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Whether the Tractarians are moving towards Rome
Parsons, Mary, and James the Second recommended and

commenced reconciliation with Rome

The parliament reconciled to Rome

Courteous and gentle language to be used towards Rome on
all occasions

Reconciliation with Rome to be again anticipated

Pole's speech at the reconciliation merely a "Tractarian ad-

dress"

The parliament unanimously desire the reconciliation
Absolution pronounced by Cardinal Pole

received by the parliament on their knees

Gardiner prays for Bonner -

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Mary, Parsons, and James the Second adopt severity after

the reconciliation with Rome

Causes of the supposed severity of Bonner

Bonner upheld the "Unity of the church"

Protestantism proved to be worse than Paganism, and the

consequent duty to "unprotestantize" the nation

Contract between Rome and England

Contracts were always confirmed by blood

Bonner only the chief servant at the altar on which the Pro-

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DEDICATION.

TO THE RIGHT REVEREND

CHARLES JAMES BLOMFIELD, D.D.,

LORD BISHOP OF LONDON.

MY LORD,

I presume to dedicate the following pages to your Lordship, without previously soliciting permission to do so; because I am most anxious to obtain the favor, approbation, and patronage of your Lordship, to the opinions and labors of the "Tractarian "British Critics." Nearly ten years have elapsed since I and my brethren, lamenting the sad condition to which the Church was reduced by the detestable Ultra-Protestants of the day, resolved to endeavour to restore the pristine regard to external religion, to direct the public attention to the antient observances of the primitive Churches, to re-set the limb of the Reformation, to go back nearer to Rome, though without submitting to the Papal su

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