Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-06-29

This book is indeed very dangerous. and give.
severe blow to your authority though IN some passa
gcs seeming TO support II l, denies. Tor example.
pea,edly tina, the pope has tho fah, o add the least
Thing 10 the doctrine which Christ has revealed -.
and which the Apostles have taught Thus is said
In the canon ga, o, ~ They who preach anything
else than what tho Apostles believed preach lie in
stead OF the truth
but this Is entirely Lutheran principle. Why in.
decd DO DOR adversaries repeat Il often. unless he
cause they allowed to dovia,r even a hairs
breadth from what received in tho times of tho
apostles And who AMONG does dcviaio from
every day. We have hardly retained In our church.
es any shadow OF the doctrine and discipline received
from the Apostles we have substituted iot them an
entirely different doctrine and discipline. But tho
book in question calls liars for doing though In
this we only follow the example and picccps OF sove-
reign Pontifis, only obey their commands tp. Stsl
Bu, the most striking and undisguiscd part of this
truly astonishing document, is the following:
Lastly, the most important advice we can nj this
time give to your Holiness is this, that you be widc
awake and strain every To allow little pos
sible OF the gospel especially in the vulgar tongue to
be read In the states under your power and dominion
The little usually read from the Mass book is enough,
and no one should be allowed TO read more SO long
as people were content with this SO long your affairs
prospercd and these began TO decline from the
ment people usurped the right read more. This
book (the Bible after all, has than any thing
ese raised the storms and tempess that have nearly
overwhelmed And truly II this book is carefully
examined and the practices of churches compared
with II, great discrepancies will appear and not only
will our doctrine be 10 he different but often
quite opposite from that taught in the Scriptures And
should the people be- led by Of learned adver-
saries to the knowledge Of this fact they will raise
camor against us which would not stop ill all il made
public and we become objects Of general hatred -
These Scriptures therefore be put sigh, Of
the people yet cautiously for fear Of bringing upon
ourselves a still heavier tempest
Your legate in Venice, ID. Johan, della Casa,
Archbishop of Beneventum, conducted admirably ia
this respect for without openly condemnng the Cos
pei or forbiddng its he attained this result ndi
rectv and by arce for in his long catalogue Of he
resical books, he condemns part OF the doctrine con-
tanned N the gospel especially certain chapters which
are most opposed 10 by doing he acted wisely
and holly, whatever fools may say Many indeed
gard II as absurd that man who studied a word
OF theology should undertake condemn 30 many au-
thors who have written upon religion and should pub
| lsh work entitled Divine Wisdom but these fault
finders show that they wholly ignorant Of what
CARDS the interests Of the Cour OF Rome (p sts,
6a9.l
The document concludes with advice as 10 the pre-
caution to be taken in selling indulgences and the
cessity Of appointing bishops but ignorant men,
devoted TO the Of Rome and of removing Luther
ans from councils; and with reflections on the re-
gious state OF Germany.
| The document is dated Bologna, October go, 1853,
and signed Vineenhus Ne Duranti5ns Epsc Themu-
larum Brixienss; Ee'dius Faice,a, Episc Caprulan-
us; and Gerhardus Busdrogu,, Episc. Thessaonicen-
| sis.-OBserper.