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tianity. They talk about loyalty, but secretly they long for rebellion.

The Anti-Catholic has forged a number of menaces which he puts into the mouths of Catholics, and then calls upon "his fellowcountrymen" to" screw their courage to the sticking-place," that they may face their threats with boldness and success.

To silence the remonstrances of Roman Catholics, they are told that there are even among Protestants," whose only misfortune (for he will not call it a fault) has been to differ in particular tenets," who" are exempted by our state provisions from certain privileges both in church and state, debarred from honours and emoluments, and even clouded with an odium for their constancy, their fervour, and uniform attachment. "Yet," continues the Anti-Catholic, "these are Protestants, members of the same state, though differing in a few particulars; but which, so far from being dangerous, are for the most past exemplary, rational, and just; and, though labouring under the sen tence of exclusion, are not esteemed derogatory to the form, the principle, or the consistency, of the law and spirit of the Constitution." And adds, " if there must be recourse to alteration, surely the Catholic may rest his claim upon the issue of these pretensions: he cannot tax the State with partiality while these remain; nor can he feel a hope, till they are satisfied."

Perhaps a more iniquitous argument against the Catholic claims was never urged than this, or one more calculated to bring

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the "state" that utters the " tence of exclusion," into con tempt and disrepute.

We are then reminded of the old stories about persecution; and the feelings of Protestants are appealed to for the vilest of purposes. Persecution is falsely called a "Catholic principle;" and a string of ridiculous falsehoods are retailed about the first introduction of persecution into the Christian world.-We will not say one word in reply to these calumnies-they have been answered again and again. Some misplaced compliments are paid to the "mild influence of the Protestant code," and thus the Anti-Catholic concludes his first attack.

We will pass over the old nonsense about keeping faith with heretics. Every sensible Protestant in England, and every Roman Catholic child in Christendom, now knows that this never was a tenet of the Catholic religion. If the Anti-Catholic really meant to bring his own cause into contempt, he could not better have done it, than by thus manifesting his total ignorance of ecclesiastical history; and by those palpable perversions of the plainest facts.

The next article in the AntiCatholic consists of a statement of the Editor's designs on the Faith of Roman Catholics. As this paper is not finished in the first number, we will pass it over with just observing, that we would recommend to our opponent, not to blunder, as all his brethren, with one or two exceptions, have done, by charging Roman Catholics with doctrines they never held,

or opinions and practices the church has always disavowed, or at least never encouraged.

The article of Review with

which the Anti-Catholic has favoured us, is an indirect justification of an ignorant Methodist or Calvinistic Baptist preacher; and a severe attack on our former Editor. This critique is intro duced by some copious remarks on our own Magazine. The AntiCatholic, or rather the Editor, for they are evidently different writers, pays us some handsome compliments; but expresses his opi nion, that the clergy will not encourage our labours; because, as he insinuates, the Catholic laity is too ignorant, and the clergy too artful, to encourage literature in any shape. We will only say, that the Editor is mistaken on both these points; and as to our late Editor, we will only remark, that we trust he will not fail speedily to clear himself of the numerous charges of falsehood that are here exhibited against him. With respect to his family, and other private quarrels, we have nothing to do; neither has he any thing now to do with the Catholic Magazine, otherwise than as any other bookseller. If he can defend himself, which we hope and trust he can, our pages shall be open to any fair and liberal statement he may think proper to make; and for the sake of his very honourable and dignified connections, as well as for his own sake, we earnestly recommend to him an immediate reply, accompanied by undeniable evidence, to his Anti-Catholic opponents.

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ART. III. A Protestant and Papists' Manual, &c. 8vo. 27 pp. 18. STOCKDALE, jun. 1812.

