A DEFENCE

OF THE

CHURCH OF ENGLAND

A DEFENCE

OF THE

CHURCH OF ENGLAND

AGAINST

DISESTABLISHMENT

WITH AN INTRODUCTORY LETTER TO THE

RT. HON. W. E. GLADSTONE, M. P.

BY

ROUNDELL, EARL OF SELBORNE

NEW EDITION

London

MACMILLAN AND CO.

AND NEW YORK

1887

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INTRODUCTORY LETTER TO RIGHT HON. W. E.

GLADSTONE, pages xi-xxxv.

Midlothian Address, September 1885, xi. What is 'Consent of the
Nation'? xii. Is Consent to be Subdivided? xiv. Equity and
Liberality, xvi. 'Current' in the Civilised World, xix. United
States and British Colonies, ibid. Southern and Central America,
European Nations, ibid. Republican Nations, xxix. Euro-

pean Monarchies, xxxi. General Results, xxxiv.

XXV.

PART I

THE CHURCH AND ITS ESTABLISHMENT

CHAPTER I

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BEFORE THE REFORMA-

TION, pages 3-26

The Church not a creation of the State, 3. England and Rome, 4-9.

Liberties, Law, and Jurisdiction, 9-13. Appeals, 13-17. Bishoprics

and Benefices, 17-24. Bishops in Parliament, 24-26. Legislation

concerning Matters of Faith, 26.

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