Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-12

thdt ne mad mistaken the Standard.
do not propose" said his most reverend
grace, ITO drag scripture into the contest;
TOR the question is this: not what scrip
ture. but what the Church OF England
has lnculca,ed upon that subject" And
thus ne uncerenoniously throws divine
inspiration overheard.
DIR. Hook decares-"If our Society
merely circulated the Bible, we could not
assert that it promoted Christian knowl-
edge"
Mr.. Newman states" Belief in scrip.
ture Is not the foundation of belief in the
creed"
Dr. Hampden was not condemned by
the high-church clergy 6r any opinions
Contrary to divine revelation, for they
were not tried by that inlalible book; but
he disregarded "lhose rules aud princi.
pies of Interpretation which have guided
the. Catholic church in all ages"
2 Episcopalian Protestantsm agrees
with Popery in assigning saving efica-
cy to outward religious observances.-
Baptism is regarded as conveying regen.
Grafton. Thus the prelates Mant, Marsh
and Tomline explain it-"Those who
are baptized are Immediately translated
from the curse Of Adam 10 the grace OF
Christ. Original guilt is wiped away
They receive forgiveness of actual sins.
become reconciled TO God, pauakers of
the Holy Ghost, and heirs of eternal
happiness" John Scott, in reply, asked
-"l In what does that doctrine differ from
Papists?" Tnere is no difference in SEN
Itlment, as thus expressed in their baptis-
NAL service, catechism. and by their pre-
lates, between them and Rome.
Not only might the Office of confrma-
ton be quoted to The same effect, but
Episcopal Anglicanism treads closely
upon the heels of Romanism in its Office
tor the ''visiiation of the sick" They
both assume the power of granting abso-
!nlion to the transgressor by the mouth of
their priests.
8 The opinions current in the Church
of England respecting The cue harisl. have
q slrong affinity to the Romish notious.
The modern works of Bishop Cosin, DR..
Hook. Mr.. Knox, and Mr.. Lawson, fully
attest this fact; confirming the decision Of
the renowned Bishop Lovth, who OBJ
serves the Reformation from Popery
in the Church of England was stopped
in the midway"
4. The tenets and designs of the Ok
ford party They are pursuing a head
long march towards full and cordial
reconciliation with Rome. That fact is
evident, if we remember the Popish opin.
ions which they hold upon "apos,olic
succession, supremacy of Rome, inefi.
cheney of scripture, the sacrament, pray
ing for the dead, nonachism. and adora-
lion of The Virgin and the saints" Fol-
proof. refer 10 Tracts for the Times. c. iv
III, IS. II. and 81; Nrwman's Histor2
and Lectures; Ffowie's Remains; Pussy,
Earnest Remembrance; British Maya
zine.
Here, then, we have a number Of men
who sill remain in the Episcopal E>tlb
lIshurent, but who have renounced To,
principles of the Reformation-have alb
jured the faith of the Marian martyrs
have adopted those distinctive opinions
which are the root and core Of the Papa
svstem-aud have proclaimed openly tina
Rome is their "Motherr However thel
Poperv has increased, or is increasin!
among US, or may increase, we hold tn
Church of England responsible for it
She has not given the people the gospel
She has taught PoperY, by her consttu
ton, rites. and divinity. She has KEEP
the mass of the nation under her lHfu
ence ignorant Of spiritual religion, and S
: familiar with high-church authority an,
/, priestly power, that Rome has little els
e 10 do to make converts. than TO ventur
! upon the attempt, when external clrcun
$ stances are favorable. Now these Gil
0 cumstances are favorable Romanists al
It Jealous Their vulgar super,titions al
e abandoned or concealed. Their ow
: principles are avowed and advocated
8 the PusevIte clan. 1t is, therefore, r
marvel that the Vatican should Fl oh fro
Y Lambeth! The principles of Episcop
b Anglicanism inevitably flow towards II
p gulf Of Pdpacy; and nov so many hant
5, are at work, removing Instructions al
re preparing an open channel for those tn
lie communications TO meet Epscopalial
b must not be surprised if stream OF the
J. adherents part company with them, ar
of pass over into Rome. The followir
OF statement, from the Dublin Reriew, tru
10 describes the practical working Of hig
H. churchism -
m "fhe late Mr.. Vaughan, of Lecest,
lie was ever most assiduous in preaching
er authority in matters OF faith. the sin
Sc. dissent, and the unsafety of those W
cb submitted no, to the church. The Goa
to quence was, tha: several of his congres
tie ton, convinced by his arguments,
ng following them out to their real concli
th ions. became jealous Papists. One,
on Yeas, had exercised the ministry in I
m Establishment, bat became convert