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TII LivrwooL STANDARD

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system, which, with justice to Ireland on its lips, and universal
charity on its banner; has in its heart hatred to England and ex-
termination of heretics. (Long continued cheering:) - 'But,
there is another charge which has been adVanced to-day against
the churchwf Rome, and to which I must call 'your attention
—Hot for the purpose of reiterating the statements so ably
Made, but to break rather new ground in this matter. The
charge I allude to is the opposition of the church of Rome, to
the'free circulation and indiscriminate reading of -the Word of
God. I shall do this, not by recurring to proofs, but by calling
your attention to a document wherein the notorious fact is
taken for granted, by which. our minds will be directed to
anothei subjectof deep and lively interest, The' 'doctiMent
now advert -to I hold in My, hand. It is a letrer frOm Lord
Stanley, then Mr. Stanley, to the Duke of Leinster, annetmc'--
ing the determination of government to establish a new board
of education in Ireland. Lord Stanley writes thus concerning'
the Kildare-place Society, then carrying on Scriptural educa-

two :
" While they (the government) do full justice to the liberal
views with which that society was Originally instituted, they can-
not but be sensible that one of its leading "principles was calcu-
lated' to defeat its avowed objects, as experience has subse-
quently proved that it has. 'rho determination to enforce in all
their schools the reading of the Holy Scriptures, without note
or comment, was undoubtedly taken with the purest motives,
with the.wishl at once to connect religious with moral and lite-
rary education, and, at the same time, not to run the risk of
wounding the peculiar feelings of any sect by eatechetical in-
structiou, or comments which might tend to subjects of polemi•
cal controversy. But it seems to have been overlooked that the
principles of the Roman Catholic Church (to which, in any
system intended for general diffusion throughout Ireland, the
bulk of the pupils must necessarily belong) were totally at vari
ance:with this principle; and that the indiscriminate reading
of the Holy Scripture, without note or comment -by children,
must be-peculiarly obnoxious to a church which denies; even to
-adults, the right of unaided private interpretation of the sacred
volume with respect to the articles of religious belief. Shortly
after its institution, although the society prospered and extend-
ed its operations, (and the right hon. Secretary might have
added, " embraced within its bosom Roman Catholic and Pio-
testant children by thousands,") under the fostering care of the
legislature, this vital defect began to be noticed, and the Roman
Catholic elergybegau to exert themselves with energy and suc-
cess against a s-ystsin to which they were on principle opposed,
and which they feared might lead in its results to proselytism,
even although uo such object were contemplated by its promo-
ters. When this opposition arose, founded on such grounds, it
roots became manifest that the system could not become one of
national education." In-the reading of this doCinnent, I want
you, sir, and this-large and intelligent assembly to notice that
the vital detect of the system in Kildare-street was the reading.
of the scriptures:—that the new system was devised in brdei to
remedy this,vital defect, and, consequently, if the reading of the
scriptures be apart of the new systeM,' such vital defect is not
remedied. But if the vital defect be remedied, the reading of
the Scripture's is not a part of the new system. -This is very.
simple—so simple, that; you will perhaps wonder why I should
state it. The present Irish system was established fur the ex-
press purpose of remedying what was declared to be a-defectirr
the old system, and What he described to be the indiscriminate
reading of the holy scriptures try-the children in the sehools.""I
want you to beer this in your minds, that the present Irish Sys-
tem ,was to do away with the reading of the scripture 'tient the
schools. But were not extracts made from the scripture, whieli
might give the word of God; so selected, as not to Wound- the
peculiar religious sentiments-of any party ? On the subject of
selections my Lord Stanley wrote thus:—" The Commissioners
of education in 1824-5, sensible of the defects of the systeM,
and of the grounds as well as the strength of the' objection
taken, recommended the appointment of two teacherS in every
school, one Protestant and the other Roman Catholic,sto super-
intend separately, the religious education of the children; and
they hoped to have been able to agree upon a selection from
the scriptures which might have been generally acquiesced in
by both persuasions. But it was soon found that these schemes
were impracticable."
