Untitled - Rore Sanctifica

The Exigency of Truth. 9
no amount of human indiscretion could do
more than simply retard it.
But there are many who cannot in any degree
be considered as rash and inconsiderate men,
who, under the exigency of controversial argu
ment, would urge a course upon their opponents,
which we may be sure they would themselves
be the last to adopt if they were placed in the
position of those against whom they desire to
press their conclusions. There are many who
are
quite willing
to admit the Primacy, or even
more, of the Bishop of Rome, who do not
therefore see that they are in anywise bound to
proclaim their belief to all the world by
immediately joining
the Roman Communion.
Doubtless to many members of the Roman
Catholic Church this mav seem the logical result.
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and they will meet all objections grounded on the
changed position of the Pope to the rest of
Christendom by urging that every practical
system must in the nature of things undergo
changes in the course of ages. If you accept a
kingly government you cannot go back to the
conditions of that government a thousand years
ago. You must necessarily take it with all the
modifications which time has introduced.
Assuredly so ; and to one within the realm
this argument is conclusive. But let us for
the sake of example suppose a revolted province
making advances to its former sovereign, who