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Richardson's Popery Unmasked. London. 1825.

Thorpe's (the Independent minister) Destinies of the British Empire. London. 1831.-Mr. Thorpe's work should be read by all seceders from the Church of England, in this age of apostacy and liberalism.

Whately's (the Rev. Dr.) Errors of Romanism. London. 1830. Bishop Burnet's History of the Reformation. Oxford University Press edition.

1831.

The Works of Bishops Hall, Usher, Stillingfleet, and Archbishop Tillotson.-Any and all of which are invaluable for controversy and sound doctrine.

MONUMENS INÉDITS DE L'HISTOIRE DE FRANCE. A Paris, Crapelet. London: Treuttell and Co. 1830.-Contains, Part I. the Secret Correspondence of Charles the Ninth, with Le Sieur Mandelot, the Governor of Lyons, during the year 1572, (the epoch of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew.)-Part II. Lettres des seize au Roi d'Espagne Phillipe II. Armée, 1591.—This work, and the works of the President De Thou and his son, should be read for the illustration of Dr. Lingard's Apologetic Sophistry on behalf of the Church of Rome.

Finch's Sketch of the Romish Controversy. London. 1831.-Very useful, on account of its accurate references to original writers. LETTRES DE SAINT PIE V. Sur les Affaires Religieuses de son temps en France, &c. Par de Potter a Bruxelles. 1827.-This is a second, or abridged edition, of the scarce and valuable work published at Antwerp, 1640, by Fran. Goubau.

Henry's History of England. Vol. X. Parts I. and II.
Middleton's (Dr.) Errors of Romanism.

Bingham's Antiquities of the Christian Church.

Keith's Signs of the Times. 2 vols. Edinburgh. 1832. Kenny's Doctrines of the Church of Rome. London. Rivingtons.

1818.

Matthias's Compendious History of the Council of Trent.-An excellent abridgment of the acts of this council.

The Life and Pontificate of Gregory VII. (Hildebrand,) by Sir Roger Greisly, Bart. London. 1832. Longman and Co.

The Life and Pontificate of Pius V. by the Rev. J. Mendham, M.A. London. 1832.-These two works are of the first standard mportance, exemplifying the lives and proceedings of two of the most celebrated Roman Pontiffs; and contain an abundance of

original and authentic information, on many of the most weighty circumstances detailed in Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History, &c. With regard to an extensive knowledge of ancient authors, and the Arcana Selecta of the Papacy, Mr. Mendham ranks one of the ablest champions of Protestantism of the present age.

Short's Sketch of the History of the Church of England. London. 1832. Rivingtons.—“ transeat in exemplum," has been applied to it, by an able reviewer; the information contained to 1688 is original and valuable.

DIGEST OF EVIDENCE on the State of Ireland, by Phelan and O'Sullivan. Dublin. 1827-Important and valuable.

Religious and Literary Life of Adam Clarke, L.LD. London. 1833. Very interesting.

Cunninghame's Apostacy of the Church of Rome. 2d edit. Edinburgh. 1833.-The Author's name is a sufficient passport-an earnest of the talent and veracity of his work.

M'Gavin's Protestant. (American edit.) reprinted from the ninth Glasgow edit. Hartford, U. S. 1833.-Contains a splendid exposé of Jesuitism, Monachism, and Romanism, in America.— Compare "Baxter's Key." London. 8vo. 1674, which ought to be reprinted and republished, with suitable additions, at this time.

Jenkyn's Remains of Cranmer. Oxford University Press. 1833. -A sound Protestant work, highly honourable to the university, and creditable to the author.

Ecclesia Anglicana. 8vo. London. 1833. Rivingtons.-An elegant literary and theological poem, in vindication of the Church of England.

Smedley's Reformed Religion in France. 1832. Rivingtons.

Allport's Davenant on the Colossians. London. 1831 and 1832. 2 vols. Hamilton; and Birmingham, Beilby and Co.-This work is an elaborate and original translation from the Latin of Bishop Davenant, and is, unquestionably, one of the best theological productions of the present century. It abounds with illustrations, doctrinal and practical, of the errors of the Romish Church, on the authority of the ancient fathers, &c. cited by that eminent divine and profound polemist; and the able translator, by his copious additions, has rendered it a truly valuable apanage to the literary possessions of the English Protestant Church Militant.

