that the reunion of Christendom, for which we cannot labour and pray too earnestly, can be promoted by unauthorised and ill-considered attempts to assimilate our worship in detail to the worship of other Communions. Continuity and reunion are noble, vital, vitalising ideas. But let us be sure of this, that the only continuity that is tenable, the only reunion that can be hoped for, is a continuity, a reunion not of minute details but of great main lines. To change the metaphor, if the divided members of Christendom are ever again to be reunited, it must be by their agreeing to drink the water of life where it issues fresh from the pure source of Apostolic and primitive Christianity. We can make-we ought to make -large allowance for those whose taste still inclines them to draw their supplies from the stream where it flows broad but sullied far down the centuries. But it is false charity and shortsighted wisdom on our part to disparage the wholesomer taste which, by God's providence, we have ourselves inherited, to force strange draughts upon the reluctant palates of our own people, and so to stir up fresh strife at home while we are endeavouring to join hands abroad. 6. Finally, let us never forget that sound principles should bind us to consistent practice. Let us therefore take good heed that, from the altar of our hearts and lives, there does indeed rise up continually the true, evangelical incense of prayer and praise, of virtuous and holy living. St. Paul has taught us that kind deeds may be an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God." He bids us 66 "Walk in love as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour." If we know these things happy are we if we do them. INDEX Abelard, 6 on conscience in thirteenth century, on Papacy's assassination policy, 96 Adrian VI., Pope, 62 Age of the Fathers, The (Bright), 223 Anglicanism: action and reaction in, 99-100 Angus, husband of Margaret of Scot- Answer to a Jesuit (Usher), 209, 227, Antiquities of the Christian Church Apocalyptic character of present times, Apostles' Creed, the, 17, 29, 165 Appeal to All Christian People, An, 29, its proposals, 29-30, 41, 276-277 the doctrine of the Sacrament and, Aquinas, St. Thomas, 82, 112-113, 114 Arezzo, the Virgin of, 214 Aristotle, 25 Arnold, Matthew, 78 Arnold of Brescia, 6-7 Art, Roman Catholic, 213-214 Articles, the Thirty-Nine. See Thirty- Ascended Christ, The (Swete), 152-153 231-233 Athanasian Creed, the, 286 Atlantic Ocean, historical epoch of, 48, Censorship imposed by Roman Catholic Charles I., 54 Charles V., 65, 71, 72, 92 Chillingworth, William, 15 His Authority supreme, 20-23, 24- the Creeds in relation to, 30-33 God and, the oneness of, 153, 154, 155, 159, 223, 224, 225 the Incarnation of, 223-224, 287-288 new knowledge of, 262 as the Divine Logos, 20, 24-25, 40-41 His Personality and its influence, 8-9, 10, 23, 24-25, 41, 251-252, 266 154, 158-160, 167, 176 His Sacrifice a perfect redemption, His Second Coming, 249 Christ, St. Francis, and To-Day (Coul- Christ its enduring principle of Christianity (continued) — primitive, how corrupted, 179-182 the Bible and, relations of, 14-20, 40, in Middle Ages, monarchical position Church and Commonwealth, The (Rid- Church History (Alzog), 118-119 Clement of Alexandria, 83, 184 Clement of Rome, 82 Clement VII., Pope, and Henry VIII.'s Clergy, vestments of the, 184-185, 321 Colet, Dean, 52, 53, 62, 63, 269 Commentary on St. Luke (Plummer), 154 Communion, Holy, 29 Christ's institution of, 153-154, 158- Christ's presence in, 156-158, 316- Conciliar Movement, failure of the, 62-63 not truly Catholic, 183 Bishop Jayne on, 306-309 Conscience, importance of, thirteenth- Constantinople, Church of, conclusions Controversial Catechism (Keenan), 131 11. 2 Controversial Statistics of Romanism Convocation prayer, the, 182 Cranmer, Archbishop, 52, 59, 73, 100; on the Sacrament, 143, 145 on transubstantiation, 80-81, 148- standing attitude for prayer, 320 Ecclesiastical Antiquities (Bingham), 314 Ecclesiastical Courts, 100 Ecclesiastical Polity (Hooker), 168 Edward VI., legislation of, 60 Elevation of the Sacrament, the, 151 |