It was indeed impracticable to make a'selection that would
satisfy both parties. The history how and why it was found
impracticable is one of deep and vital interest. The present
Primate of Ireland, and the late Archbishop of Dublin, were
parties to the late attempt presented by
. the government in
1824 and 1825, but in their hands no selection could be made to
which the Roman Catholic archbishop would agree, and in his
hands no selection could be made to which they would agree.
There is one remarkable instance which willeive an idea of the
manner in which these attempts failed. I hopels I shall be er-
abled to make it plain to this meeting • though I must Confess
it will require, on their part, a renewal of diligent and patient
attention. (Cheers.) In the passages of scripture where the
institution of the Lord's supper is given by Christ, and repeat-
ed by St. Paul, it was in four passages in scripture, three in the
Evangelists and one in the Epistles—the language is inthe pre-
sent tense. "It is to this effect in all, and in these words in
one This is my body which is given for you: this do in re-
membrance of me. This cup is my blood of the New Testa-
ment, which is shed for you." All is in the present time. Now
in the Romish version of the New Testament, an alteration is
made in the latter part of the sentence. The former part stands
as ours:—" This is my body which is given for you, this do in
remembrance of Inc.' It stands thus:—"'Phis chalice is My
blood of the New Testament, which shall be shed for you." The
future tense is adopted. Oil this difference between tho pre-
sent and the future a large body of Popish doctrine is founded:
on the present tense they build the doctrine of an unbloody
sacrifice. They tell us. that Christ then and there gave his
body : for he says, " it is given ;" but that then and there no
blood was.shed; therefore there was no bloody sacrifice. But
in the second clause there was a reference' to the sacrifice on
the cross; and. therefore-it was put in the future tense, and not
in the present, and therefore it shall be done—" it shall be shed
for •you." Now there is no reason either in the original lan-
guege, as we have. it iu our version, or in any of the.MSS. which
can be, found in any age, to justify this change of tenses.
(Hear, hear.) At the present as regards the body, at the future
as regards the blood. -'r he Protestant bishops and archbishops
peremptorily refused to allow the change of tease in the insti-
tution of the Lord's supper, in the proposed selections of 1824
and 1825.. The Roman
,Catholic archbishop 'insisted on the
change : and it was found impracticable to come to an agree-
ment, and make a suitable selection. (Cheers.) ,We turn now
to the selection made under happier auspices fol. the. Church of
Rome, in 1831 and 1832,:and we find the most agreeable con-
nivance with the Heinen Catholic archbishop,. and the passage
thus translated to he put into the hands of both Protestant and
Roman Catholic children: "'Phis is my hotly which is given for
you : this cup is the Now Testament iu my blood, which s
about to be shed
.for yon." (Hear and cheers.) Which is about
to be shed ! And the Protestant archbishops agreed to titter the
tense—retaining the tense as the ground of the uubleody sacri-
fice. What, then ? The future tense is retained with reference
to the Catholics. The Roman Catholic had caught his prey,
Now, now, we can make a selection. But in 182-1 and in 1825
Lord Stanley said -that selection was impracticable. (Isoud.
cheering.) I hope you have all understood that. (Cheering.)
