PAGE understand its comprehensiveness-this Church not originated by human wisdom or accident-it is a system provided by the gracious providence of the Lord, for the Christian and ecclesiastical unity of all His disciples, . 243 CHAPTER X. Conclusion-mode in which our subject has been treated-the Protestant Episcopal Church comprehensive-none other like it-another aspect of this Church—enumeration of certain principles preliminary to the exhibition of it-the Protestant Episcopal Church a platform on which Christians may meet and perfect a plan of unity -this proved-the means of unity are provided if Christians will use them-the Protestant Episcopal Church capable of infinite modification-invites all Christians to unite in it and modify it as they please-objection answered-the system of the Protestant Episcopal Church further opened—a beautiful and grand schemesin of negligence on this subject—a call to unity-deprecation of false unity-advantages of true unity-call upon the laity-call upon the clergy-our plan submitted to the candid judgment and honest decision of the Christian public, APPENDIX, 249 259-292 O ALMIGHTY GOD, WHO HAST BUILT THY CHURCH UPON THE FOUNDATION OF THE APOSTLES AND PROPHETS, JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF BEING THE HEAD CORNER-STONE; GRANT US SO TO BE JOINED TOGETHER IN UNITY OF SPIRIT BY THEIR DOCTRINE, THAT WE MAY BE MADE AN HOLY TEMPLE ACCEPTABLE UNTO THEE; THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN." Collect for St. Simon and St. Jude's Day. I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS." Book of Common Prayer. The Apostles' Creed. THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. CHAPTER I. No Christian union without ccclesiastical unity—a Comprehensive Church apparently impracticable-desired by all-one to be proposed in this volume-principles of unity in the apostolical and primitive Church— Roman Catholic and Protestant non-Episcopal Churches all consolidated, not comprehensive―ought to return to primitive principles—a bad habit of the public mind-the true idea of a Church. THE little work here addressed to the Christian public proposes a plan of union to the various denominations of Christians in our country. The writer is convinced that Christian union can never be effected except upon some plan of ecclesiastical unity-some system of a Church broad enough to allow all sincere and humble-hearted disciples of our Lord to unite upon it-a comprehensive system, which shall combine naturally and harmoniously the chief peculiarities of the various denominations in our land. At first sight it seems impossible that a model of a Church can be proposed which shall bring together into one the systems which now conflict-the very "distinctive peculiarities" which have hitherto sepa |