A Discussion of the Question, Is the Roman Catholic Religion, in any or in all its Principles and Doctrines, inimical to Civil or Religious Liberty? And of the Question, Is the Presbyterian Religion, in any or in all its Principles and Doctrines, inimical to Civil or Religious Liberty? By Rev. John Hughes and Rev. John Breckinridge [pp. 487-509]

THE
BIBLICAL REPERTORY.
OCTOBER 1837.
No. IV.
ART. I. — / Discussion of the question, Is the Roman
Catholic Religion, in any or in all its Principles or
Doctrines, inimical to Civil or Religious Liberty?
.and of the question, Is the Presbyterian Religion, ibn
any or in all its Principles or Doctrines, inimical to
Civil or Religious Liberty? By the Reverend John
Hughes of the Roman Catholic Church, and the Reverend
John Breckinridge of the Presbyterian Church. Phila delphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard. 1836.
~ (Concluded.)
WE have been reluctantly compelled, for want of room,
to extend our review of this subject to a third number. But
we hope that the intrinsic importance, and (to American citizens) the peculiar interest of the question discussed, will plead
our apology.
Now it cannot (to repeat a remark already mnade)-it cannot be said that the language which describes the church as
a commonwealth, and her ministers as governors and magistrates-her members as subjects-heretics as rebels and enemies, is figurative; because the figure cannot be carried out.
The mpunishment of heresy required by the laws of the
church is in fact capital; and Luther was condemned by Leo
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