Vindiciae Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Letters to Charles Butler, Comprising Essays on the Romish Religion and Vindicating The Book of the Church

John Murray, 1826 - Anglican Communion - 526 pages

A defense of the anti-Catholic views espoused in his Book of the Church (1824).

INTRODUCTION	1

PROPER STYLE OF CONTROVERSY	14

Variety of his Works	15

State of the Papal Dominions	24

OBSERVATIONS ON THE CREED OF POPE PIUS IV	32

Prunello	38

DIFFUSION OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION	47

Nothing can come of nothing	57

368	248

St Dunstan and the Devil	260

LETTER VII	277

Hildebrand	283

Dr Lingards Arguments for Celibacy	291

Dr Lingards Quotation from Lord Bacon	298

Effect of these extravagant Notions	320

Abbot Chæremons Directions how to acquire this Virtue	328

of Heaven	60

The fundamental Principles of Christian Morality taught	63

LETTER IV	93

St Thomas Aquinass Girdle	94

Bedes Testimony concerning the Miracles of his Age	113

Vindication of Bede	122

Vision of St Fursey	137

Character of Irish sacred Romance	169

St Martin of Leon	205

LETTER V	213

Decree of the Council of Herudford concerning Divorce	227

Deceit with which they were introduced in England	233

ST DUNSTAN	241

Bede placed under Benedict in his Childhood	329

A Friars Resolution	340

Proofs of the Monstrous Feelings which such Morality	341

APPLICATION OF THE PRECEDING RULES ΤΟ	345

Growth of the Clerical Exemptions in England	346

Ground of their Immunities	347

Mr Butlers Disclaimer	353

Constitutions of Clarendon	355

racter	362

Argument of Baronius and Bellarmine from their Crimes	388

CONDUCT OF THE POPES TOWARD THE JEWS	400

SLAVERY THE SLAVE TRADE	423

Title	Vindiciae Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Letters to Charles Butler, Comprising Essays on the Romish Religion and Vindicating The Book of the Church
Author	Robert Southey
Publisher	John Murray, 1826
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	2 Jul 2010
Length	526 pages

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