In speaking of this selection,•there is another passage to which
I wish to call ydur attention. o.n a. former occasion, you may
remember, I called your attention to the Ist chapter of St,
Luke, as compared with the statement professed at the coin..
mencement. that the whole of St. Luke was contained in the
number, We
.saw, by a very convenient juxta-position, that
the promise was violated in time Ist chapter, and ten verses Were
omitted. The verses omitted contain the address of the angel
Gabriel, when sent to the Virgin Mary. It is written instil the
M SS.—there is no resource for equivocation—" flail, then that
art highly favoured!" When they come to transcribe this into.
the selections, a 'difficulty flashed on their minds : the Pro-
testant members of the board would 'naturally tallow the plaits
meaning of the original words, as given in the authorised ver-
sion;—" Hail, thou that'aft highly fairoured !" But if this had
been done, one of the sweetest anthems of superstitious melody.
that floats on the ears of Roman Catholic worshippers iu their
dads oblations, would have been erased from the text. Oh
What would have become of "Hail, Misty! full of grace?"—
(Cheers and laughter.) The. Roman Catholic members of the
hoard could by no means do away with " Ilail,Mary !" and the
Protestant members could
.by no means admit it. What is to be
done then ? Put a pair of brackets, and give a digest, aefs-
avoid an actual transcribing of what the angel bath said. This
was done. The paraphrase was given. It has been 'deeded by
an honeuritble councillor its our town, as—(an unanimous burst
of cheering)—it is very inconvenient to applaud in the middle
of a sentence : you have put me out.—(Cheers.)—lt has been
pleaded as a justification of the omission of the verses—that it
was inorg expedient to adopt that alternative. But lot us see
how it works. There is at the end of every passage, an in-
struction to the schoolmaster to ask certain questions. There
is a set of questions given, andailreference to the passage just
read. In the margin after this chapter this questionoccurs, for
the master to put. to the children : • " How did the angel address
her ?" An intelligent. child will look back to see. There is no
address of the angel to her—it is a paraphrase.—(dear.) Now,
how. did the angel address her? It is a hard question. The
next question is,—" What-more did he say to her?" On refer-
ring.to the text, this also is a paraphrase.—(Dear.) Now, sir,
let it be remembered that the masters ie these schools may be,.
'nnd in most. cases are, Roman Catholics. The child csaues.to a
non-plus on these questions; for there is no answer in the.text,
What will the master say, when applied to for an answer to the
question?—" Hail, Mary full of grace ?"--,-(Cheers andlaughs
tee.) Thatsis what he will sey • , and so Protestaut childddrienosuv•itio,i.
-be-told about it. The bible Les not so renddr it; ,btit it is iii
the traditions of. the Roman catholic church. -In ati
these perplexities of the, children in the schools,,;there are 4141.1)''
others. I have another document to read from,••end you shall
have full permission to laugh as you please., 1 freelv,tell it you,.
that I read it partly for the purpose of making you laugh at thp
board. I attempted to sbew that, on a late occasion, by group-
ing four ministers of different persuasions in four corners of the
room, and placing some one in the middle whom I did not
nacre—(cheers and laughter). And you laughed and did well
—for-it is a most absurd system. I will now give the document,.
—it comes in -the, shape of a memorial from a teaches to the
Commissioners of Education ;
"The Hann, Effects of 'Reading the New Scripture Lessons in
the National Schools of Ireland. —The memorial of Thady Brady.,
humbly sherveth, that I am,. as you knew, Thady Brady, who
was appointed master of the national school of Kitlmegranny,
county Clare, having been recommended by the Rev.- Eusta-.
