Chapter 9
M. de la Chalotais, is given in the following pages ; and then,
not without serious misgivings, we turn to what is occurring among ourselves in Ireland, and in England.
England's ^e vas* major% uf the British nation are, we believe, as yet,
truth and true at heart ; and so long as they are true, and actively true, to their religion and to themselves, there is no case for despond- ency. In times past they have not spared any sacrifice to preserve their religion and their freedom ; they have not, for centuries, allowed any, even the highest, to stand between them and the light of truth, which conies from heaven. Hence they have hitherto made themselves and kept themselves free ; they have defied and defeated the secret foes, who have made such
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repeated wrecks of the freedom of the French people. Our Caution, fellow-countrymen must, nevertheless, beware ; for they are heset by the intrigues of Jesuits, who are now making this kingdom their headquarters. Yet though there is abundant reason to be watchful, there is none whatever to despair, so long as we are on the watch. Danger will come, if we are careless ; if either from ignorance, or from a mistaken feeling of charity, or from cowardice, we indulge in a false con- fidence. "While England continues faithfully to protest against Romish error, the power that has preserved her hitherto will be hers still. While her people have an open Bible they have a shield against all Jesuitism. The way of safety for our nation, and for the Church of the nation, is to have no desire for any connexion with that apostate system, that needs and leans upon the Society, the aim and organisation of which are here unfolded Only safety. to the reader. We are safe and sure of eventual success, so long as we hold Christ to be the only head of His Church, and value His written Word, as the rule of our faith and of our life.
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