Excerpt from The Novelties of Romanism, or Popery Refuted by Tradition: A Sermon, Preached in St. Andrew's Church, Manchester Among the heaviest of the charges which are brought against them, their regard for Antiquity and their respect for the Fathers is the most prominent. But what does this offence amount to? Let me state, in a few words, what their principle is. In all questions of doctrine and practice which may arise in the Christian Church they fully admit that the first and last appeal lies to Holy Scripture. To the Law and to the Testimony; if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. And where both parties agree in their interpretation of the words of Scripture, this appeal will bring all controversies to the most satisfactory determination. The private Christian, looking into this true mirror, discovers the blemishes and defects in his own conduct; and the Church puts on her ornaments, and is sanctified and cleansed by the Word. 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.