thins Finnerty, P. P.—(Deafening peals of laughter.) And
as the Protestant minister, Mr. Pleaseall, joined in the appli-
cation for building the school, and induced a few of the
protestant children, whose parents live among us, to come
to it—l take equal pains to instruct them. It is on the subject
of the Scriptme lessons that I now make bold to address your
honourable board; for being, as you truly say, not well quali-
fied as a "teacher of religion," I am fairly at a nonplus with
these' lessons, and I would he infinitely beholding to you if, by
return of post, you will let me know who is Boothroyd, for I
asked the minister, and he told me that he was a country gen-
tleman, a sent of a Quaker—(loud laughter)—that died in Eng-
land last year; and, as I thought that it was very queer to have
him set up to teach the meaning of the Bible, that never was
baptised, I asked the priest, and he told me he was an Egyptian
monk;-(continued laughter)—so I refer it to your honours for
information. And would also be thankful for a clear notion of
who Bishop Horsley wits, and Kennicott. and Grieshach, as we
never heard of them before-in these remote parts (laughter) :
and some say they were Protestants, and others say they were
old saints; only not called so, like Oiigen, of whom we are not
sure whether lie was a real saint or a heretic, though you men-
tion his opinion about the Pate? Nester. Anti please to tell me
also how many manuscripts there are, and who wrote them,
and all about them. (Laughter.) As von set inn to teach these
things, sure-you are bound to instruct me, for, as you say, lam
not qualified. (Continued lanehter.). But it' the truth was
known, no mere is the priest or the minister, (a laugh); for 1
asked them both how many manuscripts there were in all, and
they looked cross and one said What's that to you?' (loud
laughter)—and the ether. said, ' Mind,. your own business : '
.(roars of laughter)—so, Boys,' says I, 'a large proportion of
manuscripts reads so and so.'
" Your memorialist also prays that your honours will ion him
a safe meaning to give of,`justification,' which you bid me
explain,' (I should tell you that at the end of every chapter in
this, there is a column to be explained by the master), but
which is getting me into such scrapes and scoldingi ou all sides.
I do not ask for the true meaning, for I know that, but a mean-
ing that wont give any peculiar religious instruction ' for that's
what they.blained me for doing iii.the school-hours,.wlien I gave
my own explanation of the word.. That;you. may understand
niy case; Lwill lay it befOreiyen,in detail, and relate my griev-
ances in handling these lessons.. .
"I was • teaching
,one day.last month, the first lesson in the

New Testainent; and after the boys had read it and closed their
books, I began to ask the questions printed at the end of it;
and in due _eitirse; says 1. '.l-Low did the angel address her ? '
(meaning the blessed virgin.) ' Hail! Mary, full of grace,'
answers Tim Flanagan. (Loud laughter.) As one peculiarly
blessed of God,' says Jack Smith, the water-guard's son, (con-
tinued laughter,) • amn't I right, and may I go up ?" You
are both right,' says I. (Laughter.) ' But which is to go up ?'
says they. (Great laughter.) Jack South is more exact,' says
I, and accordingly he took nonagon's place. Well, the school
was not broke up an hour, when Mrs. Flanagan, she's a carme-
lite, came to ask me if I had put down her grandson for saying
"l'he.angelical salutation.' Ma'am,' says I adhered to the
stria letter of the scripture lessons.' Sir,' says she, I'll
complain of you to the bishop fur punishing my boy for confess-
ing the true faith. And you are a renegade and an apostate
from your religion for doing what you have done.' The -next
week I was teaching with much fear over me, on account of
Mrs. Flanagan, (great laughter,) when iu came the minister,
and with him came an evangelical gentleman that opposed the
school, whom he thought to win over by showing [din how well
the children were taught to read the scriptures.. As ill luck
would have it, I was hearing the boys the lesson in which you
have marked the word 'repent' •to be 'explained.' So taking
your note at page 14 to help me, I said. says I, ' repent' means,
do penance, and that means a great deal (loud laughter); for
example, it means peas in the shoes, (continued laughter,) and
a pilgrimage to Lough Dearg, (laughter,) and saying seven
hundred Ares and a hundred Pater Nuters, fasting. I saw the
minister wriggling as I went on explaining 'repent;' and the
evangelical gentleman grinned. And when school was over,
the minister in a high rage set upon me, and rated at me
for teaching Popery, as he called it, in school-hours. (Loud
laughter.) 'Sir,' says I, 'the board put down the word 'to be
explained,' and• I believe in no other mewling." I won't leave
my. children here,' says he, 'to be corrupted by you, and I'll
report you to the board for giving peculiar instruction before
the proper hour for it is come." Sir,' says I, it is not pecu-
liar instruction; I am bound to give an explanation, for the
board has marked it for me to explain, and I will do my duty.'
