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been "
allayed
by any consideration of the objects
th Meeting had in view to promote, albeit op-
pose ed to them as we have ever honestly been, be-
, ause the sources of them were quite unconnected
Ith the Catholic claims, viz. the Eulogies passed
enunerr's History of the Reformation. One
r entleman calls it a book of an immortal cha-
:et", " a splendid and immortal work," a (no-
ltrni"t to the sacred verities of the Catholic
p"gi°ll) lnd to the genius of the Author.—
41' bte it from us to disturb the self-compla-
4"Y these eulogies are calculated to inspire.
t}:*C°oate-r, no doubt, knows how to value
kern; but we shrewdly suspect, that, after all,
liutPt: conveyed the praise the sweetest to
otshl'ar wh"?11 he informed the meeting that 66 an-
-43 er
h°dy intended to give as wide a circulation
111)°Nhlo to this splendid and immortal work."
'c'w a hook, pretending to he a History of the
;I°l.'ll46°u, could contain " the sacred verities
hotl-ile Catholic Religion" might well astonish us ;
4eiv.'"ing read the work, we can take upon our-
Partesd t 0 s''y, that it does not, and that in 110 one
tsild."es it enter into theological disputations,
taith-ing to show how far the Roman Catholic
'l`) the doctrines put forth by the Popish
"C", were or were not consistent with the re-
°r
° tank'bt and practised by the Saviour of the
iy ;tl' The whole bent and object of the work
kiltl,4llPress upon the minds of the lower orders
lite hey have lost by the suppression of the monastic
Lagland, and how miserable they are, and
had IIaPPY they might have been if monasteries
Lad existPd to this day, and if the Reformation
th_ 'lever taken place. We are ready to admit
qut Me fs
-OBRETT has discharged the task assign-
itrtdl.4l With g
the ereatest ability. But 'how far his
go sift: "d respectability is augmented, is another
elit-r°. Whether the subject warmed him, or
sti 'ether
the object promoted by his writings
\s4ll,llled him, we know not, certain it is the
yo: d- in his best manner, and exhibits be-
the tt doubt the best published instance of
tar s Perversion and suppression of fact, of
eilali"eductions from correct premises, and no
Rist t tact in turning the facts he chooses to
4nd ao the advantage of the cause lie advocates
itel'
"igait'st his opposers, and the Protestant
des AS "DS by law established."* For it, in-
Ckth
I. COBEETT deserves the thanks of the
t'lio body, and a place in the Calendar to
1/110 had appears not a little jealous of those
havt attained that honour, especially if they
stati betn thought worthy of retaining their
to thans i° the Calendar of the Protestant Church,
biadte latter of which, however, he is quite
11143:1,488'11'1e, for however good a Catholic, he
4 pr-e
7nistaken, for he can never be considered
i°ttstant saint.
litt:t with reference to the object Mr. Coil-
-141 had in view viz. to excite discontent,
}lts le 'n ul the service of his new friends
Itoold him to overlook one fact, which
how ti set the whole of his deductions as to
beet if haul'
the lower orders might now have
'141,c). I,';se monasteries had been permitted to
salid repeat there is one little fact which
fiance °vers
tet
the whole, in the se-iple ciicum-
Illksti tha Monks and Alonn Aeries, and un-
//11 Pre ageltble Priests still exist on the continent,
th
tilnBe e Poor people are at least as bad off as
4414 P tile three United Kingdoms, and where
4no tto
44 Parish pay alleviates their misery,
4ntl tc°rlchouse receives them when houseless
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c' °l4 a home. We do not put forth parish
t the a workhouse as a claim to the gratitude
tentll3°°l.l We know it is their right, but at all
ultotla they are entirely equal to the gra-
Ithith Werit.s
s; of the monkish institutions,
P‘reett4lgut be and often were withheld from
sPirits, and unless unqualified submis-
, Was 4"4tin accorded in return for the charitable
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the their spiritual landlords. Beneficent
t. TT Mie
ht
ll
have been ; liberal as Mr. COB-
it he in in It
right 'e height of his fervour, could paint
thei e°tis and noble institutions, still all, all,
otild little voluntary gifts together never
lit''7l 40 11:01:11tillt to a tenth of the provisions made
rht,Y4sti lie, support of the poor of England.—
-‘kiptit Whether even Mr. COBBETT,
rtJof 8 hP IS, will avouch that a pos-
-6(111tiotls receiving a share of the charitable
rah.°l/ite monasteries is equal to the
, (Liza inde
right of the poor
011, `o part.l feas.ib e
of the eight millions annually
kt"( 11 -Igland for the Relief of the Poor.
.
elginwele": did the law which. conferred this
k4O 411134.../A, • Why, the " Virgin 'Tigress," as
11t the calla Queen ELIZABETH of ENG..
'Litt; 41dthe
enlightened Sovereign of her
1,11!. b"sland glory of the British
ts,r.
ts 14; ta
54t
eveer'q'tessiolle bY law established Relision". are very
Tit • "
3' Pa , ris of Ur. C., and occur in this work in
th: I,`
it4c4
Fret `-"
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,ses
(41 1,,,
e..
'his morn
9ingo horn Paris, that
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were 6 4.