Truth and Error Contrasted; Being an Inquiry Into the Necessity of Promoting the Reformation of the Roman Catholics of Ireland in Seven Leters to the ... Publication, July, 1829 to Which Is Prefixe - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830. Excerpt: ... has established in this country--a religion founded on His own immutable and glorious Gospel--or the vast weight of those obligations, with which we are bound to maintain that religion--or the solemnity of those pledges which we have given, to " use all faithful diligence in driving away all erroneous and strange doctrines," while we know that those of the Romish Church were principally intended--or whether we consider the extraordinary privileges and blessings with which we have been favoured, and the opportunities, and facilities which we have enjoyed, of discharging every duty, and fulfilling every responsibility, and redeeming every pledge; in short, in whatever point of view we consider the subject, with reference to their religion, or our own,--their wants, or our duties,--man, or God,--time, or eternity--it must be stated, I say, with feelings of shame and sorrow, that in regard to the Roman Catholic religion, we have been living, if not wilfully, determinately, or obstinately--to say the least, ignorantly, carelessly, and sinfully, in the practical neglect of the most solemn branches of our duty to our religion, to our country, to our fellow.creatures, and to our God. What are we to do then?" He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches," Rev. ii. 7. Let us hear what the Spirit saith to that church at Ephesus--" Remember, therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works," Rev. ii. 5, What were the "first works" of the church of England?--what were her "first works" in the days when she bore from every pulpit, her faithful testimony against the superstition la of the Church of Rome? when her Cranmers, and Liatimers, and Ridleys, and Hoopers, and Jewells, and Halls, blew the trumpet from the watc...
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