that some of the managers of the Society could report the benefits arising from the institute in much more intelligible terms were they so disposed

To my Catholic brother it will be a source of consolation to reflect, that he has now another magnificent proof, that the protestant Church remains, and must for ever remain, sterilem in domo, whilst his own Church alone can obtain the privilege of being Matrem filiorum lætanBut what indeed have they to do with converting foreign nations, when they cannot contain their children at home within the pale. They make converts abroad!

tem.

Why not put a stop to the Deism and Dissention of every kind, which, like a pestilence, is thinning their ranks, and suffering their Church to moulder into dust. Why not do this, instead of lending their hand to the dissenter to accomplish its total overthrow by joining with him in the Bible Societies!-O! more than Egyptian darkness! Is there then in existance a churchman so dull of perception, as to think that any body will ever find the thirty-nine articles in the Bible? What infatuation! to beg my Lord Sidmouth to introduce an oppres sive bill to stop the progress of the evil; and at the same fime to hurry it on by the distribution of the Bible. I have carefully watched the progress of this Bible-madness,—and wonder in what it will end. And, Oh! I could wish to spare myself the shame of noticing that the phrensy has also spread to some of my Catholic brothers Pudet hæc opprobià nobis—O tell it not in Gath, let it not be announced in the streets of Ascalon. Has then the Church survived the wreck of nations, for these 18 centuries, in order to learn from the Protestant, now at last, that the best way of teaching the Gospel, is to circulate the Bible? An easy and compendious way to be sure! But I forbear-In hoc non laudo:

To return to my Protestant neighbour, I will also remind him by the way, that he has work enough upon his hands in the suppression of vice. I will remind him of what was observed in the House of Cominons, that, did the Hindoo know of one half the crimes committed, in one year, in this Protestant country, he would be petrified with astonishment, and could not he persuaded that the * Mr. Charles Butter and other Veto-men.-Editor.

English nation' believed in a God I have already prolonged my remarks beyond the patience of most people, I will therefore conclude them by one observation, which was never more applicable than at the present day. It is taken from Erasmus, who frequently made shrewd remarks upon his own enlightened days. Examine (says he,)

this Gospel-peop'e, shew me one whom the Bible has changed from a drunkard to a sober man ; from an impure to a chaste person. I can show you many that are become worse. Indeed, (says Luther, honestly for once) the the world groweth daily worse and worse; men are now more revengeful, covetous, licentious, than they were before under the papacy. For when we were seduced by the Pope, every man did willingly follow good works, and now every man neither sayeth nor knoweth any thing, but how to get all to himself by exactions, theft, lying, usury," and some other crimes which may as well remain unnamed. Oh! that such happy seduction would come upon us again, that we should have nothing to complain of but that men were too intent upon doing good.

I remain, Sir,

G. R.

Extract from the History of Eusebius-Lib. 3Chap 21.

Now let us make mention of the undoubted writings of St. John, and first let there be no hesitation respecting his Gospel which is known well by all the churches under the Heavens. And the following reasons will clearly shew why it was properly placed of old in the fourth place, that is, after the other three. Those divine and holy men the Apostles of Christ, leading very pure lives and having their souls adorned with every sort of virtue used extremely simple conversation, but yet with a divine and forcible power which they received from Christ, for they did not endeavour, nor were they skilful in publishing the doctrine of their master a with beautiful strain & imagery of words, but using the demonstration of the holy spirit which wrought with them and only the power of Christ, which wrought mira

cles

cles to perfection, they made manifest the knowledge of the kingdom of Heaven to the whole world-not caring by any means for the writing of books-and this happened because they were occupied with a greater work, which in a manner exceeded the power of man.. -St. Paul, the most perfect of them all in the art of writing, and most skilful in the meaning of words, wrote but very short epistles, whereas he might have committed to writing infinite things, yea and even secrets, having been rapt to the third Heavens, and bebolding celestial things; yea even brought into Paradise itself, and there thought worthy of being entrusted with the knowledge of mysteries. Neither were the other disciples of our Saviour, that is, the twelve apostles, the seventy disciples, and many others so ignorant as to be unable to convey the knowledge of those things and yet of all these only Mathew and John wrote Gospels; and they (as report .goes) were constrained thereto.

