Excerpt from The World and the Sects: Or, the Charge of the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, Examined The Correspondence which has passed between Lord Hervey and ourselves, in regard to his Charge and our Theotokos, induces us to return to the subject, certainly with no hostile but rather with the most amicable intent. We do'not propose to enter upon a very lengthy examination, but rather to touch, in broad out line, upon its salient points. We wish well to the Right Reverend Prelate, while we do not disguise that we should be glad were he to recognise the claims, and give in his adhesion to the Ancient Mother Church of Christendom, which alone can stand the test of Scriptural and Patristic examination. The vitality of this One Divine Institute is more than ever made manifest in these days of trial, when the world and its sects have proclaimed war against the Church and against her Divinely-appointed Head. The legions of darkness are bitterly Opposed to Holy Church at the present moment. Brute force upon the Continent of Europe is brought to bear against her - false doctrine in the British Isles is now sounding its discordant notes. Thus, for example, the Charge by the Bishop of Bath and Wells is anti-catholic in the extreme. Public Charges, like public Literature, are public property, and therefore may fairly challenge public criticism. Private feeling, for the time being, must be thrown into the shade when public duty is to be dis charged for the public weal. Every work, whether sacred or profane - whether Prosaic or Poetic, whether Scientific or Artistic - whether Philosophical or Theological, is Open to an examination Of its contents. It must be tested, however, on its own intrinsic merits, and apart from any adventitious associations. 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.