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'This book is decidedly the best thing of the sort that has yet appeared. Its range is comprehensive of the whole of the mighty subject, and it is literally crammed with fact and argument. Every section is a species of moral demonstration. We defy Cardinal Wiseman and all his cardinals, archbishops and bishops, and clergy to boot, to refute this volume. In 350 pages we have a species of encyclopædia. We know of no human hand from which Popery has received a more powerful, death-dealing blow. Would that a copy of this well crammed and very cheap volume might find a place in every British household.'—Rev. J. Campbell, D.D., in the British Standard.
'This is a very admirable and seasonable book, displaying much reading and the soundest views. It sets forth, with much detail and in a popular and picturesque style, the many evils of Popery' and the present danger of Britain from this insidious foe. It would be difficult to find a better text-book for popular lectures and young men's classes, on the subject, and we cordially recommend it.'—Protestant Bulwark.
'A sensible, smart, and clever exposure of Popery, with its irrational assumptions, and soul-destroying errors. The work is timely, and its circulation will do good.'—Rev. W. Cooke, D.D.
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Transcriber's Notes:
Contractions are inconsistently used, such as both "did'nt" and "didn't," and have been retained as in the original in both cases.
There were many printers errors and typos in this book. The obvious ones have been silently corrected. Others that might be cases of old spellings have been retained.
[Page 19]--I suspect "of" is missing in the phrase, "that he would have been unworthy (of) the name of a Christian" but I did not change it in the text.
[Page 120]--The paragraph that begins "After the 'Hero's' death" was originally included in the preceding blockquote, but it doesn't seem to be part of the quoted letter, so I moved it out into the surrounding text.