A Portraiture of the Roman Catholic Religion: Or, an Unprejudiced Sketch of the History, Doctrines, Opinions, Discipline, and Present State of Catholicism : with an Appendix Containing a Summary of the Laws Now in Force Against English and Irish Catholics |
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Page 52
they have both a zealous and an able advocate : but he seems to concede , that
so much spuriousness is proved on them , as to make them , when they stand
alone , of no authority : nor do the Popes themselves appear to be over anxious
to ...
they have both a zealous and an able advocate : but he seems to concede , that
so much spuriousness is proved on them , as to make them , when they stand
alone , of no authority : nor do the Popes themselves appear to be over anxious
to ...
Page 56
With respect to the real origin of the Pope ' s temporal authority , and of the union
of that authority with the spiritual power which the Roman pontiffs had always
enjoyed , the reader of taste will be obliged by my quoting the words of the
elegant ...
With respect to the real origin of the Pope ' s temporal authority , and of the union
of that authority with the spiritual power which the Roman pontiffs had always
enjoyed , the reader of taste will be obliged by my quoting the words of the
elegant ...
Page 58
No longer able to maintain an actual authority , the Roman pontiff ' s
endeavoured to reserve at least a paramount or confirmatory right ; and as the
sanction of the pope was not a matter of indifference to these subordinate
sovereigns , he ...
No longer able to maintain an actual authority , the Roman pontiff ' s
endeavoured to reserve at least a paramount or confirmatory right ; and as the
sanction of the pope was not a matter of indifference to these subordinate
sovereigns , he ...
Page 184
Huss and Jerome ' of Prague , a century before , had convinced the world , that
the Court of Rome knew how to maintain , even with rigour and cruelty , the
authority it had acquired : and that rebellion and sedition , as all opposition to ...
Huss and Jerome ' of Prague , a century before , had convinced the world , that
the Court of Rome knew how to maintain , even with rigour and cruelty , the
authority it had acquired : and that rebellion and sedition , as all opposition to ...
Page 359
The Papist truly represented believes it damnable to undervalue the scripture , or
to take from it the authority given it by Christ . He gives it all respect due to the
word of God ; he owns it to be of the greatest authority upon earth , and that it is ...
The Papist truly represented believes it damnable to undervalue the scripture , or
to take from it the authority given it by Christ . He gives it all respect due to the
word of God ; he owns it to be of the greatest authority upon earth , and that it is ...
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Page 335 - I do declare, that I do not believe that the Pope of Rome, or any other foreign prince, prelate, person, state, or potentate, hath or ought to have any temporal or civil jurisdiction, power, superiority or pre-eminence, directly or indirectly, within this realm.
Page 336 - ... the Pope or any other authority or person whatsoever, or without any hope of any such dispensation from any person or authority whatsoever, or without thinking that I am or can be acquitted before God or man or absolved of this declaration or any part thereof, although the Pope or any other person or persons or power whatsoever should dispense with or annul the same, or declare that it was null and void from the beginning.
Page 335 - ... is and stands limited to, the Princess Sophia, electress and duchess dowager of Hanover, and the heirs of her body, being protestants ; hereby utterly renouncing and abjuring any obedience or allegiance unto any other person claiming, or pretending a right to, the crown of...
Page 334 - I AB do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful, and bear true allegiance, to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary: So help me God.
Page 341 - Majesty's subjects from their oath of allegiance, upon any pretext whatsoever ? 3. Is there any principle in the tenets of the Catholic Faith, by which Catholics are justified in not keeping faith with heretics, or other persons differing from them in religious opinions, in any transaction, either of a public or a private nature ? The Universities answered unanimously — 1.
Page xiii - Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast : for it is the number of a man ; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Page 303 - Is any man sick among you ? Let him bring in the priests of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith shall save the sick man ; and the Lord shall raise him up : and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him...
Page 167 - Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Page 306 - I profess, likewise, that in the Mass there is offered to God a true, proper, and propitiatory sacrifice for the living and the dead : and that in the most holy Sacrament of the Eucharist there is truly, really, and substantially the Body and Blood, together with the Soul and Divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ...
Page 339 - I also declare that it is not an article of the Catholic faith, neither am I thereby required to believe or profess, that the Pope is infallible...
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| Title | A Portraiture of the Roman Catholic Religion: Or, an Unprejudiced Sketch of the History, Doctrines, Opinions, Discipline, and Present State of Catholicism : with an Appendix Containing a Summary of the Laws Now in Force Against English and Irish Catholics |
| Author | Joseph Nightingale |
| Publisher | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 547 pages |
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