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correspondence, the nature of the
doctrines, and the duties required in the orthoddx

profession of the church of Rome; and it may
be worth while, even at-the hazard of being te-

dious, to present to your Readers a few extracts
from the Solemn. Instrument.or Imprimatur of
the Court of Rome after the work bad been

thoroughly analyzed by the Official Master of Sa-
cra Theology at• Rome.—After declaring that the

" Articles. of the Catholic Faith are made clearer

than the as we have before seen, the In-

strume►,t goes on to say, that " moreover he (the
aulhory.Mr. GANDOLPHY) has supported the►}► by
the strongest evidences of Scripture, by well clio-

sec extracts from the holy Fathers, sY THE AU-
THORITY OF COUNCILS, and b.y the CONSTANT AND

PERPETUAL TRAMTIoN OF THE CHURCH." 1(
adds, that all of us who are not of the Church

of Rome are invoked in Egyptian darkness. and
that all we " who are unacvainted Wilk THE
Tres FAITH and the Polar Star of CATuo-

LIC UNITY MUST NECESSARILY SUFFER SHIP-

WRECK I" `These are the sentiiuents of men,
von will recollect (published at the infallible
Fonntain Head of all Roman Carbolic authority,

and binding at the risk of eternal ,contlentsfalion)

who, in their appeal amd address to you, now be-
fore us, profess, and wohld have us brlieve, that
there is no essential difference between their creed

and our uteri, and that io No, with very few xcep

tions, they are identified with each other.

then fora further extract, in proof of the-peace
able dont-at:or, and the brotherly love, so reel

ingly professed towards their Protestant" brethren
in Great Britain and lieland," by the appellants.
". Moreover (says the Report, accompo-nying the

Imprimatur of the Master of (he Apostolic3l Pa

lace), " in conformity with what ALL GOOD AND
WELL-MEANING PERSONS IN ENGLAND have long
desired to see effected, the author has carried the

WAR of cuntfoversg into the tortresAes of THE ENE.
UV ; and itt THAT LAND (Great liritaio anti Ire

land), once the fruitful parent of saints, but now
a prey to inniimerable sects, has TRIUMPHANTLY

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raised THE CATHOLIC STANDARD or VICTORY over
his discomfited and confuted opponents !" You will,
Sir, bear in mind that: it is THE ENGLISH Church
and English Protestants who are here designated.
After a laboured eulogium upon the talents, eru-
dition, and piety of the Author" this Most distin-
guished and well-desirving defender of religion" (and
1 will add, the most honest), the Licenser in con-
clusion-declares, that " Multiplied Editions of this
work, SO WORTHY 'TO BR CASED IN CEDAR AND
GOLD, 'Wilt he prbfitable and highly advantageous
to the CATHOLIC CHURCH !"_(Given at Rome
from the Convent of St. Praxedis, 20th of June,
1816. See Appendix to " The Dangers," &c. so
frequently referred to.)
You will readily perceive, Sir, why Father GAN- ,
DOLPHY'S Book,' so ill-timed for the purposes and
objects of the Roman C*'holic Claimants, has been
impeded, and checked in its circulation by every
art which the intrigue or ingenuity of the ,party
could devise, whilst at the same time it is no less
obvious why the Court of Rome cannot • reverse
the judgment upon and sanctort of the Book, even
"Plough it be injurious " to the Cause of Catholi-
city in Ireland"—they dare not iMpeach the an
thority of Councils, which is an ,Article of Belief,
axd Mr..PETER GANDOLTHY'S Book is simply a
deelaration,of that authority;, and.the consequent
duties binding upon every true Son of the CHURCH!
But, Sir, it required not the authority of this

Work, important as it may seem from the pecu--
liar crisis of its publication, to wove that such
anti-constitutional principles and -notions are en-
tertained by the great mass of his' Majesty's Roman
Catholic subjects. Multitudes •of sources were
Open to the inquiry of men who really seek for
Truth, and are not hurried on by party views,
and factious prejudices, to the adoption of -crude,
partial, and exclusive opinions.. The very ele-
ments of instruction---tie first rudiments of Roman
Catholic education, 'sanctioned and published by
the Priesthood, will sufficiently educe the nature
and strength of their prejudices, and the objects
against which -'they are undividedlY directed.--I
quote tie following Questions and Answers from
all'elementfiry Bonk of Instruction published in
Cork in 1815; " for the use of schools." After
a series of answers to que-stions connected with
the history of the country, fr-om the petiod of
ELI-LABF.TH downwards, in which (I refer you
and your Readers to the book itself, as my
-voucher) not one Fact is given correspondent with
any known or recorded, history of the periods--and
in which the grossest and most palpable Falsehoods
ate unblushingly asserted,' we come to the period
of his present Majesty's accession to the Crown—
" Did the British. Empire rejoice at the acces-
sion of GEORGE 111. a nutive Sovereign ?"
" Yes—hut in the general exultation 'lreland
alone-was doomed to weep," &c.
Had notlreland much heavier causes of coin-
, plaint than the revolted Colonies -3°' ,(viz. of
America.)
" Infinitely greater," &c.
" What was the situation of Ireland when Mr.
PITT returned to office in 1804 ?"
" It experienced all
_the baneful ejects of the
. Union.“ &c.
I will not occupy a further space in your pa-