A work written with these views cannot, I trust, however imperfect in the execution, be an unworthy testimony of the great respect with which I am, My dear sir, Your most obedient servant, JOSEPH BLANCO WHITE. Chelsea, April 30, 1825. b Real and practical extent of the authority of the Pope, Examination of the title to infallibility, spiritual su- premacy, and exclusive salvation, claimed by the Roman Catholic Church. Internal evidence against Rome the enemy of mental improvement: the direct tend- PRACTICAL AND INTERNAL EVIDENCE AGAINST CATHOLICISM, ETC. LETTER I. The Author's account of himself. The If a man be at any time excusable in speaking of himself, it must be when he finds it necessary to address those to whom he is unknown. name and designation of a writer are, indeed, sufficient in most cases, and even unnecessary in some, for the purposes to which the press is commonly made an instrument; but the occasion of this address requires a more intimate acquaintance with my personal circumstances. Before I proceed, however, I beg you to observe the word impartial, by which I have qualified Roman Catholics.-From such Roman Catholics B |