Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX TO CHAPTER II. Note A., page 248. NOTE A. That the Roman Catholics generally, both in England and in Ireland, That Boattended the reformed worship at this time, is attested by all our most manists "In the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's reign, the Roman Catholics universally throughout England observed the Act of Uniformity, and went to their parish churches, where the English Liturgy was constantly used. They continued doing so for eleven years, till Pope Pius V. (who had before, in a letter to the Queen, offered to allow this Liturgy, as not contrary to truth) issued out his famous Bull, by which he excommunicated her, and absolved her subjects from their allegiance. Upon this extravagant act of the Papal power, some few of the leading men withdrew from the public churches; but still the Roman Catholics in general continued to repair to them until after the twentieth year of the Queen, when Campian and other Jesuits, being sent into England, laboured all they could to engage them not to resort thither for worship. Pope Gregory XIII., following his predecessor's steps, renewed his Bull, and excommunicated the Queen again; and Father Parsons published a treatise, entitled De sacris alienis non adeundis, endeavouring to prove it unlawful to go to a schismatical worship, and to join in the use of a lawful Liturgy, with persons that were not of the Papal communion. This doctrine was not immediately received: the Jesuit's book was answered by some of the secular priests of the Church of Rome; and the matter was argued pro and con in various tracts till the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign. King James, incensed at Pope Clement the Ninth's Bull, which enjoined the Roman Catholics to keep out the Scotch heretic, unless he would reconcile himself to Some, a...
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