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tenets of popery in too open and undisguised a manner, and thus exhibit it in its own colours, as an anti-scriptural system. This assertion will be justified by comparing the work in question with another Roman-catholic translation, published in Dublin, "by permission."* Out of a great number of instances that might be adduced, a few specimens only will be selected, for the sake of brevity. It will be convenient to arrange them under three divisions-omissions, additions, mistranslations.

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Dublin Edition, 1816. "By the sacraments only, so that the form of them be kept, sins may be forgiven; but otherwise there is no power of absolving from sin given to the church; Whence it follows that the priests as well as the sacraments are, as it were, instruments to the forgiveness of sins, by which Christ our Lord, who is the very author and giver of salvation, works in us forgiveness of sins, and righteousness." p. 82.

"There is no greater punishment to be feared from God for any sin whatsoever, than if this thing [the eucharist], which is full of all sanctity, or rather which contains the author and fountain of sanctity, be not holily and religiously used by the faithful." p. 163.

"As that holy and learned man Hilarius has written concerning the truth of Christ's flesh and blood," &c. p. 177.

"But there is another point to be explained by the pastors, whence it may plainly be known, that the true body and blood of the Lord is contained in the eucharist." Ibid.

Donovan's Edition, 1829. "Sins can be forgiven only through the sacraments, duly administered. The church has received no power otherwise to remit sin." p. 110.

"For no crime is there reserved by God a more terrible vengeance than for the sacrilegious abuse of this adorable sacrament, which is replete with holiness itself." p. 206.

"To use the admirable words of St. Hilary, a man not less eminent for piety than learning." p. 222.

"The pastor will also produce another passage from scripture in proof of this sublime truth." Ibid.

* "The Catechism composed by the decree of the Council of Trent, and published by command of Pope Pius the Fifth. A new edition, faithfully translated into English, by permission." Dublin, 1816.

The passages omitted are printed in italics.

Dublin Edition, 1816. "The pastors must explain not only that the true body of Christ, and whatsoever belongs to the true nature of a body, as bones and sinews, but also that whole Christ is contained in this sacrament." p. 181.

"Now after this" (the subject is ' inward penance,' or ' penance as a virtue,') "there follows, as the companion thereof, grief and sorrow, which is a disturbance and affliction, and by many is called a passion, joined with the detestation of sin. Therefore according to many of the holy fathers, the definition of this kind of penance is declared in the grief of the soul." p. 206.

"Virginity is rather highly commended and persuaded to every one, and that by sacred scripture." p. 275. "Acceptable also to God, and his saints which are in heaven." p. 335.

Donovan's Edition, 1829.

"The pastor will also explain to the faithful, that in this sacrament are contained not only the true body of Christ, and all the constituents of a true body, but also Christ whole and entire." p. 226.

"It is accompanied with a sincere sorrow, which is an agitation and affection of the mind, and is called by many a passion, and if accompanied with detestation, is, as it were, the companion of sin; it must, however," &c. p. 254.

"Virginity is highly exalted and strongly recommended in scripture.” p. 328.

"Most pleasing in the sight of God and of his saints." p. 389.

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† “Ut qui ab eâ in judicium vocentur, puniantur, et anathemate damnentur." It will be seen that both the editions are faulty here: the Dublin edition entirely omits the word "punished," while the professor interpolates the word "spiritual," to make us believe that the power of the "secular arm" is not intended!

Dublin Edition, 1816.

priest may pronounce no less truly, concerning that man also who, by virtue of a most ardent contrition, (yet so as that he has the wish of confession,) has obtained from God the pardon of his sins.” p. 211.

Donovan's Edition, 1829. pronounced by the priest over him who, by means of perfect contrition, has already obtained the pardon of his sins. Perfect contrition, it is true reconciles the sinner to God, but his justification is not to be ascribed to perfect contrition, independently of the desire which it includes of receiving the sacrament of penance.” p. 259.