Bishop Butler's Analogy of Natural and Revealed Religion.
Chauffepie, Dictionnaire Historique. Tom. 4. Thorndike.

Heylot's Histoire des Ordres Religieux. 8 tom. 4to. Paris. 1792. Sir W. Twysden's Historical Vindication of the Church of England. (Scarce.)

Roscoe's Translation of the Life of Scipion de Rici, Bishop of Pistoia. (Par de Potter. Bruxelles. 1825.) London. 1829.Illustrative of the immoralities of celibacy and auricular confession, as ordained by the Church of Rome.

Collier's Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain.

Fuller's Church History of Britain.

For the state and progress of Catholicism in Germany, the works of the candid Roman Catholic author, Alexander Muller, of Neustadt, and the able Protestant controversialist, Dr. Fridolin Huber, of Frankfort sur la Maine, may be consulted with advantage. BONAVENTURA'S WORKS.

In exposition of the recognised idolatrous worship and doctrines of the Church of Rome, the most conclusive proof is contained in the writings of Bonaventura, authenticated by Waddin, in his Scriptores ordo min. Romæ, 1658, pp. 60 to 75. But the Romish Ritual, in its present form, was fixed by a decree of Paul V. anno dom. 1614. Bonaventura's Works were reprinted by authority of a Bull of Pius V. at the Vatican Press, 1588.-The whole collection contains seven large folio volumes,—they are difficult of access; but there is a fine copy of his Psaltarium B. Virginis, preserved in the Bodleian Library. Oxford—(6th edition, dedicated to Pope Clement VII). The Psaltarium is a complete parody, or transformation, of the sublime application of the entire Psalms of David, addressed to God and Christ, to the Virgin Mary, to the end. The first Psalm commences,-" Blessed is the man who loves thy name, O Virgin Mary," &c. The second, "Why have our enemies raged and meditated against us vain things.-Let thy right hand protect us, O mother of God!!" The 130th Psalm begins, "Out of the depths have I cried to thee, Lady, Lady, (Domina,) hear my voice!!!"

Nothing short of a probable denial, would justify the translation of such blasphemy, although in a somewhat minor degree it is to be found in the devotional books, HOURS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN, GRADUALS, ANTIPHONERS, THE GARDEN OF THE SOUL, THE MONTH OF MARY, or of May, (French.) Ceremonies, &c. &c. For a full account of which see Zaccharia's Bibliotheca Ritualis.

For a full and conclusive exposition of the confirmed secret system of the Church of Rome, in Ireland, doctrinal and practical, as sanctioned by her Archbishops and Bishops, vide DEN'S THEOLOGY, or Body of Divinity, (for the exclusive use of the Priests,) 2d. edition. Dublin. 1833.-See also, THE BOOK OF RATES OF THE CHURCH AND COURT OF ROME, containing the Bulls, Dis

pensations, Indulgencies, Pardons, &c. for all kinds of offences, with the several sums to be paid for them, by Anthony Egan, B..D London. 1825. Eèdes, Little Knight Ryder Street, Doctors' Commons.

The authorised version of the Roman Catholic Bible was thus advertised in Cork, in the year 1814:

"A new, superb, and elegant edition of the Catholic Bible, now publishing in Numbers and Parts, by J. A. M‘Namara, Cork, under the Patronage of his Grace the most Rev. Dr. O'Reilly, Roman Catholic Lord Primate of all Ireland; his Grace the most Rev. Dr. Troy, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin; his Grace the most Rev. Dr. Murray, Coadjutor Archbishop of Dublin, and President of the Royal College of Maynooth; the Roman Catholic Bishops of Cork, Waterford, Ferns, Leighlin, Kilmore, Ossory, &c. containing the whole of the Books in the Sacred Scripture, explained or illustrated with Notes or Annotations, according to the Interpretation of the Catholic Church, which is our infallible and unerring guide in reading the Holy Scriptures, and bringing men to salvation." It was also published in Dublin, cum Ecclesiæ C. R. privilegio, A.D. 1814, and also in 1818.

