In order, if possible, to obviate such serious calamities, I have taken the liberty of making a few remarks (in Appendix, No. III.) which, if seasonably attended to, would, I am convinced, essentially serve to promote the good of the Church, and repress the growth of Schism. But let me remind the reader, that it is not the aid of the civil power, or the revival of schism bills I should desire to see called in (as some may insinuate,) in order to obtain these desirable ends; unless I had been fully convinced that the Church is able to defend and support herself, even in a state of total independence on the legislature, I should never have written a line in defence of her. We surely mistake the spirit of the gospel, says the late excellent Bishop Wilson, when we would establish and defend the Church by human policy and carnal means, by friendship of great men, credit, reputation, splendor, riches, &c. God will have us to use other sort of arms, namely, patience, humility, meekness, prayers, suffering, and spiritual censures, to which he will join his own almighty power.-2 Cor. x. 4.

It has been justly observed, and it is confirmed by experience, that a correct use of terms of denomination is of more importance to the cause of truth than is generally supposed. I shall explain my reasons for using certain terms in a different manner from that of the generality of our divines. It were much to be wished, that they were all unanimous in this respect. I have taken the liberty

of applying to the Episcopal churches in general, the title of the REFORMED or REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH, in opposition to the UNREFORMED, or rather DEFORMED Church of Rome, and likewise to the merely negative term Protestant.

"As to the general term Protestant (says the learned Bishop Lloyd,) I am not at all satisfied with it, and I have both reason and experience to warrant me in this dislike," (See his Refor. Cath. Lond. 1679. p. 3.) I cannot admit the word Protestant, (says another zealous writer,) as a name whereby to distinguish my church or profession. I think that, if I were asked, what church are you of, or, what religion do you profess, and I answered I am a Protestant, this would be a very imperfect account of myself and my faith; and all that could be gathered from such an answer would be, that I were of a negative religion, or rather of any, no matter which, so it be not Popery. Let us in God's name protest to the utmost against Popery, but let not that name (which is pretended to unite us,) by shuffling away all distinction, betray us into a schism from best apostolic mother. True Churchman and Loyal Subject, Dedicated to the Clergy. Lond. 1710. p. 3. 9.

I have cautiously abstained from giving to the Romish Church the title of the Catholic Church, or to the Papists or Romanists that of the Catholics. The application of this term, observes Mr Bowles, amounts to nothing less than an admission that they constitute, exclusively, the universal

church of Christ, and that Protestants form no part of that church. That, by the assumption of the term, the former should endeavour to inculcate such a doctrine, proves that there are no bounds to the exorbitancy of their claims; but that the latter should recognise a claim of this description, which they do whenever they denominate the members of the Romish Church Catholics, is a proof of inconsideration or rather of folly, which scarcely admits of an adequate description. Letter to Whitbread, Lond. 1807.See also Le Mesurier's Address, Lond. 1810.

The title of Established Church and Established Religion, and Establishment, applied as an epithet of distinction to the Church in England and Ireland, is of dangerous consequence, and leads one to imagine that the church is merely a civil institution, and solely dependent on the magistrates' will. This epithet ought to be dropped, at least by the members of those churches*. The Scotch Kirk herself cannot bear that it should be applied to her, but conceives that the application of it amounts to no less than "unchurching all the inhabitants of this land," (i. e. Scotland,) except

* It ought to be more known, than it appears to be at present, that the title of established cannot with propriety be applied exclusively to the church. For are not the Dissenters protected by the legislature, and their ministers paid by it equally with those of the church? "Dr Stock might have known (says Dr Campbell, a dissenting teacher at Armagh,) that there are two established churches in England and Ireland, and that the Dissenters mode of worship is established."

ing those who are not established. Mitchell's Presb. Letters, 1809. p. 9 *.

In short, let us lay aside all such narrow schismatical terms, which have an evident tendency

* The application of the term the "Church of England" to the Episcopal Church in Ireland and in Scotland, nay even in America, is ridiculous, and extremely unnatural in the mouth of a Reformed Episcopalian. It was partly by applying the term the Church of Rome to all those churches which she converted or brought into subjection, that produced that absurd title, the Roman Catholic Church. In the primitive times, christians were never denominated such from the particular country in which they happened to be born (as a member of the Church of Carthage, &c.) but from their christian profession: Christian is our name, says Pacian, and Catholic our surname.—I could wish (says Mr Grascome) that we did make use of the good old words, as well as stand up for the good old truth, and not give the Romanists the advantage to shelter their errors and ill practices under good old names, to whom they are unjustly applied. I know no reason why, whilst we maintain the catholic faith we should not denominate ourselves catholics (or English Catholics,) and this would oblige the Romanists for distinction's sake to call their proselytes (English) Roman Catholics, the absurdity whereof would, in a great measure, appear from the very terms. Answer to Huddlestone, 1703.—That which distinguishes a true Papist from a true Protestant is no more than this, that the former will needs be a Roman, and the latter only a Catholic. Potter's Charity mistaken, Ox. 1633.-The title of Pope as applied to the Bishop of Rome ought likewise to be laid aside amongst us, and the primitive title Bishop of Rome substituted. For this name Pope, which the silly people admire, God wot, as a most sacred thing, and for all that, know no more what it means, than how far it is to heaven, was given of old indifferently to all Bishops. Thomas Bell's Trial of the New Religion, Lond. 1608.— The civil terms, LORD Bishop, Rector, Vicar, Incumbent, Dignitary, &c. might likewise be used less seldom, and the apostolic ones Bishop and Presbyter adopted. Bishop Burnet remarks, that according to the gross, but common abuse of our language, the names of cures or parishes, which are the ecclesiastical names, are now

to mislead the wavering and ignorant, and as we have restored the true apostolic faith and worship, let us also restore and adopt the primitive terms and epithets, since we find by experience that so much depends on a proper use of them.

If any of our sectarian brethren, either Protestant or Popish, will be pleased to consider this Treatise deserving of an answer, I earnestly entreat them to adhere as close as possible to the subject in debate, and to lay aside every thing that is irrelevant and unnecessary. Let us, to use the words of Dr Hickes to his Popish adversary, strip ourselves of all superfluous words, digressions, jests, or other artifices of prolonging the dispute, and shut ourselves up to be tried by the force of our reasons alone, which if we have the assurance to do, we shall soon see the arms drop out of the hands of one of us.—Let us remember also, that we must give an account of what we write to that great judge, who searches the heart and tries the reins; and consider that every false colour, every disguise, and much more every gross falsehood, is an affront to God himself, and an injury to the souls of our neighbours; and that bitterness and calumny are not only inconsistent with a christian spirit, but deaden the force of our argument.

swallowed up into that of living, which carries a carnal idea in the very sound of the word, and I doubt not a more carnal effect on the minds of both clergy and laity. Pastoral Care.