Puseyism Unmasked

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Excerpt from Puseyism Unmasked: Sketches for the TimesOn one point the writer is anxious not to be mis understood. NO term is employed in the following pages, except to characterize a system, and as a means Of doing so intelligibly, without having recourse to circum locution. To the system also, strictly, is any expression of hostile feeling confined. And this strong feeling of decided opposition has been the result of careful inves tigation, and derived from an acquaintance with the writings delineating this theory, from the time of the first systematic efforts for its propagation, in the com mencement Of the publication of the Tracts for the Times, now about seven years ago. The writer fully believes that there are many individuals, superior to their system, failing clearly to apprehend its evils, and themselves deceived by it, and such may be startled, to find themselves called upon to admit, as the sentiments of their party, statements drawn from these writings, which shock their better feelings, and in which they dare not coincide. May the fearful tendency and anti-scriptural nature of the creed here laid open to their view prove a timely warning. May others also be deterred from rushing into the same snare. And lastly, may every reader seriously re¿ect, that a mere acquiescence Of the judgment, in any creed, however scriptural, is not re ligion. Freedom from error, therefore, in regard to that nominal belief, will not secure our eternal safety. It is the religion Of the heart, the faith Of the Gospel, carried out into the life, which alone can avail. The Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.