which was published at Rome, in 1590, in folio. The text thus revised, SIXTUS pronounced to be the AUTHENTIC Vulgate, which had been the object of inquiry in the Council of Trent; and ordained that it should be adopted throughout the Romish Church. But, notwithstanding the labours of the Pope, this edition was discovered to be so exceedingly incorrect, that his successor GREGORY XIV., ordered it to be suppressed; and CLEMENT VIII., the successor of Gregory in the Pontificate, published another AUTHENTIC Vulgate in 1592. This, however, differs more than any other edition from that of SIXTUS V., and most resembles that of Louvain. These fatal variances between editions, alike promulgated by pontiffs claiming "infallibility," have not passed unnoticed by protestant divines, who have taken advantage of them in a manner that sensibly affects the Church of Rome; especially Kortholt, who has at great length refuted the pretensions of BELLARMINE in favour of the Vulgate, in a masterly * and our learned countryman THOMAS JAMES, in his Bellum Papale, sive concordia Discors Sixti v. (London, 1600, 4to.) who has pointed out VERY NUMEROUS additions, omissions, contradictions, and other differences between the Sixtine and Clementine editions.† From this very curious, and now rare volume, the following specimens of the differences between these two editions are selected and arranged.”—Horne's Introduction to the critical study and knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. Sixth Edition, vol. ii. p. 72, 73. manner, POSITIVE CONTRADICTIONS. Numb. xxxiv. 4. SIXTINE. AD Meridiem-CLEMENTINE-A meridie. Duet. xvii. 8. S. Inter lepram and NON lepram— C. Inter lepram ET lepram. * Kortholt, de variis Scripturæ Editionibus, p. p, 110---251. +Additional instances of the contradictions between the above-mentioned papal editions, together with a defence of the Bellum Papale, may be seen in Mr. James's "Treatise of the corruptions of Scripture, Councils, and Fathers, by the Prelates, Pastors, and Pillars of the Church of Rome, for the maintenance of Popery." pp. 272---358. London, 1688. 8vo. Horne. Jos. ii. 18. S. Signum NON fuerit-C. Signum fuerit. Jos. xi. 19. S. Quæ se NON traderet-C. Quæ se TRADERET. 1 Kings vii. 9. S. Intrinsecus-C. Extrinsecus. Hab. i. 13. Heb. v. 11. 2 Pet. i. 16. S. Quare NON respicis-C. RESPICIS. A MURDERER SCREENED AND A DRUNKEN FOOL CASHIERED; OR, JUSTICE AT THE HORSE GUARDS. "Lieutenant l'ipes of the 26th Regiment, has been cashiered, in virtue of the finding of a Court-Martial, for being drunk, and absent from duty, while on board the Wycliffe: for having been again drunk while under arrest; rushing on deck with a drawn sword, and swearing to use it on the sentinel and his superior officers; for obtaining money from Chatham falsely, in the name of the Regiment; and for having appeared intoxicated on the parade in sight of the Regiment while under arrest."-Times. Lieutenant Munro, charged on a coroner's inquest with WILFUL MURDER-and that of the most revolting and diabolical character, the murder of a BROTHER, instead of being tried by a Court-Martial, is screened from justice. Was Lieutenant Pipes "absent from duty," so is Lieutenant Munro. The one is cashiered, the other tolerated. Did Lieutenant Pipes "rush on on deck with a drawn sword swearing to use it "-Lieutenant Munro, in the most heartless, cold-blooded manner DID USE his murderous weapon, rendering thereby his SISTER a WIDOW, and her child FATHERLESS.-The mere drunken threat is visited with vengeance-the actual MURDERER is allowed to remain at large. Did Lieutenant Pipes "obtain money from Chatham falsely, in the name of his Regiment "-so does Lieutenant Munro, (so long as his name remains on the army list,) "obtain money falsely," and defraud the public funds.-Lieutenant Pipes has a Court-Martial on his conduct—whilst Lieutenant Munro, in violation of every principle of law and justice, civil and military, is suffered to go untouched. A greater instance of the perversion of justice, and gross partiality, we never recollect to have read. We hope in the next session of Parliament, some member will have moral courage enough to bring this matter before the House, that the public may know whose fault it is that while the drunken fool is cashiered-the atrocious MURDERER is screened from justice. AN ACT FOR THE PROMOTION OF IDOLATRY, &c. (Continued from page 96.) Judicial or other Officers not to attend with Insignia of Office at any place of Worship, other than the Established Church. XXV. And be it further enacted, that if any person holding any Judicial or Civil office, or any Mayor, Provost, Jurat, Bailiff, or other Corporate Officer, shall after the commencement of this Act, resort to or be present at any place or public meeting for Religious Worship