CHURCH OF ENGLAND

А

FAITHFUL WITNESS

AGAINST

THE ERRORS AND CORRUPTIONS

OF THE

CHURCH OF ROME.

BY THE REV. ROBERT MEEK, CURATE OF YATTON KEYNELL, (NEAR CHIPPENHAM,) wilts.

“ Protestantism is catholic Christianity, reformed from its Papal corruptions. Romanism is Sectarianism, compared with Apostolical Christianity.” -Sharon Turner.

LONDON:
J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY.

1834.

554 .

LONDON:
IBOTION AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND,

CONTENTS.

Introduction

PART I

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF BOXE EI

AMINED.

Chap. I.-The Supremacy of the Church of Rome.

1 II.-The Rule of Faith .

26 III.-Supremacy of the Pope

46 IV.–Rise, Progress, and Tyranny of Papal Sapremacy 64

PART II.

CORRUPTIONS IN DOCTRINE OF THE CHCRCH OF ROME.

Chap. I.—The Doctrine of the Efficacy of the Sacraments . 93

II.-Superadded Sacraments of the Romish Church . 111
III.- Transubstantiation

. 156 IV.-Communion in one kind—Sacrifice of the Mass -Adoration of the Host

. 192 V.-Doctrine of Merit-Justification

. 225 VI.-Doctrine of Merit continued- Merit of Good Works

. 253 VII.-Purgatory

. 276