MR. STOCKDALE, jun. wishes

much to be deemed a true Protestant Bookseller. Hence he labours incessantly to augment the fears and excite the discontents of his brethren against the Catholic claims. A sworn and determined foe to religious toleration, yet a very staunch right-of-pri vate-judgment-man-by a singu lar knack of misrepresentation, he contrives to make ignorant people fancy that there can be no true religion-no safety-no li. berty, but under a Protestant government, that shall bind in chains and fetters the great population of Ireland, and the Catholic Clergy, nobility, and gen try of England and Scotland. We assert this of Mr. S. jun. because he chooses to take the responsibility upon himself of many of his Protestant libels on the religion of our ancestors, by reviv ing old, and inventing new slanders against his betters. As some speak they know not what, and others write on subjects they do not understand, so this industrious Protestant publisher cares not what he prints, provided it is hostile to Catholic Emancipation, and (what Mr. S. regards of still "what will greater importance) sell." This Protestant and Papists' Manual professes to contain 1. A Protestant's reasons for the independence of the ancient Bri2. A Roman Catish church. tholic's reasons why he cannot conform to the Protestant religion, examined and answered. And 3. A short view of the diffe

rences between the Church of England and of Rome." This, like many others of Mr. S.'s attacks on the ancient religion, and the characters of the primitive christians, is anonymous; yet there can be no dispute concerning the quarter from whence the first part of this pamphlet, at least, is purloined. The Protestauts' Reasons," &c. are exactly those that Dr. Burgess, (the Protestant Bp. of St. David's,) has given in his "Letters to the Clergy of his Diocese," printed at Carmarthen. The second part contains the thirteen reasons of a Catholic against conformity with the Protestant Religion, published by Keating and Co. Thus, together with the "Short View," are these twenty-seven slight pages made ур.

This sagacious Protestant tells .us, p. 19, that "Protestants certainly allow, that Papists, though in a dangerous state, may, by the grace of God, be saved," that the Church of Rome is a part of the Church of Christ; and that it has its ordinary mission, succession, and orders, from the Apostles." This is enough-all that Catholics ever contended for; -and do the Protestants really and truly grant the Church of Rome is any part of the Church of Christ?" That this Church has its mission, SUCCESSION, and orders from the Apostles? What more would the most zealous Catholic desire? Christ is not divided his true Church is not in league with Belial-it forms no part" of the kingdom of Satan; and cannot be divided against itself. In fact, it has no

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parts," using that term as signi fying divisions and opposition.

There may be, and are, the Church militaut, and the Church triumphant; and if the Protestants will grant to Catholics to belong to the former, it is quite enough for the present against this Church the gates of Hell can never prevail;— —as a Church, its salvation is secure; and it is blas phemy, after this concession, to speak of the spouse of Christthe pillar and ground of truth, as being "in a dangerous state." "Fear not, little flock," said the founder of this Church, to those very Apostles from whom Protes tants grant the present" Papists,' have received their mission, suc cession, and orders," "Fear not, little flock, it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom"-" And, lo! I am with you ALL DAYS, (or ALWAYS, if the Protestants will have it so,) even unto the end of the world." And can those who adhere to this mission, this succession, and these orders, be in a dangerous state? and is there, then, reason to fear that the words of Christ will fail? Did he not say, that not "one jat or tittle of his word should fall to the ground till all be fulfilled?" But these tolerant Protestants tell us, that, though this "Church of Christ is in a dangerous state,” it may, by the grace of God, "be saved!" This is a wonderful concession, truly! Who shall dare to limit "the grace of God?" And yet this Protestant has the effrontery to assert, that nothing of this will " Papists allow to Protestants." Yes, we can assure even this Protestant himself, that even he, who has falsified the truth-who has slandered the succession of the Apostles, who has vilified and persecuted those

