Bishop Jewell,* as a farther confirmation of these facts, informs us, that in a certain edition of the Commentaries of Origen upon the Gospel of St. John the whole sixth chapter is omitted: because that learned Father has there delivered many things contrary to the opinions of the Papists concerning the Eucharist; for they choose rather to mutilate and deface this learned Doctor, than suffer any thing to appear in the world contrary to their Creed.

It may perhaps be objected that these are antiquated facts: that it is not possible for the Church of Rome to be accountable for the individual acts of all its members; and that however true these accusations may be, still, these practices have long ceased under the milder influence and more enlightened sway of modern Popery. But what will the world say, when they find the great Champion of the Romanists citing passages from works which have been thus mutilated; and extolling the piety and evangelical purity of Augustine, the Italian Monk, as if he were a worthy inheritor of the name of the celebrated and truly Catholic Bishop of Hippo.

* See Commencement of Chap. V. of the Apology.

But let Mr. Butler speak for himself. "About twelve hundred years ago, and above nine hundred years before the introduction of Protestantism, Augustine with his companions brought the Light of Faith into this Island. They derived their commission from the great, and only acknowledged source of spiritual authority; and in their Faith and Communion they were united with every orthodox community of the Christian Universe. Their Faith,* my brethren, was the same which you and I adore at present. In their private and public characters, they were men eminent for their virtues, practising not only the precepts, but the counsels of the Gospel; despising all earthly satisfactions, and attentive only to their own Salvation, and to the Salvation of their neighbours. Their employments, when not engaged in the active occupation of their ministry, were prayer, watching, penance, and mortification. As for their conduct in the sacred ministry, it was such as became Apostles!! They preached and acted as did once the envoys of Jesus Christ! Fired with the love of God, and animated with charity to their fellow men, they joined the ar

Mr. Butler here cites Dr. Fletcher's Sermons, vol. 2, p. 14.

dour of zeal to the tenderness of benevolence. They gained proselytes, but it was by the eloquence of truth, assisted by the eloquence of meekness, humility, and piety."

After some further Encomiums on the Character of this Augustine, we are informed that eighty-two years after his arrival,* this mild, holy, and beneficent Religion which he preached was spread in every part of Anglo-Saxon England: and as an authority for these facts every "Candid Protestant" is referred to the writings of the venerable Bede. "May I not," says Mr. Butler, 66 confidently call upon all, who are conversant with those valuable pages, to inform me whether the Gospel inculcates a single duty, or recommends a single practice, which does not appear to have been taught and recommended by the Apostles of the Anglo-Saxons, and their Successors?"

It is not our intention in this place to offer the slightest comment on the manner in which Mr. Butler invariably alludes to the Protestant

*The Book of the Roman Catholic Church, p. 27.-p. 30.

Church but as an appeal has been to the writings of Bede, we have inserted an extract from Bishop Jewell's Defence, which not only throws considerable Light on the Character of Augustine; but also teaches us how far we may rely on the Statements contained in the writings of Papists and as Mr. B. has expressed his regrets that Dr. Southey has not cited the authors from whom his information was derived, we have endeavoured to meet his wishes on this subject by giving the passage entire, with the authorities quoted by the learned Prelate.

"That Augustine, the Monke of Rome, broughte firste the Faithe into this Lande, it is utterly untrue. For, as I have saide before, it appeareth plainely by Sundrie the Ancient Fathers, Origen, Tertullian, Chrysostom, Hilary, Theodoret, Eusebius, and others, that the Faithe of Christe had benne universally received, and perfitely rooted in this Realme many hundred yeares before this Augustine the Monke was borne. Indeede he broughte in greate heapes of strange novelties and superstitions, as Candels; Candelstickes, Banners, and Holy Water, and other like shewes; whereof the Churche of God had no

greate neede; And yet have the same sithence benne increased by other Newe Divises, and Vanities above Measure.

"But for as muche as certaine* Doctoures of Lovaine have lately founde themselves talke, and keapte greate Mootes in the behoufe of theire Augustine, the Italian Monke, whom they cal the Apostle of Englande, and wil needes have to be received and honoured as a Saincte, I have thought it therefore good briefely and by the waie to note a few wordes touching the same.

"It seemeth they be mutche offended, that so Virtuous a Man, and so Holy a Saincte shoulde be charged with Pride and Crueltie. With Pride in so disdeignefully despisinge his Brethren, the Bishoppes of this Ilelande of Britaine; with Crueltie, in procuring the deathe bothe of many thousandes of Christian people, and also specially of the Innocente and unarmed Monkes of Bangor and al this, for that they refused to receive him as their Metropolitane, and to agree with him in certaine smal pointes of the Romaine

* We particularly request Mr. Butler's attention to this and the subsequent paragraphs.