PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY W. E. ANDREWS,

3, CHAPTERHOUSE COURT, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD,

AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS.

1824.

Invocation of Angels and Saints. 172 Gregory Nazianzen (Saint) on the au-

Page.

Justin (Saint) Martyr, testimony in favour Persecution of the Waldenses

Page.

*. 205

of the Earl of Toulouse

in France previous to and

during the Civil war.

in foreign countries during

the sixteenth and seven-

teenth centuries.

234

249

>

295

6 Prague, (Jerome of) Life and sufferings 352

401 Press corrupted

.363 Progress of Christianity in the first cen-

375 tury

O'Neil, (Rev. Mr.) sufferings of, under

Orange inquisitors

Origen on Bible reading.

Parson's statement of Fox's lies

Penal Code against Catholics

Persecutions (pretended) in France

Persecution of the Apostles, &c.

first under Nero

second under Domitian.

271

Public Opinion appealed to in favour of

Truth

84 Quietists.

10 Reformers, mode used to propagate their

22

third under the Roman Em-

perors

fourth under the same..

fifth under the same

sixth and seventh under ditto

eighth under the same.

ninth under the same

tenth under the same

of the Christians in Persia

by Julian the apostate.

by the Arians

priated

28 Stork, actions of

Tertullian on Bible reading

33 Tortures inflicted on the Irish

42 Tradition.

63 Transubstantiation

74 Treaty of Limerick.

84 Trent, Council of

94 Unity of Faith.

7

3

407

362

102 Vengeance of God on the first Reformers 120
129 Virgin Mary ought to be worshipped, al-

145

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CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL.

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No. 1.

In ver issued against the social and religious principles

N undertaking to refute and expose the greatest mass of falsehood

of our Catholie fellow-men, we may be condemned for our temerity, but we think we shall stand excused, when the active endeavours of bigotry, to give circulation to what is called Fox's Book of Martyrs, are taken into consideration. With some it has been a matter of surprise that such an exposition has not been undertaken before; but when the obstacles which have so long existed to prevent Catholic writers from vindicating their religious doctrines and social maxims are known, and the misfortune is that they are not known to the people of this country generally, that surprise will entirely vanish. It is therefore our intention to point out the difficulties which have stood in the way of an appeal to PUBLIC