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XIII.

I confess that there are two sacraments only, ordained by Christ our Lord in the Gospel, i.e. baptism, of which water, and the Lord's Supper, of which bread and wine are the visible signs.

XIV.

I confess that the Lord Jesus Christ has ascended into heaven and that he is seated at the right hand of the Father; and that he is spiritually present with his faithful people when they partake of the bread and wine, both of which are to be received by all, at the holy communion.

xv.

I confess that without shedding of blood there is no remission of sins, and that the Lord Jesus by his one offering of himself, as of a Lamb without spot or blemish, hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

XVI.

I confess that as we die so shall we live for ever, that accordingly as we are the friends or enemies of God, we shall either inherit the kingdom prepared for us from the foundation of the world, or " depart into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels."-Matt. xxv. 34–41.

THIS IS THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST.

XIII.

I protest that five of the sacraments of the Church of Rome, viz., confirmation, penance, orders, matrimony, and extreme unction, are not to be accounted as such, for they have no visible sign ordained of God.-Introduced, A.D. 1547.

XIV.

I protest that the bread and wine are not changed by consecration into the body, blood, soul, and divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ, and that he is not present therein, except to the faith of the communicants, and that the cup is not to be withheld from the laity. Introduced, A.D. 1215.

XV.

I protest that the sacrifice of the mass and the daily offering of an unbloody sacrifice, by a sacrificing priesthood is contrary to Holy Scripture, and tends to dishonour the sacrifice of Christ, and to destroy the efficacy of his atonement. Introduced, A.D. 1563.

XVI.

I protest that purgatory or a place of purification by fire, through which the souls of the faithful pass before they enter heaven, is a doctrine nowhere to be found in Scripture, and that the dead cannot be helped by masses and prayers of the living.Introduced, A.D. 1438.

THIS IS THE DOCTRINE OF ANTICHRIST. DO I BELONG

TO THE CHURCH OF CHRIST; OR, TO THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN?

FIRMAN FOR BUILDING THE
PROTESTANT CHURCH AT
JERUSALEM.

It is with unfeigned thankfulness to
Almighty God, the author of all good,
that we lay before our readers the fol-
lowing translation of the Firman for
building the Protestant Church at Je-
rusalem, which has been issued by the
Sultan:-

Translation of a Firman addressed to the Vallee of Saida, the Governor of Jerusalem, and others.

It has been represented, both now and before, on the part of the British Embassy residing at my Court, that British and Prussian Protestant subjects visiting Jerusalem, meet with difficulties and obstructions owing to

their not possessing a place of worship for the observance of Protestant rites, and it has been requested that permission should be given to erect, for the first time, a special Protestant place of worship, within the British Consular residence at Jerusalem.

Whereas, it is in accordance with the perfect amity and cordial relations existing between the Government of Great Britain and my Sublime Porte, that the requests of that Government shall be complied with as far as possible; and whereas, moreover, the aforesaid place of worship is to be within the Consular residence, my Royal permission is therefore granted for the erection of the aforesaid special place of worship within the aforesaid Consular residence. And

my Imperial order having been issued for that purpose, the present decree, containing permission, has been specially given from my Imperial Divan.

When, therefore, it becomes known unto you, Vallee of Saida, Governor of Jerusalem, and others as aforesaid, that our Royal permission has been granted for the erection, in the manner above stated, of the aforesaid place of worship, you will be careful that no person do in any manner whatever oppose the erection of the aforesaid place of worship in the manner stated. And you will not act in contravention hereof. For which purpose my Imperial Firman is issued.

On its arrival you will act in accordance with my Imperial Firman issued for this purpose in the manner aforesaid; be it thus known unto you, giving full faith to the Imperial cipher. Written on the first day of Ramazan, 1261 (10th Sept. 1845).

It may be well to add that there is no reason for apprehending that the provision requiring that the Church should be built within the precincts of

the Consular residence can lead to any inconvenience, as we have the best authority for asserting that the Church cannot be brought under the provisions of the Consular Act.

MISCELLANEOUS.

