to the notions of
the great majority of English Churchmen; if he would always do so in
a tentative, paltering way, seldom or never letting the world know
how much he believed, how far he intended to go; if, in a word, his
method of teaching was a suspicious one, what wonder if the minds of
men were filled with suspicions of him?"--p. 17.

Now first he is speaking of my sermons; where, then, is his proof
that in my sermons I dealt in matters dark, offensive, doubtful,
actually forbidden? he has said nothing in proof that I have not been
able flatly to deny.

"Forbidden according to the notions of the great majority of English
Churchmen." I should like to know what opinions, beyond those which
relate to the Creed, _are_ held by the "majority of English
Churchmen:"--are his own? is it not perfectly well known, that "the
great majority" think of him and his views with a feeling which I
will not describe, because it is not necessary for my argument? So
far is certain, that he has not the majority with him.

"In a tentative, paltering way." The word "paltering" I reject, as
vague; as to "tentative," he must show that I was tentative in my
sermons; and he has eight volumes to look through. As to the ninth,
my University sermons, of course I was "tentative;" but not because
"I would seldom or never let the world know how much I believed, or
how far I intended to go;" but because in deep subjects, which had
not been fully investigated, I said as much as I believed, and about
as far as I saw I could go; and a man cannot do more; and I account
no man to be a philosopher who attempts to do more. How long am I to
have the office of merely negativing assertions which are but
supported by former assertions, in which John is ever helping Tom,
and the elephant stands upon the tortoise? This is Blot
_fifteen_.

3. The Anglican Church

This writer says:--"If there is, as there is, a strong distrust of
certain Catholics, it is restricted to the proselytizing priests
among them; and especially to those, who, like Dr. Newman, have
turned round upon their mother Church (I had almost said their mother
country), with contumely and slander."--p. 18.

No one has a right to make a charge, without at least an attempt to
prove what he says; but this writer is consistent with himself. From
the time that he first spoke of me in the magazine, _when_ has he
ever even professed to give evidence of any sort for any one of his
charges, from his o