The British Critic And Quarterly Theological Review Vol 29 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The British Critic, And, Quarterly Theological Review, Vol. 29 Our difference, however, with Bishop Jewel does not turn upon the fact of his having been a controversialist; this is a painful necessity, which unavoidable circumstances may force upon the most peaceable of Christians. We may think, indeed, that he is controversial out of season; and appears, if we may so say, to be out of his element, when he is out of the fire. We may think that, in the conduct of his argument with his principal adversary, he not rarely transgresses (if his language be a criterion of his feelings) the bounds prescribed by Christian love and for bearance; and that he speaks throughout, more like a pleader bent, at all hazards, upon making out his case, than a divine, earnestly, yet calmly, contending for the Faith. All this we cer tainly do think; while, at the same time, fully disposed to make allowances for him on the score, as well of the very trying situ ation in which he and his brethren were placed, as of the coarse ness of the age in which his lot was cast. And assuredly, as far as language goes, he is even mild in comparison with his Roman antagonist. 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.