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repeated action the country had
reached a terrible crisis. They knew
not what was about to take place
in the political world, but they did
know that God had taken from
England her power and she was no
longer mistress of the seas. Popery was
in ^the^ ascendency in both houses of
parliament and elsewhere in the state
Reffering to Dr- he declined to recognise
him as cardinal-manning he said
that that man, whom the govern-
ment of the country delighted to have
and who was brought into closest
association with the Heir to the Throne
had for his object the subjection
of the country to his master, the
Pope of Rome. Asking his hearers to

8 repeated action the country had reached a terrible crisis. They knew not what was about to take place in the political world, but they did know that God had taken from England her power and she was no longer mistress of the seas. Popery was in the ascendency in both houses of parliament and elsewhere in the state Reffering to Dr- he declined to recognise him as cardinalmanning he said that that man, whom the government of the country delighted to have and who was brought into closest association with the Heir to the Throne had for his object the subjection of the country to his master, the Pope of Rome. Asking his hearers to