Church And State Or Christian Liberty An Earnest Address On The Establishment Of The Hierarchy

Author : A. Welby Pugin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333992873
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book An Earnest Address, on the Establishment of the Hierarchy (Classic Reprint) written by A. Welby Pugin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Earnest Address, on the Establishment of the Hierarchy It'is impossible, in the compass of this sh'ort' address, 'to enter into the historical details connected with this important period, and'which I hope shortly to set forth 'at length in a treatise, which I am preparing on the English schism. But in order to make good my argument, it will be necessary to take a rapid'view of the succeeding reigns of Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth. Soon after the decease of Henry VIII., many considerable alterations were introduced in the manner of delebrating divine service, through -the in uence of the Pro tector, Somerset, aided by Cranmer. This first change was a translation of the. Massjinto English, with little or no alteration of 'imptirtance, and excepting the irregularity of its introduction and the question of the expediency of such a translation, it was accompanied by little that was objectionable, and from its accord ance with the old ritual, was generally received, the vestrnents and many of the old ceremonies were retained, and altogether this alteration was not so shocking to the feelings of the people. But it was rapidly succeeded by' a second, concocted under Genevan in uence, full of heresies, and altogether repugnant to Catholic practices and doctrines, but backed by the power of a tyrannical government, this second book was forced on tne clergy and the nation, and I grieve to 'relate thabit was used by a great majority of the 'old priests, though by no means com parable to that which is now in use, and in Which several. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."