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Vindiciĉ Ecclesiĉ Anglicanĉ. Letters to C. Butler [occasioned by the Book of the Roman-Catholic Church], Comprising Essays on the Romish
Vindici Ecclesi Anglican Letters to C Butler Comprising Essays on the Romish - occasioned by the Book of the Roman-Catholic Church Author:Robert Southey Title: Vindiciĉ Ecclesiĉ Anglicanĉ. Letters to C. Butler [occasioned by the Book of the Roman-Catholic Church], Comprising Essays on the Romish Religion and Vindicating the Book of the Church General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1826 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustratio... more »ns and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: 14 PROPER STYLE OF CONTROVERSY. I Pursue your arrangement, Sir, because my intention of making this volume an answer to yours in all its parts, may be facilitated by making it as far as possible its counterpart. That order leads me to notice your remarks upon the spirit in which controversies of this nature ought to be conducted. Just as I had come to this part of the subject, the British Catholic Association passed its vote of " thanks to Mr. Charles Butler, for his able refutation of the calumnies heaped upon the (Roman) Catholic Church by the Poet Laureate, Mr. Southey, in his Book of the Church." The thanks of that body, Sir, you have well deserved : but it is somewhat premature to decree a triumph before the field is won, and while too the antagonist is in full heart and strength. As to thecharge of calumny, whether that will rest upon the Book of the Church, or the Roman Catholic Association, remains to be proved. Dr. Milner is included in the same vote of thanks : whatever notice I may think proper to bestow upon his obser- vations, will be included therefore in this reply; but I must premise that the Titular Bishop is not included in those acknowledgements of courtesy and expressions of respect, which are made with perfect sincerity towards you. You state, Sir, in the words of Father Jones, " a Benedictine, called in religion Father Le- ander a Sancto Martino," the points both of discipline and doctrine...« less