An edition of Letters to the Rt. Rev. John Hughes, Roman Catholic Bishop of New York
(1851)
Letters to the Rt. Rev. John Hughes, Roman Catholic Bishop of New York
by Samuel Irenæus Prime and Murray, Nicholas, 1802-1861
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS.
LETTER INTRODUCTORY.
Romanism is not the Religion for America Page 13
LETTER I.
Introduction 37
LETTER II.
Causes of early Misgivings. — Priestly Miracles. — Purgatory. — Praying to Saints 42
LETTER III.
Causes of early Misgivings continued. — Confession. — Holy Wells. — Prohibiting the Bible. — An Incident 49
LETTER IV.
Transition from Popery to Infidelity. — Inquiry awakened. — Abstinence from Meats.— The Mass. — Confession. — Transubstantiation. — Religion vanishes 61
LETTER V.
Popery makes the Masses superstitious, the intelligent Infidels.— Who go to Confession 1 — Ireland. — France. — Other countries. — Reasons why Popery debases. — The Days of Popery numbered 68
LETTER VI.
Popery has degraded Ireland. — Evidences of its Degradation. — Abseneeism. — Spe-letting. — Tithes. — The Priest's cry for Money. 76
LETTER VII.
Reasons for not returning to the Papal Church. — Prohibition of the Scriptures. — The Way and Manner of Papal Worship. — Ceremonial Law of Popery. — Obstructions raised between God and the Soul 82
LETTER VIII.
Farther Reasons for not returning to the Papal Church. — Celibacy of the Clergy. — Auricular Confessions. — A call on Irish Papists to assert their Rights Page 90
LETTER IX.
Reasons which prevent from returning to the Papal Church continued. — Purgatory. — T ransubstantiation 98
LETTER X.
Is the Church of Rome a Church of Christ? 106
LETTER XI.
The Effects of Popery on Liberty, Knowledge, Happiness, true Religion 116
LETTER XII.
Conclusion of the whole matter 124
SECOND SERIES.
Introduction Page 135
LETTER I.
Reasons for this Second Series. — Why addressed to Bishop Hughes. — Evil days have come upon Popery 139
LETTER II.
Extreme Unction. — Its Meaning. — The way of administering it. — James, v., 14, 15. — It enriches the Church. — An Incident 146
LETTER III.
The pretended Sacrament of Penance described. — No Scripture Warrant for it. — Its Absurdities. — A personal Inquiry 154
LETTER IV.
Miracles. — Milner's Vindication. — Many Examples. — Legends of the Saints. — A Miracle of my own working. — Why so few Miracles since the Reformation 163
LETTER V.
Marks of the Papal being the true Church considered. — Unity — Sanctity — Catholicity — Apostolicity — Infallibility Page 172
LETTER VI.
Relics. — Relics the Parent of Miracles. — The Importance of Relics. — Specimens of Relics. — The Abuses of Relics. — Indulgences — To whom and by whom granted — Their fearful Effects 182
LETTER VII.
Unmeaningness of Romish Doctrines and Ceremonies. — Baptism. — The Mass. — Penance. — Extreme Unction. — Holy Water. — Prayers to the Saints. — Withholding the Scriptures 192
LETTER VIII.
The Destiny of the Papacy. — Its Growth. — Its History not yet written. — The Reformation. — Reasons for the Extinction of Popery : 1. Incapable of Reformation ; 2. Its Reformation impossible; 3. Opposed by the Intelligence of the World ; 4. By its Piety ; 5. The Causes which gave it Origin passing away ; 6. Its Extinction ordained ; 7. How it is to be done 202 LETTER IX.
To all, and especially to American, Roman Catholics 212
LETTER X.
Conclusion. — The Indian Devotee. — Faith in Christ saves. — The dying Thief. — Peter at the Feast of Pentecost. — The Plan of Salvation. — The Gospel and Papal Way of Salvation contrasted. — A Call upon Irish Roman Catholics 221
THIRD SERIES.
Introductory Note Page 233
LETTER I.
Introduction. — Free Discussion important. — Bishop Hughes commencing answering before reading Kirwan. — Excuse fo the Charge
of Insincerity — Other Accounts settled. — Controversy on Romanism among the People. — Object of these Letters 235
LETTER II.
Bishop Hughes's Letters characterized. — Coolness of their Statements. — Their Argument one enforcing Despotism. — The Principle that the Bible has no Authority but what the Church gives it,
and that it must be understood as the Church interprets it, examined Page 244
LETTER III.
Examination of Church Interpretation continued 253
LETTER IV.
Examination of Church Interpretation continued. — Its destructive Consequences. — It is a monstrous Assumption 261
LETTER V.
The Papal Church Theory. — A Mistake in selecting Peter for the Tiara. — The Prayer of Christ for Peter realized for him and all his
Successors. — The question, Was Peter Pope? examined 269
LETTER VI.
Was Peter Pope? — Examination continued. — But two Arguments that can not be answered. — Tillotson's Opinion 278
LETTER VII.
Papal Claim to Infallibility examined and refuted 287
LETTER VIII.
The Assertion that there are but two Principles, Authority and Reason, for the determining of the Meaning of Scripture, examined and confuted 296
LETTER IX.
The Bishop's six Letters to Kirwan reviewed 307
LETTER X.
An Appeal to all Roman Catholics 320
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