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Excerpt from The Holy Communion: Its Philosophy, Theology and Practice
Need I add that I lay my book with the most perfect submission at the feet of ecclesiastical authorities? Not a word of what I have written but has been most care fully weighed, lest it should not be in accordance with whatever can even remotely be considered as the voice of the Church. I am not aware that I have said any thing for Which I had not authority. It is, however, our misfortune that, living as we do in a country which is not Catholic, we are obliged, in order to obtain a hear ing, to master the opinions and to use the language of those around us. In thus treating of theological mat ters, I may most unwittingly have used erroneous ex pressions. If so, most unreservedly do I profess my perfect willingness to correct them. I claim no indul gence for myself except on the score of upright inten tions. From the bottom of my heart do I disclaim any view that theology is to be remodelled to suit the wants of the age; and if I had such a view, I should not be so silly as to think myself capable of doing it. If I have said anything likely to aid erring and suffering souls to see the truth, or adapted to save sinful souls within the Church, then may God prosper it. If there be any thing whatsoever in my book which is not in accord ance with the strictest orthodoxy, may it perish for ever. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
