Excerpt from The Union of Bishops and Presbyters a Divine Safeguard for the Christian Laity: An Appeal to Holy WritTo his brother Clergy he would say: Let us do nothing rashly, either in the way of defying the Law, and so being driven from our posts, or in the way of sadly resigning our charges, so as not to set ourselves, even in appearance, against the Law - thus in either case injuring the souls intrusted to us. And on the other hand, let us be very thankful for the lively and, on the whole, loving interest which our laymen, both in Parliament and out of it, take in the' practical matters of Religion, and for the evident determination which they Show (whatever be their political party) to uphold Christianity in the midst of us, as the best defence of liberty and-truth.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.