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whom he acknowledges are part of the Church of Christ," that even he, who has lifted up his heel against the "Orders" of the Apostles," may, by the Grace of God, be saved." Let him not, therefore, any more assert that "Papists," as he slanderously calls "the Church of Christ," do not allow that Protestants " may be saved." But how those can be saved, who, with their eyes open, admit that the Church of Rome is the Church of Christ, that the ministers of that church have their mission, succession, and orders from the Apostles, and yet forsake and vilify that church, we confess we can no more discover, than that a Protestant believer in the creed of St. Athanasius can discover that those shall not perish everlastingly," who do not "keep whole and undefiled, that portion of the CATHOLIC Faith." Unless indeed the Church of Christ is divided against itself, (in which case, like a family so , divided, it cannot stand) we can perceive no possible danger respecting the eternal salvation of those who live and die in obedience to her laws, conformity to her holy precepts and moral duties, and belief in her divine doctrines; and to assert the contrary, appears to us the most dangerous state of unbelief that can be conceived. The Churches of Rome and of England are in direct opposition, as this Protestant has himself shewn in his last, or third part; wherein he exhibits a

View of their Differences." "They went out from us, because they were not of us." The fact is clear, and the truth it contains alarming. If the Church of Rome ⚫ is any part of the Church of

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Christ," ," she is safe-she is the true part; there can be no false part of the Church of Christ; for, we repeat it, Christ is not divided: like his own seamless garment, his militant Church may be rent by the sacrilegious hands of Jews, infidels, and apostates; but the "parts" will never differ. Either Catholicism or Protestantism must be the true church; but they cannot both be so; because they differ and anathematize each other. If, therefore, the former, as this Protestant is compelled to confess, is the Church of Christ, or any part of it, the latter, as a Church, is not so; but a schism and open opposition-a determined enemy. This is the point at issue, between the two churches; we affirm, that there is but " one Faith, one Lord, one Baptism"-in other words, one church, deriving her "mission, succession, and orders from the Apostles," and we have, in this "Protestants' Manual," a full acknowledgment that the Church of Rome is that Church and that the Church of England differs from that church! We ask no more; and can only express our concern, though not, after this, our surprise, that the English Church should refuse fully to tolerate the acknowledg ed members of the "Church of Christ."

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ART. IV. A View of the Case of the Roman Catholics. 8vo. Is: HATCHARD, 1812.

THIS is the production of a

well-meaning Protestant. It contains an enumeration of those public acts which still dis

grace the statute-book, and which are so anti-scriptural and cruel, that it would be persecution of the grossest kind to enforce them. The author is convinced, and has shewn, that no possible danger can arise to the English Church or Constitution from a removal of those shameful penalties by which Catholics are oppressed and insulted. He supposes that the chief difficulty to Catholic Emancipation is in the subjection which the Catholic Church owes and acknowledges to the See of Rome. This objection he supposes may be removed, if "the Roman Catholic clergy, within the united kingdom, will explain in what light they consider the supremacy of the Pope; and if they will solemnly renounce certain tenets said to be erroneously attributed to them." This explanation, and this renunciation, the author suggests, should be "under the sanction of the Pope" himself. It is truly distressing to find even our avowed friends thus clogging the question, and harrassing the clergy by their repetitions. How often are Catholics to be called upon for these pledges and these renunciations? We wish the author of this well-meant pamphlet would turn to the IIId. Section, Part II. of Mr. Nightingale's truly impartial Portraiture of Catholicism, where he will find

"A Commination against numerous errors and blasphemies" attributed to Roman Catholics, extracted from a little tract, entitled " Vindication of the Roman Catholics." It was "printed in London, early in the reign of King James, and re-printed in the year 1743, when an invasion was designed against England by the Pretender." In this section also, our author will find the recent" address of several of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects, to their Protestant fellowsubjects." If these "explanations" and "solemn renunciations" will not satisfy our Protestant friends, we know not what will. They may, however, peruse with advantage Mr. Gother's "Papist Misrepresented and Represented," and the admirable little Tract, published in the reign of Charles II. containing the Principles of Roman Catholics with regard to God and the King. Both these excellent publications, or at least the substance of them, are liberally inserted in the "Portraiture" to which we have just referred: by thus preserving them in his large work, Mr. N. has rendered a signal benefit to the Catholic cause; and we feel the greater confidence in recommending his work to the notice of the author before us, because that Mr. N. is himself an avowed and steady Protestant,

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