The following annotations are extracted from it, and by the authority attributed to Romish ecclesiastical tradition, they are stated and expounded by the pastors of that Church to be equally binding on the conscience of a Papist with the Holy Scriptures themselves.

"PROTESTANTS are heretics and schismatics-the bane and disease of this time."-Note on John xiv. 28.

"All the definitions and marks of a heretic fall upon them."-On Titus iii. 10.

"The Church of GOD, calling the Protestants' doctrine heresy, IN THE WORST SORT that ever was, doth right, and most justly."-On Acts xxviii. 22. "The new pretended Church service of England is in schism and heresy, and, therefore, not only unprofitable, but DAMNABLE."-On Acts x. 9.

"He (Christ) could not abide to see the temple of God so profaned-How, then, can he abide the profaning of the Churches now, with heretical service, and preaching of heresy and blasphemy? If the temple was then a den of thieves, how much more now, when the house appointed for the holy sacrifice and sacrament of the body of CHRIST is made a den of thieves for the ministers of CALVIN'S breed."-On Mark xi. 17.

"The PRAYER OF A SCHISMATIC (i. e. PROTESTANT) CANNOT BE HEARD IN HEAVEN."-On John xv. 7.

"The speeches, preaching, and writings of heretics (Protestants), are pestiferous, contagious, and creeping like a canker: therefore Christian men must never hear their sermons, nor read their books."-On 2 Tim. ii. 17.

"The devil acknowledging the Son of GOD was bid to hold his peace; therefore neither heretics' (Protestants) sermons must be heard, no, not though

they preach the truth. So is it of their prayers and services, which, being never so good in itself, is not acceptable to GOD out of their mouths: yea, it is no better than the HOWLING OF WOLVES."-On Mark iii. 12.

"A Christian man is especially bound to burn and deface all heretical books; and, therefore, Protestant Bibles, Prayer Books," &c.-On Acts xix. 19. THE TRANSLATORS OF THE ENGLISH PROTESTANT BIBLE OUGHT TO BE ABHORRED TO THE DEPTH OF HELL."-On Heb. v. 7.

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"Roman Catholics must avoid them (Protestants), because their familiarity is contagious and noisome to good men but in matters of religion, in praying, reading their books, hearing their sermons, presence at their service, and all other communication with them in spiritual things, it is a GREAT DAMNABLE SIN to deal with them."-On John ii. 10.

"The GOOD (i. e. the Papists) must tolerate the EVIL (i. e. the Protestants), when it is so strong that it cannot be redressed without danger or disturbance of the whole Church; otherwise, where evil men, be they heretics, or OTHER MALEFACTORS, may be punished, and suppressed, without disturbance and hazard of the good, they may, and ought, by public authority, either SPIRITUAL or TEMPORAL, to be chastised or EXECUTED."-On Matthew xiii. 29.

"Not justice, not all rigorous punishment of sinners is forbidden; nor are the Church and princes blamed for putting heretics to death; but that none of these should be done of our particular revenge, or without discretion, and regard of their amendment, and example for others."-On Luke ix. 55.

"All heretics, though in the beginning they may appear to have some show of truth, yet, in due time, their deceit and falsehoods shall be known by all wise men; though for troubling the state of such commonwealths, where unluckily, they have been received, they cannot BE SO SUDDENLY EXTIRPATED."-On 2 Tim. iii. 9.

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The Protestant clergy, of all denominations, are further described, in this authorised popish Bible, as THIEVES, MURderers, and MINISTERS OF THE DEVIL."-On John x. 1. They and their flocks, as supporters of the Protestant heresy, are declared to be in a rebellion and damnable revolt against the priests of God's Church; that rebellion (which they declare) is the bane of our days."-On Heb. xiii. 17. The Papists are commanded by this Bible, their authorised divine oracle, to be zealous and stout against heretics, of what sort soever, remembering the example of holy Elias, who, in zeal, killed 450 false prophets.— On Rev. ii. 6. 20. "When Rome puts heretics to death, and allows their punishment in other countries, their blood (the blood of the Protestants) is not called the blood of saints, no more than the blood of thieves, man-killers, and other malefactors (is so called), for the shedding of which, by order of justice, no commonwealth shall answer."-On Rev. xvii. 6. In another annota

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