May it please your honourable board, I have found it a hard
and vexatious thing to •do that same. After Mrs.. Flanagan
bleW me up, (great laughter,) I roads a rule that in reading the
lessons the children should not take each others' places when
• they missed. But it was not long till, as I was hearing them
read the nth lesson, 1 asked them, as you directed How
must we be justified?' 'By my good works,' says Jetn Flynn.
By faith,' says Bob Jones; amn't I right ?" By faith and
works,' says Darby-Morris; 'amn't I right?' By faith with-
out works; amn't l•rights?':says Miles Johnson. '0! you're
all right,' says I, morolor. less (convulsions of laughter); but
no taking of placesSas I commanded you already. The boys
looked at each other, as if they would determine, by a fight out
of sehie which was right, since I would not decide it for them.
- And I thought to myself, anyhow, it is mighty little knowledge
• they'll get out of the lessons, it' I mustn't help them and put
them right. However, as that was one of the days set apart
for separate religious instruction, when the school was dismissed
' the Protestants went home by themselves, and the catholics re-
- manned to say their•catochisms, which prevented a fight on that
;.day; and I took the opportunity of telling them that 'justifica-
tion means sanctification,' and so we are justified by our good
works. But five clays after, when they came to the 24th lesson,
I-asked them, What aloes the mord paradise' mean ?' Lim-
bo,' says Phil Scratch. {Great laughter.) Heaven,' says
Tom Whack. (Immense laughter.) . What was Ito (ew" ?
The buys looked angry, and were waiting fur me to decide who
wasgight, when in _came Father Finnerty, and,. without more
ado, Phil appealed to: him.: You are - right,' said his rever-
ence. Tom's eyes flashed lire, and he muttered something be-
tween his teeth, that came out-afterwards when the school was
breaking up. (Great laughter.) For he set upon Phil as he
went out of the door, and said, ' You tin manuerly cur, do you
mean that the Saviour went to purgatory ?" I do,' says he.
There is no such place in the Bible,' says Tom. There is,'
says Phil. You lie,' says the angry fellow, paradise is hea-
ven." It is limbo,' says Phil, and gave him a punch in the
ribs. (Laughter.) It is heaven,".says 'l'oin, and hit him a
blow iu the eye. (Uncontrollable laughter, that lasted some
time.) A ring was now formed by four or five protestants and
about fifty catholics, and. the shouts were loud on both sides,
one bawling for limbo, and the other for heaven. (Great laugh-
ter.) And I saw the evangelical gentleman riding by, and he
shook his head, as much ,as to say our system of united instruc-
tion was making fine harmony iu the country. He complained
of it, however, to the minister, and se he came up along with
him next day; and taxed me with setting the boys fighting.
' Sir,' says I only asked the question which the board bid me
ask; and I gave no explanation of My own. You were angry
with me the other day for explaining a word; and now you are
angry because I can't keep the boys from controversy, and all
the controversy was brought in by the board.' But look at the
lesson of love and charity that's hanging on the wall,' says
he; why did you not enforce it?' Is it with a rattan"?'
says I, ant Ito flog them to make them love one another ? and
as to the lesson of charity that is hung up, it's a different lesson
they hear at home; and one can't expect all at once that they
will give up the old plan, and be persuaded that it is not right to
punish a heretic for reviling the true faith.' (Hear, hear.) I
will not have these scripture lessons read any more iu the
school,' says he, they only drag the children into controversy,
by the notes and questions they contain.' ''The board earnestly
recommend the use of them sir,' says I. And if you do not
use the lessons,' says the evangelical gentleman,`you won't
have airy scriptures read in the school.' I will take away my
children,' says the minister, and send them to the Bible school
in the next parish.' This is the state of the case. And i hum-
bly pray your honourable board to tell me how I am to explain,
'justification,' and Abraham's bosom,' without giving par-
ticular religious instruction, and without teaching them what I
believe myself to be their true meaning. And
In duty bound, both night and day,
Thady Brady will ever pray."
