Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-18

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Let any ere Judge imrart:a!ly. whether
tbs ,snan doe. or does Mt recognize :e
temporal cover Of the Pope: The "a
tislaetors solution" is. that II is matter
Of discipline. rot # faith. Bat is il not
matter Of salvation, for which men viii
be Judged at the las; day: Is the Church
not guide in practice as we'll as in faith:
Ii SO, either there is no sin in rebellion
snd all the blood and des"latian that iol-
low it, or else inIallibifty hiss made here
IA. B. himself being jQdge) dangerous
mistake. Either the doctrine Of this
council !. true (which N. b denies. or
else this council, which he say. is inialii-
bic, has erred.
II h. vii! rad again what / have said
Of Bci!armine's opinions, he will see that
be las misunderstood me. The words
are, Be,lsrmine gives lis. of general
councils which ae 70 be rejected, >ome
for no, being approved, sone for heresy,
although they ,rsrs nfpursd by The pore"
&c. The latter clause. evidently, Is my
own inference ard not al opinion ascrib-
ed TO Be'larmine. he vel knows that
he aas foaLd fault with ne before fer
ascribins too e1travagan, notions to this
writer. 10 this 9Th chapter he rejects
corncils because they we're net approved
BY the pope. But ny commentary was
tia. there had been he,et.csl councils
which were approved BY the pope. And
this am prepared to maintain.
Upan such slight esvils does he expect
to ipvs'idare The testimony l have addu-
ccd from the ,arious writers VIII mske
the good conduct Of 3 council necessary
to their iafsllibili'y. he does not pos
sess the books. and therefore there are
e no complete ecpies Of them in he Unit
ed Safes ~iil n"i say that 20. ess
complete copiss O! them. bet will give
him the references, that, i'ereF lie meets
with them he nay ooE'ic' me Il nis9Io-
t,urn. In tie eau tie | ! eise NY
self for the cp.nlVns asc bed 10 ;he,e Wi
ers whs>e words ! <m irria ed 10 give
10 the uisiral. 81. Ciara IN nst hdci
zap. -. r.. fl n,is q. ?. ~ Pe'rls
-o,o &c ne! ID =. c. :.
Caa az ne tell ~Sai kiad Of authari
!, Vii be e, &C CD By tbs ~Iiters it's
,a' "u-b tat YOU cite Runzn Cato
,cs, be GH>r also posse, the beck, znd
even that uill not do Il they are no, Ct
lie night ~ohsoi. ! ,Ley are sga.nst him.
they c Unworthy ii belief II you assert
a fact rhich is Confirmed BY Ill h's:o'y,
be has ro,hIg 10 do bu, te.! YOU you are
an ,gaorsnus. Pasca., who va. one Of The
Brightest sr nsnents OF literature and Of
pis'y which aay County ever produced,
- ilmclsted on the alta, 0. bis hyp,,he-
81 because he was BOT ilcman Cathe
lac, al:hough I'll his b,,srsphers say tat
De lived aua died in the communism OF
.sst church. AID .lihsagh h. praises ere
sunded BIZ all the Gailica1 Church
Vi.eIs Is 4 " FryBch Dsist," bccapsc he
did nv, s9ecunb 70 the doctrine Of Infal
libill,y, and i, therefore unworthy Of BE-
lief. Although The facts he relates we're
a,tes Ell b, the ill., hest li'cTar! t:buaai
in Fcspoe and By tie universal voice Of
history Who is MS writer thai be feels
thus privileged to iuaPugn the veTaeity Of
every respectable historian, AMI to a.
s1me the fact Gf lis crn iI'ajl bslty f:
- hal proud credentials does the ooastsT
pribg to prove ms Claims !: We have
Ii-at 10 demand al answer 10 these QUE
Il n, and until he has satisfied %, III
public will 'equire higher proofs than h.
own assertions.
It j. recollected thai, uhen tbs rppO-
nent wa. thrown hors de combat. .nr
bore to press him Ny eEe,t eng :
fair investigation, ~ished he "b.era-