REV. J. STURGES, LL. D.

Prebendary and Chancellor of Winchester, and Chaplain to his Majesty.

WITH REMARKS ON THE OPPOSITION OF

HOADLYISM

TO THE

DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

BY THE

R. REV. JOHN MILNER, D. D.

BISHOP OF CASTABALA V. A. F. S. A. LOND. AND CATH. ACAD. ROME,

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION,

BALTIMORE:

PUBLISHED BY BERNARD DORNIN,
AND SOLD AT HIS ROMAN CATHOLIC LIBRARY,
30, BALTIMORE-STREET.

G. Dobbin & Murphy, print.

CONTENTS.

LETTER I.

INTRODUCTION.

OCCASION of the present work.-Character and au-

thenticity of the Author's History and survey of

Winchester.-Illiberality and impropriety of the

terms Papists and Popery.-Nature of the charges

brought against the religion and person of the au-

thor.-Reply to a libel on the latter by the annota-

tor on the Pursuits of Literature.-Hints concern-

ing the author of that work.-Necessity of repel-

ling the attack of Dr. 8. Examination of his rea-

sons why his book should not be answered.-Condi-

tion of the French emigrant clergy, and of the En-

glish Catholics.-Virulence of certain late writers.

POSTSCRIPT.-Refutation of Dr. S's supplementary

note.-State of the controversy on the subject of the

the first letter.
PAGE 1-18.

LETTER II.

SUPREMACY.

Confused ideas of Dr. S. on this subject.-Character
of his favourite authors.-Defence of St. Thomas
Aquinas and of scholastic logic.-The supremacy
coeval with Christianity.-Mistakes of Dr. S. con-
cerning the patriarchite of C. P.-False inferences
from the wickedness of some Popes, as well as of
some kings.-Eminent services rendered by Popes
to religion and society.-Testimonies in favour of