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sible! About three weeks since, I to guard them against it. But when a bishop was to be conse- there is none of this caution and crated at Waterford, public ad- fear about the Papists: they are vertisements were put in the initiated, from early infancy, in papers; and (to induce Protes- the principles of their religion, tants to attend) it was stated, that and may come to confession at the moneys to be paid for admis-seven years of age! Considering sion into the chapel, on that Sun-these things, it is surely no won day, should be divided among der the person above mentioned the different charitable institu- should ask me, How is it, sir, if tions, without distinction!

Their sermons, also, are constantly directed against the Protestant profession. I asked a Roman Catholic, a few days ago, concerning the service in his chapel the preceding Sunday, and he told me the text was, "How is the church holy?" and it was stated to be so, by abiding steadfast in the established doctrines, ceremonies, and discipline; and keeping in the unity of the one visible head! In the course of our conversation, he asked me if I did not think it a very wicked thing in Queen Elizabeth to put to death so many of their people? but I soon found that her conduct had been greatly exaggerated to him, while he knew nothing about Mary's persecutions of the Protestants! And, alas! I could not direct him to any publication that could inform him concerning it, though he desired me; for I have not been able to meet with a Protestant Martyrology in all these parts, or indeed in the country! It is a most lamentable fact, and ought not to be passed over, that the zeal is all on their side; and the Protestants are, almost to a man, afraid to speak, or to hear a word against Popery; and will always shut their doors when the subject is introduced (though ever so mildly), lest their servants should hear, and be of fended! Nor is even the least pains used to instruct their children in the errors of Popery, or

ours is not the true church, that so many Protestants come over to us, and so many send for our priests when they are about to die?

If Popery were an indifferent thing, that might be cherished without endangering the salvation of the immortal soul, there might be an excuse for our tenderness towards it; but, whether this is the case or not, let the following prayers shew, which are contained in 66 THE DAILY COMPANION," which they all use. And let the denunciations of the divine word against idolatry, or creature worship, be duly considered, and I think it will be seen, that every Papist has cause to tremble; and we should be earnestly concerned to shew them the error of their ways, and to preserve our dear children and domestics, as much as possible, from their awful error.

The following is part of their constant devotion:

"Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. Jesus, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen."

"I commend my soul, and all that I am, to the intercession of the glorious Virgin Mary, my good mother and advocate, to St. Joseph, and my guardian angel, and to all the saints in heaven, whom I most humbly beseecli to

assist me at the hour of my death. For my last words I say in profound humility, and contrition of heart, Jesus, Maria, that I may obtain forgiveness of my sins; and when my tongue cannot pronounce those holy names, I desire to do it with my heart. If my heart should fail me, with my judgment. I say them now for them, with all affection, and possible submission, Jesus, Maria. Nos cum prole pia, benedicat Virgo Maria,

'Virgin Mother, I humbly crave
Thy blessing, and thy sons to have.'"

"O holy mother of God, help my frailty and weakness, assist me this day in all my troubles, temptations, and dangers; but especially at the hour of my death, vouchsafe not to depart from me, that by thy prayers and protection, I may be safe in that last and dangerous battle. Amen." "O holy and glorious Virgin Mary, I commit my soul and body to thy blessed trust, this night, and for ever; especially in the hour of my death. I recommend to thy merciful charity all my hope and consolation, all my distress and misery, my life, and the end thereof; that by thy most holy intercession, all my works may be directed according to the will of thy blessed Son. Amen."

The Litany of our Lady of Lo

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Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste,
Mother undefiled,
Mother unviolated,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Redeemer,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Spiritual vessel,
Cause of our joy,
Vessel of honour,
Vessel of singular devotion,
Tower of David,
Mystical rose,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,

Ark of the covenant,
Gate of heaven,

Morning star,

Health of the weak,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Refuge of sinners,
Help of Christians,
Queen of patriarchs,
Queen of angels,
Queen of apostles,
Queen of prophets,
Queen of martyrs,
Queen of confessors,
Queen of virgins,
Queen of all saints,

Pray for us.

"At the elevation of the Host.

Hail true body, born of the blessed Virgin Mary, which truly sufferedst, and wert offered on the cross for mankind: whose side, being pierced with a spear, yielded water and bod. O sweet, O good Jesus, Son of the eternal God, and the Son of the blessed Virgin, have mercy on me, and vouchsafe that I may worthily receive thee, at the hour of

my death." "O miracle! O the | St. Andrew,
goodness of God! who, sitting
above with the Father, is in the
same moment of time in the hands
of the priest, and delivered to
such as are willing to receive and
embrace them."

"In the Rosary of the blessed
Virgin. SALVE REGINA."
"Hail, holy queen, mother of
mercy, our life, our sweetness,
and our hope; to thee do we cry,
poor banished sons of Eve; to
thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning, and weeping, in this
valley of tears. Turn, then, most
gracious advocate, thy eyes of
mercy towards us; and after this
our exile, shew unto us the bless-
ed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O
most clement, most pious, and
most sweet Virgin Mary."

"O glorious queen of all the heavenly citizens, we beseech thee to accept this ROSARY; which, as a crown of roses, we offer at thy feet; and grant, most gracious lady, that by thy intercession our souls may be inflamed with so ardent a desire of seeing thee, so gloriously crowned, that it may never die in us, until it shall be changed into the happy fruition of thy blessed sight, Amen."

