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154 Defevts and their li> Remedy Re-union.
communion possessing a creed entirely at the
mercy of individual clergy, and many among
ourselves have felt the same. But two con
siderations must have their due weight. ~ First, /
the fact that unanimity *,
of teaching d? by/ no
means ensures acceptance of that which is
taught. Where the Roman Catholic is the
national religion, the majority of the laity
outwardly do not oppose, but in reality dis
regard it, and among the priests, the belief and
the teaching do not by any means always
correspond. And, it secondly, must be re
membered., as we before observed, that the com
mands of the English Church .are quite
stringent enough; and that they are disregarded,
is the fault of her sons. The rule laid down
is
a ne quid unquam doceant (concionatores)
pro concione, quod a populo religiose
teneri et
credi velint,
nisi quod consentaneum sit doctrinse
Veteris aut Novi Tcstamenti, quodque exilla
ipsa doctrina Catholici Patres et veteres episcopi
colleo erint." O If this canon were obcvcd, there
t/
would be as little diversity */
of doctrine in
English pulpits as there is in English con
fessionals ; but having been allowed for so long
to be utterlv disregarded, our restoration to the
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creed which it
implies must precede any attempt
at enforcing o a uniform standard of doctrine.
The time may come when the Roman Church
also may be prevented from enforcing unanimity,