Popery, the enemy and the falsifier of Scripture. Or, Facts and evidences, illustrative of the conduct of the modern Church of Rome, in prohibiting the reading ... of the holy Scriptures in the vulgar tongue [by T.H. Horne].

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Page 92 - But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
Page 13 - Inasmuch as it is manifest from experience, that if the Holy Bible, translated into the vulgar tongue, be indiscriminately allowed to every one, the temerity of men will cause more evil than good to arise from it...
Page 41 - Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation. In the name of the Holy Scripture, we do understand those canonical books of the Old and New Testament, of whose authority was never any doubt in the Church.
Page 17 - But if any one keep or read any books composed by heretics, or the writings of any author suspected of heresy, or false doctrine, he shall instantly incur the sentence of excommunication ; and those who read or keep works interdicted on another account, besides the mortal sin committed, shall be severely punished at the will of the bishops.
Page 102 - Will you be ready, with all faithful diligence, to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines, contrary to God's word...
Page 75 - For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away : but the Word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you.
Page 64 - Sir, if any of the Bible Societies feel disposed to try our esteem for the Bible, by presenting us some copies of a Catholic version, with or without notes, we will gratefully accept and faithfully distribute them.
Page 101 - ... his only dominion, both upon the souls and also the bodies and goods of all Christian people, excluding Christ out of his kingdom and rule of man's soul as much as he may, and all other temporal kings and princes out of their dominions...
Page 96 - who now once in the end of the world hath appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself...
Page 13 - ... receive absolution until he have first delivered up such Bible to the ordinary. Booksellers, however, who shall sell, or otherwise dispose of Bibles in the vulgar tongue, to any person not having such permission, shall forfeit the value of the books, to be applied by the bishop to some pious use ; and be subjected to such other penalties as the bishop shall judge proper, according to the quality of the offence. But regulars shall neither read nor purchase such Bibles without a special licence...

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