OXFORD TEndencies. Does Oxford education lead to the Church of Rome or the Church of England? In the Vice-Chancellor's Court of England, Sir Lancelot Shadwell, ViceChancellor, the following took place on the 26th ult. :-Mr. J. Parkes mentioned a petition in the case of Johnson v. Tucker, which related to the maintenance of a ward who expressed his desire to enter the Church of England as a priest, and wished to matriculate at the University of Oxford. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor, smiling, said, that it was a doubtful question whether matriculation at Oxford was likely to make him a priest of the Church of England.

CABINET.

THE Founder of Christianity be

queathed to his followers, not his coat, but his SPIRIT.

“Rome makes men slaves, under the mask of piety."

We should keep possession of our souls, though we can keep possession of nothing else.

POETRY.

TRANSLATED FROM BOETIUS.

O THOU, whose pow'r o'er moving worlds presides,

Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides;

On darkling man in pure effulgence shine,

And cheer the clouded mind with light divine;

'Tis thine alone to calm the pious breast,

With silent confidence and holy rest. From Thee, Great God, we spring, to Thee we tend,

Path, motive, guide, original, and end.

"GOD MANIFEST IN THE FLESH.” JESUS of Bethlehem! Bright was the star,

That arose in the skies of the east, And led the grey travellers onwards afar,

To Canaan the type-land of rest. Jesus of Nazareth! Calm was the voice

That once solaced the pilgrim's lone heart,

And bade the poor tempted one turn and rejoice,

In a love that shall never depart. Jesus of Bethany! Blest was the tear, That furrowed thy countenance wan, At the grave of the sinner whom

grace counted dear,

And loosed from mortality's ban. ** Jesus of Calvary! Rich was the blood

That meandered, a life-giving

stream,

From the spear-stricken side of the meek Son of God,

Who bowed and who died to redeem. Jesus of Olivet! Swift was thy flight Through the lovely repose of the

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NOTICES OF BOOKS.

The Sin of England, and the Duty of British Christians; or, Twelve Letters on the Maynooth Bill. By the Rev. T. R. BIRKS, Rector of Kelshall, Herts. London: Published for the Protestant Association, by W. H. Dalton, Cockspur

street. 1845.

THESE truly Christian and Protestant Letters originally appeared in the "Record." We think the Protestant Association have done good service to the cause by reprinting them in their present cheap and attractive form.

The writer and the letters are too well known to require our praise; but we cordially recommend our friends to give as wide a circulation as they can to these letters, for we are well satisfied that the welfare of our Church and country depends on the maintenance of our national protest against Popery, and acting in conformity to the precepts and principles of inspired wisdom.

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16, in Albion Hall, London-wall, by the Rev. S. A. Dubourg. The subject Against the Use of Pictures and Images in the Worship of God." MANCHESTER.The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Manchester and Salford Association, took place on Friday, Tradesmen and Operatives' Protestant Nov. 27, at the Corn Exchange. Upwards of thirty clergymen were on the platform, among whom were the following, who took part in the proceedStowell, in the chair; Rev. R. J. ings of the Meeting; the Rev. Canon M'Ghee, Rev. J. H. M'Guire, Rev. H. W. M'Grath, Rev. W. K. Tatam, Rev. W. Huntingdon, Rev. T. T. Eager.

In consequence of the unprecedenteď sale of Bibles at Manchester, an octogenarian friend has forwarded to the Bible Society of that town the sum of 500%. through the Right Rev. the Lord the same to Mr. Dudley in a very afBishop of Chester, who has forwarded

fectionate letter.

LIVERPOOL.-The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Liverpool Association Iwas held in the Music Hall in that

town on Monday, Dec. 15; the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, Canon of Chester, in the chair; the Rev. J. R. Connor, Rev. G. Cuthbert, Rev. D. Anderson, Rev. F. Parry, and Mr. J. Parker, took part in the proceedings of the Meeting.

