Excerpt from The Calvinistic Magazine, Vol. 5: For the Year 1831 A leading principle of the Reformation was, the right of private. Jad ent; - discussion of opinions, - and the right to examine. An the same are our sentiments still. These doctrines, which have been in the hrs from the days of Luther, have lost nothing in the trial. Discussion, thorough and frequent, must be continued The problem now to be solved is, -can Republican liberty and Catholic pretensions exist side by side? Here is a Church, that would silence all free inquiry, by presenting its code of infallibi Catholicity has heretofore existed only with monarchichal despotic governments, incorporating itself with the State; and its genius is, to stop the progress ot knowledge, by sealing every month, checking moral force, and thus to prevent the eliciting of truth by the fair contest of mind with mind. But the fact is, men must think, and they will think; and by this collision of minds, we hope to be brought right. The question with as must be, as a people, - What will consist with our Republican liberty? In reference to freedom of opinion, the Doctor acknowledged the perfect right of the Catholics to their own religious views, and their right to proselyte, if they could, this whole nation. But we also have a right, by the fair exhibition of truth, to counteract their efq forts, if in our power. We have a right to demonstrate, if we can, that-the doctrine of their church is destructive of liberty. We must count the cost and break the yoke, and burst the chains that are forging for as. We must show the power of Bible doctrine, in preservm our morals. We must evidence the force of intellect in our people. E must show that superstition can neither elevate, nor raise to virtue, but depress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.