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go but a short way furl
matter, but I find that
indeed I ant coy-

one or two important facts, and recur to on
important statements. (Cries of " Go on, go r
time I had the privilege of standing u
produced to you eight vols. of Den'
the year 1832, in Ireland.
in the House of Common
Told

from oh pap,
hardly dry from th.
The CHAIRDIAN.—A flot
Mr. M'GHEE.—Yes, rh,
has justly observed. Nov

books, when actu
e press. (Hear.)

published in Ireland
lished this volume
in the last edition
former edition had been publis
of the Belgic constitution—as of all papal _
no bull should be published by the Pope without ti
of the government, because the papal powers all
that when the Pope set up his ecclesiastical auth
bulls in their states, all civil power was sup
the ecclesiastical power. (Hear, hear, hear.)
they would not allow in Belgium any bull to be pu
by the pope, even upon dogmatic th
the sanction of government; but aft
had effected the ievolutiar
effected the revolution—(h
fessed to call liberal and democratic principle ,
care that the laws of the constitution for the visit
the press should allow the intromission
so that in Belgium, as they have done i
Ireland, they availed themselves of the p
cratic principle, to set up their o

r: Coyne obsery
t' papal laws, that this

sciences and the liberties of the people. (Loud
Therefore the next edi!ion of Dens, published in Belgi
contains the appendix of the papal laws which they &-
have published before the revolution. (Hen,- '
You see, then, that I have proved tE
but I have not yet connected these doctrines with Maynooth
which is indispensable to the objects of the meeting ; there.
fore you will allow me to read some one or two passage:
from books, which will bring the question home. (Hear
and cries of "Go on.") Here is one book, the Canonisi
Ruffensteut, and here are his doctrines on the 'subject, it
his sth Book of Decretals, 7, de Htereticis.

he tact as to the

Question Vl.—Head.--" Are vassals,
others freed from any private obligation du
from keeping faith with him: "
by the clear disposal of the law
may have known that they Sr
fidelity and of all disobi—r

Answer

solutos)

bound by any sort of covenant,
of affirmation whatever, to those who are manifestly lapsed
into heresy.' Where the gloss on the word 'absolutos,' wel'
observes that this punishment is incurred, ikvozact,
no declaratory sentence is required of the heresy, is man
fest."

;, though fortified by any kinc

so tha

The conclusion proceeds even in the case in which an
person has an obligation on oath to him who has lapsed int
heresy. The doctors afore cited with the gloss, common]
received on this quotation show. For the doctors common]
infer that the Pope, on account of this crime, can, for ti
sake of religion, absolve the laity from an oath of allegiance
and from any other obligation, though confirmed by an oath

which they held beforehand to the delinquent. B
because, in every promise the cause of religion is
excepted, as because in such an obligation and oath
understood if he continues, such a person with v
lawfully communicate, or if be does not render hi

unfit and unworthy. See gloss on wo
Now, observe here, this is included---" exc
religion"—that is, let a man swear what he may, by
secret mental reservation, according to the canon la
Rome, religion must always be excepted : " I will keen

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