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St. James,
St. John,
St. Thomas,
St. James,
St. Philip,
St. Bartholomew,
St. Matthew,
St. Simon,
St. Thaddeus,
St. Matthias,
St. Barnaby,
St. Luke,
St. Mark,

All ye holy apostles & evan-
gelists,

All ye holy disciples of our
Lord,

All ye holy innocents,
St. Stephen,
St. Lawrence,
St. Vincent,

St. Fabian and St. Sebastian,
St. John and St. Paul,
St. Cosmas and St. Damian,
St. Gervase and St. Protase,
All ye holy martyrs,
St. Silvester,
St. Gregory,
St. Ambrose,
St. Augustine,
St. Jerome,
St. Martin,
St. Nicholas,

All ye holy bishops and con-
fessors,

All ye holy doctors,
St. Anthony,

St. Bernard,

St. Dominick,
St. Francis,

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Pray for us.

Such are the objects to whom | thing like it be found in the Old or New Testament?

Is it sound speech, which cannot be condemned; so that any one who is of the contrary part must be ashamed of objecting to it, and that no one who may adopt it can naturally put a wrong sense upon it?

I would fain understand it in a good sense, if I could do so; but I know not how to secure it from a bad meaning.

the Papists pray; but to us, "there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." 1 Tim. ii. 5. If, however, as Dr. Gill considered, Popery should again obtain the ascendency in our beloved country, it is but right we should know how many mediators we shall then have, and who they will be. Alas! alas! that so many millions, who call themselves Christians, should be so blinded. Surely they deserve our commiseration and prayers, and we should be concerned to do all in our power to hinder the growth of such a "depraved superstition," The persecutions and other abominations of the Romish church apart, here is surely enough to make us tremble at the thought of the rising generation being subjected to Popery. May the Lord avert this heavy judgment from us, and open the eyes of all Protestants to their danger, before it is too late. Some good scrip-teousness which is of the law, ture tracts on the subject, and a catechism for youth, might be very serviceable, if drawn up with care, and not too long; and perhaps the re-publication of Benjamin Bennet's Discourses against Popery, might be very seasonable at such a time as this. Clonmel.

REMARKS

ON

S. D.

AN EXPRESSION LATELY USED

IN.

PUBLIC PRAYER.

"O Lord, we do not ask thee for a particle of Righteousness, for we have it all in Christ."

Is this prayer expressed in scriptural language? Can any

I would readily say, with Daniel, "We do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies." I would gladly adopt David's supplication, "Euter not into judgment with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no flesh living be justified." "Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself" It is my daily prayer, "that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righ

but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith."

By employing these scriptural expressions I mean to admit, that it would be the height of presumption for me to draw near unto God, emboldened by the conceit that I have done or can do any thing to merit his favour, since all my righteousnesses are defective and polluted: for I am convinced that it would be an insult to God, and to his holy law, to imagine that the man who had broken it, even but once, could be justified by his own works; how much less could any one attain the life of his own hands, who never did a truly good work in his life, nor felt one holy exercise of mind, previous to his being raised up from a state

sequently the aggregate of my guilt was never so great as at the present moment; since we all offend in many things, and thus I have added to the number of mine iniquities, though not at the

But were I to use the language first quoted, which I am told a minister lately used in prayer, Į should be afraid that my hear ers would understand me as

of spiritual death: and this I believe to have been my case, and that of all mankind. The only safe way in which I, or any sinner on earth, can draw near unto God, is in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ; emboldened to ap-rate I did before I loved God at proach unto him, by his media- | all. tion and obedience unto death; believing the divine testimony, that "by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous;" even by the obedience of the incarnate Son of God, who is call-meaning, that I did not desire ed "JEHOVAH our righteousness;" for Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness, as bis righteousness is imputed to and put upon all them that believe, and therein alone shall they be exalted. Thus I wish to live and die, "looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto eternal life."

Moreover, I as much exclude from all share in my justification before God, all works done after faith in Christ, and by divine assistance, as well as those done before faith, and in my own strength. Though I trust I have, for many years, aimed at a mark, at which I never did sincerely aim till God had changed my heart, yet I know I often wander from it, and perpetually fall short of it; and consequently I feel my need of Christ as much or more than ever. If I had served God, for these fifty years, as zealously as Paul himself, I should never consider my new obedience as the least part of my justifying righteousness; but should consider my need of Christ's atonement and righteousness as being even greater than at my first conversion; for as much as my best services amount only to a part of my continued duty, and can do nothing to counterbalance my offences or defects; and con

any personal righteousness, for any end whatever. I might as well say, "O Lord, we do not ask thee for a particle of wisdom, for we have it all in Christ. We do not ask thee for a particle of humility, for we have it all in Christ. We do not ask thee for a particle of love, for we have it all in Christ." But would this agree with James, i. 5; Phil, ii. 5; and 2 Thess. iii, 5? Verily, I would as soon say, "We do not ask thee for a particle of comfort, joy, or happiness, for we have it all in Christ."

Surely I would ask for righ teousness, holiness, wisdom, humility, love, and consolation from Christ, because it hath pleased the Father that in Him all fulness should dwell, and out of his fulness do all believers receive, and that grace for grace.

But to say, "I do not ask for a particle of righteousness," seems to imply, that I do not ask for a particle of honesty or truth; I do not ask God to circumcise my heart to love him, nor to unite my heart to fear his name; I do not ask him to create in me a clean heart, or renew in me a right spirit; I do not ask him to put his fear in my heart, that I may not depart from him. It is a righteous thing to own the truth of God's testimony concern

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