Letters Addressed to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Protestant Clergy of England, on the Secret Causes of the Increase of Catholics

Excerpt from Letters Addressed to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Protestant Clergy of England, on the Secret Causes of the Increase of Catholics: As Inserted in the British Press; With Additional Letters and Notes "Charity is the soul of a Christian life, and without is the Apostle writes, we are sounding brass; but a Minister of the Gospel, without charity, is a monster!" From the period when the Common's House of Parliament came to the resolution of considering the laws affecting the Catholic subjects of this empire, I steadily directed my attention to the deportment of the Established Protestant Clergy; I did imagine, as the sense of the House of Commons had been expressed independently of ministerial influence, that the Bishops and Clergy of the Established Church would legislative wisdom might advise in the actual circumstances of Europe, and this country in particular. I did imagine that, as ministers of peace and charity, they would have preached union and love to their flock, and have taught Christians, by words and example, to serve and esteem one another. But how have we been disappointed! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.