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III. MISTRANSLATIONS.

"Received from the apostle." p.

"All others, which falsely claim to themselves that name, [of the Church,'] and being also led by the spirit of the devil," &c. p. 76.

"Which words [1 Cor. xi. 26] shew the true substance of the body and blood of Christ our Lord." p. 177. "It was said by the Prince of Apostles." p. 264.

"Delivered by Peter, the prince of apostles." p. 266.

"They [the apostles] very well knew how great and how many advantages might arise to the Christian society, if the faithful rightly understood the holiness of matrimony, and kept it inviolable; and, on the contrary, it not being understood, or neglected, many great calamities and injuries are brought upon the church." p. 271.

"We ought, indeed, at all times to pay the duties of honour to our parents; but especially when they are dangerously sick, for then we must endeavour that nothing be

"Received from apostolical tradition." p. 64.

"All other societies arrogating to themselves the name of Church, because guided by the spirit of darkness," &c. p. 102.

"Words which prove to demonstration the real presence of Jesus Christ." p. 222.

"The doctrine of St. Peter." p.

317.

"Peter also has left," &c. p. 319.

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They well understood the numerous and important advantages which must flow to Christian society from a knowledge of the sanctity and an inviolable observance of the obligations of marriage; while they saw that from an ignorance of the former, and a disregard of the latter, marriage must prove the fertile source of the greatest evils, and the heaviest calamities to the church of God." p. 324.*

"We should then pay particular attention to what regards their eternal salvation, taking especial care that they duly receive the last sacraments." p. 390.

* The object of the compilers of the Catechism was to shew that great evils and calamities have arisen from neglect of the obligations of marriage; but the professor has so constructed his translation, that marriage itself is represented as the source of those evils and calamities.

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Many more passages might have been adduced. These, however, will suffice to convince the reader that Romancatholic translations ought to be carefully watched.*

* At page 82, an entire paragraph is omitted. In another place, enumerating the incentives to irregular desire, the authors mention "obscene books," which are as much to be avoided (they say) as indecent images. They add, (referring to the decree on the use of images,) "let the pastor chiefly take care that those things be studiously observed which have been piously and religiously decreed by the holy Council of Trent, concerning those points."-Dublin edition, p. 356. Professor Donovan has virtually suppressed this passage, by placing it as a note at the bottom of the page in the original Latin! The reason is obvious; he was unwilling to have it believed that the images adored by Roman Catholics are ever disgraced by anything approaching to indecency. But why was the admonition given?

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CHAPTER XVII.

POPE PIUS'S CREED.-CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS.

Decree respecting the Observance of the Enactments of the Council-Bull of Confirmation-Pope Pius's Creed-Concluding Observations-Popery and Christianity contrasted.

THE concluding portion of the last decree of the council evinces the anxiety felt by the fathers for the due observance of their enactments; and the manner in which they decreed such observance to be enforced deserves particular notice, since a claim is openly advanced which some would fain persuade us has been long ago relinquished.

"So great has been the calamity of these times, and the inveterate malice of the heretics, that no explanations of our faith have been given, however clear, nor any decrees passed, however express, which, influenced by the enemy of mankind, they have not defiled by some error. For which cause the holy council has taken particular care to condemn and anathematize the principal errors of the heretics of our age, and to deliver and teach the true and catholic doctrine: this has been done-the council has condemned, anathematized, and defined. But since so many bishops, called from different provinces of the Christian world, could be no longer absent from their churches without great loss and universal peril to the flock; and no hope remained that the heretics would come hither any more, after having been so often invited and so long waited for, and having received the pledge of safety, according to their desire; and therefore it was necessary to put an end to this holy council; it now remains that all princes be exhorted in the Lord, as they now are, not to permit its decrees to be corrupted or violated by the heretics, but to ensure their devout reception and faithful observance, by them and by all others. But if any difficulty should arise in regard to their reception, or any circumstances occur, which indeed are not

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