For Mathew when he had preached to the Hebrews and was about to leave them for the purpose of going into other countries-wrote his Gospel in the language of that people, that the relations contained therein might supply the want of his presence. When Mark and Luke published their Gospels, John, (as report says) during all that time, preached without writing, but at length, the following cause induced him to compile his relation. It is said that when the other three Gospels were published to the world, they came of course to his hands, he acknowledged their accuracy and approved them, wishing however that a relation of the things which were done by our Saviour at his first preaching, were also written. The reader must perceive that the three Evangelists only give us an account of the acts of our Lord commencing one year after the captivity of John the Baptist, which may be easily seen from the commencement of their history. For after the forty days fasting and the consequent temptation, Matthew sheweth the time of the commencement of his history in the following words, When Jesus had heard that John was delivered up he retired into Galie. And from Mark, †After that John was delivered up Jesus cume into Galilee, and Luke also before he men

* Matt, 4. + Mark 1;

tions the acts of Jesus, remarks in like manner, *Herod added also above all, and cast Juhn into prison. John the Apostle being on this account intreated, wrote the history of that time, which the other Evangelists passed over in silence, and of course mentions therein those acts of our Saviour which took place within the period which preceded the imprisonment of John-which he signifieth partly when he writeth thus, †This beginning of miracles Jesus did, and also, mentioning the acts of John the Baptist who at that time baptised at Ennon, near Salem, which is plain when he saith, For John was not yet cast into prison. Hence John in his Gospel relates those things which were done by our Lord before the imprisonment of the Baptist. The other three begin by the mention of John's confinement. Hence there is no discordance between the Gospels upon comparison, inasmuch as the Gospel of John contains the first acts of our Saviour, and the others his latter acts to the end-Hence John, with good reason, passes over the genealogy of our Saviour, according to the flesh, that having been before related by both Matthew and Luke and he begins with his divinity, reserved for lim by the Holy Ghost, as the more powerful. This may be sufficient concerning the Gospel of St. John. The cause ef Mark's writing his Gospel has been delivered before. Luke, in the beginning of his writing, shews the reason of his undertaking, stating, that divers had now already employed their diligent care to the setting forth of such things as he was fully persuaded of and well acquainted with; and therefore for the purpose of delivering us from the doubtful opinion of others, he, by his Gospel, intended to Bet forth the sure and true narration of such things the the truth of which he had learned sufficiently, partly by the company and conversation of Paul, and partly through his acquaintance with the other Apostles.

* St. Luke 3.

John 3.

† John 2.

K 1

Account of the differences between the POPE and the late French EMPEROR, which led to the captivity and oppression of his Holiness.

The documents which the EDITOR lays before the Rea ders of the Repertory, are genuine copies, of the correspondence which took place previous to the seizure of his Holiness. He at present makes no remarks upon them, but gives the commencement of the correspondence, in The present Number, and will continue it regularly take ing an opportunity in some future Number, of giving his observations upon it. The first attempts were to rob his Holiness of his territory.

เ

NO. I.

1

Letter from General Marvis to the Magistrates of Macerata, of the general quarter of Ancona, dated the 5th of November, 1807.

FRENCH EMPIRE.

The General of division Marois, aid-de-camp to his Majesty the Emperor aud King, Governor-general of the provinces of Ancona, Urbino, Macerata, and Formi, tó the gentlemen members, of the municipality of Macerata, SIRS,

I wish to know the population of the territory of Ma cerata; aud I beg you will within four days, answer the following questions.

1st-What is the population of Macerata; distin guishing that of the country from that of the town ? 2d-What are its boundaries?

3d-Whose duty is it to keep the roads in repair; and in what condition are they now?

4th-What is the income of Macerata; and that of the other towns of the territory?

5th-How is the income expended, and who has the doutroul of the disbursement?

You