THE CHURCH OF ROME, FROM THE FOURTH CENTURY UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF By G. Finch Jee & "VOL. I. V LONDON: PUBLISHED BY THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES OF THE REFORMATION, 8, EXETER HALL, STRAND. 1850. PREFATORY REMARKS. THE design of this work is, to relieve, in some measure, the Parochial Clergy, whose time is occupied in their pastoral duties, from the irksome labour of toiling through the ponderous folios of the Romish Councils and Decretals, the Bullarium Magnum, Baronius, &c. &c., when their parishes are invaded by the missionary priests, or the monks, or the Sisters of Charity and the other emissaries of the Church of Rome. It has no pretensions to literary talent; but the extracts may be relied upon, and safely quoted as genuine. Should the work answer the end for which it has been compiled, the author will be amply compensated for his trouble. G. FINCH. The Church justly persecutes the wicked Augustine From the example of Christ the bad are to be forced to good Augustine 2334 45 Moses chastised the people not from cruelty but love. Augustine Church The vengeance, which improves, is not to be restrained A man ought to love his neighbour as himself Gregorius I. 5 Augustine 6 7 7 8 Isidore The kingly and priestly power must defend those things 9 Pelagius, Papa They are not homicides, who from zeal for Mother Church are armed against the excommunicated Urban II. 9 The peace of the Church consoles her for those who are lost Augustine 10 The Church ought to force the bad to good, as Christ forced Paul Augustine 10 Let Rusticus be compelled to turn to the Lord by a fine Gregorius I. 11 He who dies for the defence of the Christians will obtain heaven To punish crime for God, is not cruelty but piety THE DECRETALS OF POPE GREGORY IX. Heretics are to be handed over to the secular power, &c. Pope Lucius III. 12 VOL. I. b |