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nochius, which the

purchase—

—this commentary, on the parable of the

and tares, Mat. xiii. refers to another commentary Maldo.
natus—the words of Menochius are Mat. xiii. 29—(Les
while ye gather the tares) lest ye injure the good while yi
endeavour to take away the bad, sometimes become good
Christ does not forbid heretics to be taken az

to death, on which point Maldonatus on this plaee is to be
consulted. Now observe this commentary in the class book
refers the student to the commentary of Maldonatus, and

the professor of Theology returns Maidon

as as one of th,

standards of his instructions, so when we hay
tatively refered td Maldonatus, let us go to hi

commentary on this passage. This -book that I have
handed to my reverend brethren, and to you, Sir, is the

volume of the commentary of •Maldontit

brother, Mr. Nolan, will be so kind as to read this'note.
Here the Rev. Mr. Nolan read a long note from Maido.
natus, which we regret that our space compels us to cur-
tail. The following are passages from it—that heretics
ought to be put to death much rather than thieves or mur-
derers—" that the tares (heretics) were to be quietly plucked
up and burned when this could be done without injuring

the wheat (Roman Catholics)—that princ
warned not to grant to heretics liberty of ci
the pope is the fit person to judge when the

y to obey his

rooted out, and that princes should be read,
will when he chose to order this to be done. (The reading,
of this note appeared to praduce a deep impression with the
meeting.) _

Mr. iiVi`GREE resumed.—Now, mark the doctrine of this
book: they are not to be rooted out : Protestants are not to
put to death : the slaughter is not to be commenced against
them when there is any danger that the wheat may suffer
along with the tares—when there is any danger of the faithful
being put to death. (Hear.) The heretics are not to be put to
death while it is the interest of the church it should not be
so. If there is any danger, as Bellarmine says, that they
will be stronger than we, we are to keep quiet; but, when-
ever it is the interest of the church the heretics are to be put
to death:—then the pope is he who is to command princes
to do as he pleases—then he is the one

To cry havoc—

And let slip the dogs of war. (Cheers.)
Now, the edition from which I last quoted Maldotiatus, was
a folio edition which I have dated in the year 1607; but this
edition, of which I have now here four copies, and which I
have got from different places for the purpose of authenti-
cating the fact—this edition is not yet out of the press.
(Loud cheers.) There are but three numbers out of the first,
second, and third parts ; these are four of the first volumes :
this was purchased in Dublin ' • this in Limerick ; this in
London, my friend Mr. Crisp having been good enough to
get it yesterday ; and that one was purchased by myself in
Louvaine. (Hear.) Before this book is even out of thi
press, you see, then, bow extensively it is diffused through
out the British empire! (Hear, bear.) I sent to Limeriel
for it because in this directory of the priests of Ireland, fo
the year 1842, I found an advertisement of foreign theolog
by Messrs. I'. and J. O'Gorman, of Nb. 11, Patrick-

Limerick. It is printed at Mayence, in Germany, for Paris
and for Louvaine ; this book, I say, is printed in Germany,
for Germany, for France, for Belgium; and these copies are
brought over to the British empire! (Hear.) In order to
authenticate it still more, to whom, I will ask, do you think
this ;book is dedicated? 1t is dedicated to M. Perrone, the
lecturer upon the course of theology at the College of Rome,
whose work upon baptism, and the admirable work upon
toleration, I have just read ! (Cheers.) Now, remember that all
these priests are sworn—they are sworn 'in their creed, which
is their oath—that they will never receive the Sacred Scrip-
tures in any sense but that which is held by the.holy mother
the church—that they will neither take nor interpret them
in any sense contrary to the unanimous consent of the
fathers. (Cheers.) This is their oath ; and here is their
commentary upon the Scriptures now in the course of pub-
lication, dedicated to the man who is the Pope's lecturer at
Rome, set up as a standard of Scriptural instruction for the
priests in the College of Maynooth. I find I must trespass

a few moments longer upon you. (Loud cries of "Go on.")
This is another standard in the College of Maynooth ; which
also sets forth the domination of the Pope, and that very
bull I have just repeated as the authenticating bull for papal
infallibility of modern times. (Hear.) In this second vol.
of Den's Theology, in this passage, authenticated by the
bull, for the temporal power of the Pope over princes to
absolve their subjects from their allegiance, there are two
authors quoted—Bellarmine and Thomas Aquinas. Thomas
Aquinas is the book which the archbishops and bishops of
the Church of Rome, who preside over the College of May-
nooth, bound themselves to the Pope, at the time of the
erection of that college, to take as the standard of divinity
for the college. Thomas Aquinas is that author of whom
Den's is the compendium. Dens is the compendium of the
Secunda Secunthe of Thomas Aquinas; Thomas Aquinas is
here quoted for the temporal power of the Pope. (Hear.)
Let me now read the passage from Thomas Aquinas, which
is cited here for that purpose :—" Vie,
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