(The conclusion was folloWed by loud laughter and applause.)
Now. I beg you not to go away with the notion that I intend to
pass this off as a genuine document. 1 do no such thing. It
was simply to make you laugh at the education bousrd, as I can
assure you I laughed heartily myself. But what is the use of
all this in reference to the Liverpool Protestant Association ?
Sir, it has everything to do with it. This systemic of education
is an undermines of Protestantism. It was imported into Li-
'Verpool as a feeler—and it has been felt: (Much applause.)
Was it imported into Liverpool ? The resolutions passed in the
Council of the Corporation of Liverpool last July were,
"That. the schools shall open at nine o'clock each morning,
and commence by the children singing a hymn from the selec-
tions of the commissioners of national education in Ireland, and
by:the masters reading a portion of the scriptures from the same
selections."
2. " That one hour of each day be devoted to the religious
instruction of those children whose parents do not object; and
that such hour be in the afternoon, after the school has closed.
That the school shall be considered as closed at three o'clock in
the winter, and at four o'clock in summer. That instruction be
'given on Thursday afternoon as on other days, and that Satur-
day afternoon he considered a holyday."
3." That the clergy of the different denominations be solicited
tb attend for these purposes, and that every practicable accom-
Modatien be afforded them."
• 6. "That the books of the commissioners of education in Ire-
land ho adopted; and that they have afair trial previous to the
int reduction of any other."
You recollect that the Irish system was constructed in order
to get rid of the vital defect in the Kildare-place system,
which was the reading of the Scriptures in school hours. The
Irish system therefore excluded the reading of the Scriptures,
otherwise the defect was nut got rid of. (Loud cheering.)
Did the new Irish systeth exclude the readingof the Scriptures
by the children ? Assuredly it did. Did the Liverpool Town
Council admit the Irish system ? Assuredly it did. Did the
Liverpool Town Council exclude the Bible from the schools ?
Assuredly it did.—(Cries " Yes, yes.") But I have here
three gentlemen who say " No." I read from 'me) of our
d's is the publ;c meeting was
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Theeem "esteemed"
cp Tyoorit
ae st
held yesterday ()canine at the Tine 'Tavern, Pitt-street, at which.
Mr. Rathbone, Mr. Walmsley, Blackburn, and several others
of the corporation "school committee attended, for the purpose (9,
ansitr.rithyrelatiue to the tory Slander which asserts
thatthe'Rible ji-orn these schools. Mr. Rathbun° said,'
not 3,l4'igry. v•ei;ir.:selections from the Bible mode, but the whole
Bibleieas used , Mr. Blackburn said, the Bible was daily read in
thOWiicheels. That it. was net, was but an assertion, and need
be only. (mit by a direet negative.. Mr. Walmsley,' who was
idly celled for, said that the Bible, tinmutilated,' was part
~,(!f.
the dually. r4)itine u yVie Schools."
Now see the preen! e' see the conclusion: The premises,
them 'lrish specie
it!ldedßoiilleclisheitocilu:idy4e(tir-pl:6l;ottehreyo, Irishtti BiblesYstelui: not excluded from
the Pythagoreans were
the :Liverpool scluielss—(Loud cheers.) Two affirmative pre-
and the logical spirit of Aristotle
miSee's bringing negative conclusion !H-(Loud cheers.)
