Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Protestant, Vol. 1: Essays on the Principal Points of Controversy Between the Church of Rome and the Reformed
The volumes of the protestant, of which a new edition is now offered to the public, originated in a newspaper puff about the pretended holiness of the popish chapel, lately erected in Glasgow. 'the exposure of the absurdity of the' pretence led to a defence of it by some persons of the Romish communion; and a number Of let ters on both sides were published in the Glasgow Chronicle, in the summer of 1818. These constitute the first part of volume first; and what follows is a series of essays, published weekly, for four years, embracing the principal points of controversy between the church of Rome, on the one hand, and the different communions known by the name of Protestant, on the other. The author made comparatively little account of the differences of Opinion and practice which exist among the latter, not because he thought them unimportant, but because he wished to keep by the one point Of exposing the errors, impositions and idolatry of _the papal church, which make it not only law ful, but the duty of all Christians to separatefrom her communion; and thus to vindi cate the Protestant churches, in the matter of their separation, whatever mistakes any of them may have fallen into in other respects. His success in this undertaking may be inferred from the high approbation Of Protestants of distinguished rank and learn ing, in each of the'three kingdoms; perhaps still more from the approbation of thousands, whose learning consists of little more than their knowledge of the word of God; and perhaps most of all from the almost unparalleled abuse heaped upon him by those whose principles and practices he exposed. 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.
