word; one, by which I have ever offended, either against charity, or even against civility.

No person admires more than I do, the golden sentence of St. Francis of Sales,that “ a good christian is never outdone in “ good manners.”

With the greatest respect,

I have the honour to be,

Your most obedient Servant,

CHARLES BUTLER.

Lincoln's-Inn, 4 November 1824.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION - - - - - - page 1

I.-The proper Style of Controversy - - - 2

II. - The Creed of Pope Pius IV. . -

5

III.-Observations on such of the Articles in it as are

expressed in general terms - - - 8

Ć IV.--Application of thiese Observations to doctor Southey's

Charge against the Roman-catholic Church, that

her Doctrines are corrupt - - ... 11

.

! LETTER I.

General Diffusion of the Roman-catholic Religion -

i . . . . LETTER II.

First Introduction of Christianity -

-

-

- 20

LETTER III.

The Anglo-Saxons - - - - - - - 23

1.-History of their Conversion to Christianity - 24

2.-Conformity of the Religion preached to the Anglo-

Saxon Missionaries, to that now taught by the

Roman-catholic Church - - - - 28

3.—The Doctrine taught in Monasteries-Great Mis-

representation of it by two eminent protestant

Writers - - - - - - 33.

4.-Miracles performed by the Anglo-Saxon Mission-

LETTER IV.

Causes which promoted the Success of Christianity among the

Anglo-Saxons - - - - - - page 50

1.–The Conduct of the Missionaries its chief

cause - - - .. - - ib.

2.-Unfounded Charge brought by doctor Southey

against the Anglo-Saxon Clergy · · 53

3.--Alleged purer Faith of the Welch

LETTER VI.

The Anglo-Saxon Church--Saint Dunstan -

istis 1.-Early Years of Saint Dunstan - - -

2.--His Conduct towards King Edwin - -

3.-His Conduct towards King Edgar - ..

4.-His Regulations for the Celibacy of the Clergy 64

5.-His substitution of the Benedictine Monks to the

Secular Canons - - - - - 66

6.-His Miracles - - - - - -

LETTER VII.

1. Charges against the Monks of withholding Knowledge, and of

a Disposition to immoderate Sererity - - - 73

2.- Investitures—Saint Anselm - - - .. . 76

LETTER VIII.

Immunities of the Church, Saint Thomas d Becket - - 80

LETTER IX.

h. Cession bey King John of the Sovereignty of England to Pope

Innocent III. - - - -

- • 91

20-- Temporal Power of the Pope - - ',. . 93

LETTER X.

View of the Roman-catholic System - - .- page 99

: 1.-Devotion to the Virgin Mary—the Saints --respect

i to the Cross, and to the Relics of the Saints 100

2.-Purgatory, and Prayers for the Dead - - 104

3.-Auricular Confession-Indulgences - - 106

4.-Grace and Free: will - - - -

· 113

5.-Transubstantiation - - - - - 117

6.-1. The Authority of the Pope - - - 120

2. Universal Doctrine of the Roman-catholics

respecting the Supremacy of the Pope - 122

3. Difference between Transalpine and Cisalpine

Doctrines on the temporal and spiritual Power

of the Pope - - - - - 123

4. Remarks on Doctor Southey's Crimination of

the Roman-catholic Church, in consequence

of the alleged intemperate Expressions of

some of her Writers on the Pope's Autho-

rity • - - - - - - 127

5. Defence by a Roman-catholic Divine of the

Roman-catholic Church, against Charges

brought against her by the present Bishop

of Winchester - - - - - 136

LETTER XI.

Rise of the Reformation - - - ... - - 141

1.- Rise of the Reformation - Persecution under the

House of Lancaster - - - - 143

2.-- The Mendicant and other religious Orders of the

Roman-catholic Church - - - - 151

LETTER XI.

,

Henry VIII. .' - - - - . - - - 169

1.-Has England gained by the Reformation in tem-

- poral Happiness? . .

- - 170

2.—Or in spiritual Wisdom? - - . - 172

· 3.—Was the Reformation attended by a general Im-

provement in Morals ? - - - - 174

Henry VIII.-continued.

4.-Was the Revival of Letters owing to the Reforma-

tion, or materially forwarded by it ? - page 180

5.-Was the Dissolution of Monasteries justified by the

Conduct of the religious Orders ? - - 186

6.-Was the Church of Rome negligent in remedying

Ecclesiastical Abuses - - - - 189

7.-Is doctor Southey's Abuse of former and pre-

- sent Catholic Historical Writers merited by

- them? - - - - - - 192

LETTER XIV.

Queen Mary ... - - - - - - 208

1.-Persecution of the Protestants in the Reign of

Queen Mary - - - - - - ib.

2.–Archbishop Cranmer and Bishop Latimer - 218

3.-Character of Queen Mary's Reign .' - 223

LETTER XV.

Queen Elizabeth - - - - - - - 226

1.- The Establishment of the Protestant Religion in

the Reign of Queen Elizabeth— Observation

on some Statements respecting it in " The

Book of the Church" . - - - ib.

2.-Summary of the Laws passed in the Reign of

Queen Elizabeth against Roman-catholics - 234

3.-Executions of the Roman-catholies under the

sanguinary Code of Queen Elizabeth - 241

4.- Justification of the Persecutions, on the ground

of the traitorous Principles of the Foreign Semi-

narists, and the general Disloyalty of the Roman-

catholics

- - - - - - 258

5.- Justification of the Persecutions, on the ground of