in England or in Ireland, other than that of the United Church of England and Ireland, or in Scotland, other than that of the Church of Scotland, as by law established, in the Robe, Gown, or other peculiar habit of his office, (or attend with the ensign or insignia, or any part thereof, of or belonging to such his office,) such person shall, being thereof convicted by due course of law, forfeit such office, and pay for every such offence the sum of one hundred pounds. Penalty on Roman Catholic Ecclesiastics officiating, except in their usual Places of Worship. XXVI. And be it further enacted, that if any Roman Catholic Ecclesiastic, or any member of any of the orders, communities, or societies hereinafter mentioned, shall after the commencement of this Act, exercise any of the rites or ceremonies of the Roman Catholic religion, or wear the habits of his order, save within the usual places of worship of the Roman Catholic religion, or in private houses, such ecclesiastic or other person shall, being thereof convicted by due course of law, forfeit for every such offence the sum of fifty pounds. (To be continued.) THE CHRISTIAN WATCHMAN, AND MIDLAND COUNTIES' PROTESTANT MAGAZINE. THE CHARACTER AND TOKENS OF THE TRUE CATHOLIC CHURCH, BY THE REV. RICHARD WALDO SIBTHORP, B.D. (Late Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.) (Concluded from page 101.) Do we look at external appearances? We search in vain to discover through the cumbrous load of earthly grandeur, and of a splendour which vies with all that princely pride ever made use of to dazzle vulgar eyes, or gratify its own vanity, for the simplicity, the solid but unassuming dignity, the power of godliness without pomp of show, which characterized at its commencement, and ever is to characterize, that kingdom which is not of this world. I doubt not that the pious members of the Church of Rome experience with all true Christians that through much tribulation we must enter into the kingdom of GOD; but worldly dignity, and secular pomp and power are as much the characteristics of the spirit of the Roman Church, as they are opposite to that of the true Church of CHRIST. And as to the charity of the Church of Rome, the spirit of love so peculiarly the spirit of Christianity, and of its Divine Author and its earthly founders, is this her characteristic? I wish not to write bitter things, or to plead the cause of Christian charity in terms and arguments which may seem even to savour of the want of H it. But the truth must be told. The Apostles and early Christians argued, entreated, warned, and instructed men, they prayed and wept for souls: but they neither committed, nor would have sanctioned the commissal of, the body of the most obstinate unbeliever or pernicious Heretic, to the flames of corporal punishment. We cannot forget that though the practice may be disused, the principle is yet recognized by the Church of Rome, which little more than two centuries since, in thirty years alone caused to perish under the hand of the Inquisition, 150,000 human beings. And this in love to souls! The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.* The reproof given by CHRIST to the irritated apostles, when they would have called down fire from heaven on those who received him not when he came to them in person, may fitly be addressed to that Church which ever sanctioned the institution of such a tribunal of blood, in support of a religion of good-will, tenderness and love: Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. The Son of man is not come to destroy mens' lives, but to save them.† And let it be observed, that one of their general councils, the third of Lateran, in the year 1179, under Pope Alexander III. expressly sanctioned and required the persecution of heretics, even to death. Was the council (I ask Roman Catholics) right or wrong in this decree? Do you say the council, with the Pope at its head, was wrong? Then where is your Church's infallibility? Do you say, it was right? Then you justify the persecution to death of all your church considers heretics. So little claim has the Roman Church, if you regard her ministrations and her spirit, to the title of the Apostolical Church; whereas she has marks which painfully distinguish her from it. But while we must affirm, that in these things there is far more of resemblance to the Apostolic Church among Protestant communions, and must believe that those of the Roman communion, who have been true members of the Church of CHRIST, have been, in the main, dissentient from their own communion in doctrine, spirit, and practice, we would give the title of Apostolic Church" to all those who, in every age aud part of the world, and of every communion, have held the faith and imi 66 *Proverbs xii. 10. + Luke ix. 56. |