montane,
addressed to him from which be can extort gall, and
dwells ea every phrase from which ingenuity the
morn perverse, amid dialectics the most unscrupulous,
can twist inisrepreuetations.
Unpleasant as is the contrast, repaleive as is the
picture, it is just sow useful aced instrestive. It is
well that, at a time whys so many high chuck pre-
lates are deserting the Paseyiem they fostered, en-
couraged, and promoted, and flinching from principles
they have for years been supporting and sawselatiag
—it is well that amidst each moral rearming there
should remain at least one prelate with consistency
and audacity sufficient for their promolgation sod for
their application to the existing state of things ; and
it is not ill that Dr. PHlLLPOlTBshonldbe the bishop
who thus sots the part of Helot to the country;
that he should erect himself into a great landmark of
what it is in affairs ecclesiastical that ought to be
avoided; a beacon of the rooks on which Protes-
tantism is in danger of being wrecked.
The popery that Bishop Palli.roris would estab-
lish is not the popery of Ems or of Cardinal
Wlaa-
MAN ; to say the truth, it is nothing half so attractive
or respectable. It is the Popery of himself, of the
Witssasoscre and Mannino', of the Buntrinos
of the Church of England. It is not the Popery that
rests (uneasily, however) on the traditioes of centu-
ries, and that is propped up by the support of mil-
lions; but the Popery of a few =blithe@ priests, who
would substitute their own intolerance for the dein-
dea. of centuries, and their own perverted and mis-
applied learning for the assents of nations. It is not
a Popery which in this country has survived perms-
dan,-and suffered for its erring fidelity ; bat a Popery
whisks:cies out of the correction of a few of the more
flagrant abuses of the Church of England, and which
would throw around the enormities that still deface
that church the protection of sacredness.
The Popery of Rome is a huge and patent fact, no-
torious to the whole world, and having power over
nations and continents. But there can be no greater
mistake than to *appose that Popery is Le-
mbo& in, or can be propagated only from,
Remo. On the contrary, wherever there exists
an earthly church, claiming or pretending to
a myrtles" character, or to supernatural au-
thority, asserting for its episcopacy rights over
human conscience, and for its clergy sacrificial,
instead of ministerial office or authority, there is
popery. And whoever, be he bishop or pres-
to ter, asserts such attributes for the church of
England, its prelates or ecclesiastics, either as a oor-
potation aggregate or sole, lento. Canto the propounder
of popery in it; and must be resisted in this realm, as
we are now resisting Pio NONO and Cardinal Wies-
nen. Nay, until they be expelled and driven from
the church of England, it is not, as a church, in a
position to effectually repel the popery of Rome, ,1
which in its turn alms at swallowing the popery of
Dr. Puiu.rorrs sod his confederates, Just as he and
they seek at subduing England to their popery.
To this the antagonistic ;principle is freedom of in-
dividual thought, the responsibility of individual COO-
- This it was that the Reformation, failing,
perhaps, to emancipate us from all Romish errors
did fully and effectuallyestablish in England; and
this it is which ought to be dearer to as all than life
itself. Now, this it is which Dr. PHILLPOTTS and
such people assail and war against, and which Dr.
WIIIIMAN, even when a leg to our " reason "
seeks more insidiously to undermine, promising,
as in the sermon he preached on leaving for
Rome in Bt. George's, that if we will only surren-
der to Rome our understanding, it will allow us to
retain all our liberties.
To each pretensions for the church of England, its
two archbishops are no parties; and being none, merit
respect and confidence.