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Dr. Pusey.-The Papists, in a announced their intention of praynumber of the " Tablet," ing, "by name," for Dr. Pusey's con-version. Although they have wom Mr. Newman, (or rather he has re-turned to the party to which he always belonged,) they consider their triumph incomplete without the halting Doctor.--Perversion.-The Misses Poole, of Bridgewater, while on a visit, last summer, to their brother-in-law, the Rev. J. S. Northcote, the late Curate of Ilfracombe, were introduced to the acquaintance of Dr. Pusey, and went over to the Church of Rome. But the Protestant clergyman thought the transition so trifling that he allowed the young ladies still to teach in the Sunday-school; and during the last week or two (middle of Dec.) Mrs. Nort' cote, too, has become a Romanist, has written to her husband to sa

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her Church does not recognize their heretical marriage, and that if he wishes to consider her his wife and his (expected) offspring legitimate, they must be married again by a Catholic priest. The disconsolate widower, it is conjectured, will follow her advice and example.- -Western Times.-Roman Catholics in Lancashire.-Something like rebellion against the Pope and his representative Bishop Brown, V.A., appears to have broken out among certain Roman Catholics in Lancashire. At a recent Meeting in Clitheroe, which is alleged to have consisted of five hundred persons, great complaint was made of the Leighhouse Roman Catholic Chapel being closed by the bishop. The following is a noticeable part of the complaint against that Right Rev. functionary "That having in his apparent determination to wrest from the old Catholic families and lay patrons the management of the temporalities of chapels, reduced this congregation to a lamentable and scandalous condition, in which their dead are deprived of not a part, but of all the masses for which they bargained with money, and the living, of every religious advantage. Bishop Brown persists in acting as if he were judge in his own cause, and treats with contempt all overtures and measures likely to lead to a fair adjustment; more especially by having refused to allow the Benedictine superior to have the chapel."-Morning Post. [Our contemporary does not seem at all inclined to sympathize with these petitioners in their rebellion against authority. But surely nothing can be worse than to rob the dead, especially when, by the robbery, souls may be kept in purgatory for an indefinite term.]-Britannia.

IRELAND.-Maynooth not yet satisfied. The sum of 30,000l. allocated for the repairs and extension of the college buildings at Maynooth, being far below the amount required according to the plans and estimates of the architect, Mr. Pugin, the Board applied for a suitable increase of the grant for the purpose. We understand that a reply has been received peemptorily refusing any increase whatY. ·Achill. During the last th we were visited at this settle

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ment by a Roman Catholic priest, who meditates the abandonment of Popery. He stated, that for six years he has never ascended the altar with a quiet conscience, having more than doubted the truth of transubstantiation. We believe that there are hundreds of priests in the same state of mind in the Church of Rome at this moment. According to the doctrines of that Church, a priest in this state is incapable of working the miracle transubstantiation, as the intention of the officiating priest is necessary to its performance; and, therefore, those persons who attend their mass are, on their own principle, giving the worship which is due to God, to a bit of flour and water.-Achill Herald.-Popery and Potato Rot.-We learn that the Romish priests in the Isles of Arran are turning the potato rot to the usual pecuniary account, as well as to the advancement of their superstitious mummeries. It seems that in order to stay the plague, a mass, which costs double the ordinary price, and is called "The Holy Ghost Mass," is performed throughout the villages. It is really disgusting to be obliged to record such blasphemies; yet these are Maynooth priests who thus act, and it is to propagate more Maynooth priests that PEEL has endowed their manufactory.-Dublin Warder. -Bible burning in Ireland.The Armagh Guardian mentions that in that city, on the 30th Nov. a Roman Catholic held a sword over the head of his wife (a Protestant), and compelled her to kneel down and blow the fire till her Bible and Prayer-book were consumed. Assault of Papists on a Bible Society Agent.-On Saturday, Dec. 13, when a man named Timothy Crawley, agent to the Hibernian Bible Society, was returning from Roscrea to his residence in this town, he was attacked at Oxmantown Bridge, within a few yards of the Roman Catholic Chapel, by three ruffians, two of whom seized hold of him, while the third, with a knife cut the straps of two cases containing Bibles and religious books, that were around his body, and threw all into the river. The fellows then cut Crawley's hat, and rifled his pockets of twenty-five shillings and his account book. When going away they told

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