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The Accusations of History Against the Church of Rome Examined, in Remarks on the Work of Mr. Charles Butler, Entitled the 'book of the Roman
The Accusations of History Against the Church of Rome Examined in Remarks on the Work of Mr Charles Butler Entitled the 'book of the Roman Author:George Townsend Title: The Accusations of History Against the Church of Rome Examined, in Remarks on ... the Work of Mr. Charles Butler, Entitled the 'book of the Roman Catholic Church'. General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1825 Original Publisher: John Murray Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no... more » illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: PRELIMINARY LETTER. -- Mr. BUTLER'S DEDICATION AND INTRODUCTION. Sir, The assurances which you may have read in my introduction to these letters, and the principles which are there suggested for the management of the present discussion, are such as, I trust, will meet with your approbation. I consider myself rigidly bound by the rule you have yourself adopted, " That a good Christian is never outdone in good manners." I propose, in this Preliminary Letter, to make a few remarks on some passages in your Dedication and Introduction, which are of a general, not of a personal, nature. In your Dedication, two points only appear to require notice, your frequent use of the word Roman Catholic, . by which you elsewhere tell us your communion ought to be designated ; and your imputing to Mr. Southey two charges, which are unavoidably common to yourself, and to every other controversial writer on this subject. The word " Roman Catholic" will certainly8 Roman Catholic, a wrong Term. Letter X. appear to be an improper appellation, if you analyze the term. It signifies, as many have frequently and justly observed, " particular- general." A Protestant cannot consent to use it, unless he is willing to give up one principal tenet of his creed. The term implies that the Romish Church, which we consider to be one among many, is entitled to the epithet " Catholic, or universal;" -- that is, that its influence, autho...« less