Untitled - Rore Sanctifica

24 The Exigency of Truth.
calmness. We are not wont to attribute to
those who act in such entire forgetfulness of
the proprieties of intercourse, and of the dignity
of the position they occupy, any strong feeling of
confidence in the security of their own standing
ground. Nor should we, for our parts, refuse
to any body of Dissenters the customary forms
of address. We should call their ministers
we know that the
"
Reverends,"
Ministry
although itself is void of authority. We are
making no concession in using mere courtesy
titles, though we should be were we to call
them Priests. We are too confident in our
own position to think of disputing about such
matters. Men in reality give nothing by con
ceding a title of honour, but they
offence in it.
withholding
do not avoid
However, to pass away from these disagreeable
topics, which may seem to savour of fault-finding,
I am glad to go 011 to another question where
I shall hope to meet with that amount of
agreement which is usually accorded to an
honestly-intended tentative argument. It has
been said, the Primacy of Rome is not required
of any English Churchman to be accepted, as
not having been acknowledged by general
Councils which the Church in this country
recognises.
It seems to
acknowledgement has
me though no express
been made in the
Councils themselves, the facts which are