A guide for all to the Catholic Church
Subtitle: or, The inquiry of a retired citizen into the Roman Catholic religion
Publisher: Burns and Lambert
Published: 1863
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS; title: I.  The Reasons of the Inquiry ; or, an account of the motives which first induced Mr  Thomas Goodman to make an inquiry into the Roman Catholic; title: II.  The Throne of St  Peter in the City of Rome ; or, the unrivalled dignity and importance of the Roman Catholic religion in the world    18; title: III.  The Right of all Men to Inquire ; or, self-interest cautions men to take nothing for granted against the advantages that are offered to them in the Church of Rome, and warns them that they will be inflicting a serious wrong upon themselves if they neglect any reasonable opportunity of obtaining reliable information     31; title: IV. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass ; or, the external beauty and splendour and the unfailing charm of the worship of the Church of Rome   43; title: V.  The One Apostolic Religion, which invites all, without exception, to enter its communion     58; title: VI. The only safe Venture for Salvation; or, the Church of Rome the only reliable guide of all men in the business of saving their souls     78; title: VII. The Guide who can be both seen and heard; or, the leadership of an invisible guide not adapted to a visible world, and the Bible dependent upon its interpreter for the guidance which it gives; title: VIII.  The Perfect Society, which is at home every where; or, the strength of numbers, And the priceless treasure of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the churches; title: IX.  The Divine Institution of the Sacraments;  or, the beautiful order and impartiality of the gifts of Divine grace, and the comfort and peace of mind that is to be derived from the use of the Sacraments, particularly from the Sacrament of Penance; title: X. Purgatory, and Prayers for the Dead; or, the wonderful comfort to be derived from the doctrine which teaches  the surviving mourners to offer prayer and alms-deeds for their departed friends; title: XI.  The Patronage; and Intercession of Mary the Mother of God and of the Saints in Heaven; or, the supernatural strength and courage to be derived from the sense of present help and the prospect of future glory; title: Philip removes a few remaining difficulties from the mind of Mr  Thomas Goodman, and warns him against the danger of allowing himself to be beguiled into letting the moment of Grace slip away from him; title: Appendix