the Liverpool-'['own-hall. (Ap-
iOnlitil'ei'r)gigieliti.maAns'swedblyietL Adsoseutrrei'mlielyof rho -transmigration of
souls wds time
ftha= won ire :o:P''srul:rimil69•llngteeeea"ra's:•f:etYi intoasi
tipsng 1 pert'
sneers ofth
o subject;
flippantlysir aindwifcrl'eietloy'
say a few
poured
,fOO .against is, the clergy of Liverpool, since the
alludedto; on accourit manifested una-
nimity in this our manifestest difference of opinion
another subjectswhiCh has lately agitated' the town. When
the oratorio was the subject, some approved of it, and
othersdisapproved,of it, and said so • and of the latter class I
was one, and said'sb; - Some said nothing Ada it ; and what
clees that prove ? Why it proves that we are freemen, and
hareliberty to speak, according to our consciences, all that we
profess proves that we are not Romish slaves, who dare
not-itieok but permisssone superiorum. We do differ, and will
continue to differ, on all subjects not of vital importance. But,
sir, when the Bible was touched, we then stood as one man,
with one hand and heart, anti with but ono circulation of life,
manifesting but. one pulse-e(loud cheering). And what does
this'prove'? It proves that our union was the simultaneous and
spontaneous movement of free minds,—a union worth hOving.
. It proves what Protestantism is. - Protestantism is unity mit
fundattientals, without uniformity in eircumstantials.--(Cries of
" Bravo," and great cheering.) This is our answer to the
carping cavillers who thitik to divide us by sneering at our
difference of opinion.—(Cheers.) 'We do divide and will divide
on every matter where we honestly differ in opinion ; but touch
the Bible, and we will not divide.—(Loud cries of " Bravo.")
Now, sir, if I do not intrude too much upon your time and upon
the time of this assembly—(no, no)—I have one charge more
to advance against the church of Rome.—(Loud cries of " Go
on.") We charge the Church of Rome withidetermined oppo-
sition, not only against scriptural reading, but to the very
vitals of scripture truth. This seems at first to be a vague
charge, .but I shall not treat it vaguely. I turn now in this
liook—it is the eighth volume of Dens—to the famous bull
Unigenitus, the authority of which is proved by the statements
I haye already made. It is put forth by the Pope ; it is not
dissented from by the Bishops. and' it consequently becomes
the rule of the Church,- and is binding on all Catholics. In this
bull, which is levelled against a certain bOok, containing an
exposition of the humanity of our Saviour, there is an enumera-
tion of 101 propositions, quoted by Quesnell and condensed;
and concerning these propositions there is this declaration at
the end :—" All and every the pre-inserted propositions we
condemn and reprobate"—(demnamas et reprobamus) —as false,
scandalous. impious, hateful to pious ears, frequently con-
demned—(plurieS damnata, &c.) And we command all the
faithful of all sexes not to presume to think, to teach, "1:. to
preach of the above propositions otherwise than as contained in
this our constitution." What are these propositions se lea
short
condemned ? One of them is this—and happily s
reading
one—" Lectio sacrcc scriptures est pro omnibus.'
nybamus,"
of the holy scriptures is for all." " Daninanius et
says the Church -of Rome. "We condemn and
saying as captious, false, profane, and which "e sri t
Anether proposition
est pro omnibus is offensive to pious ears.! _
demned as offensive to pious ears." The teeth" sacra' pte
f God is no reason
is—" the obscurity of the sacred word ought
tpetiLm abtee
emu'th
na
"We condemn and' reprobate this saying'Yo.d. Church
of
Rome. This is a saying that you
h"el.ron say sa',Y, h
't eread-
„,hme obscurity
for any. men to dispense with the rea,,:tisnae‘s,i ofth ethe same."
ing of the holy scriptures is for all."
ilstoninoeresaasy(sn—"";hDya‘mvena' church of
and this, mark, is
binding on every catholic. Another of these statements is,
"that the grace of Jesus Christ is the efficacious principle of
every good—of every act—is neressitsy for every good work—
" I love, I delight in that truth ;" and
and without it no work can be gbod that is done." This is one
of the' glorious statements of the grace of God, concerning which
which, ti.:e Church of Rome says,
every christian says
concerning" Dam namus et
nhiouush le
tn
roctprreoillitillise