THE POPE AND THE GOSPEL,

OR ANOTHER

FAREWELL TO ROME.

BY

J. J. MAURETTE,

LATE PARISH PRIEST OF SERRES, DEPARTMENT OF
THE ARIEGE, IN FRANCE, NOW MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL.

"He, who would arrive at the true faith, must seek it in the
Holy Scriptures alone."-Hilary, Bp. of Poitiers ad Const.
Imper.

"Prove all things, hold fast that which is good."-1. Thess.
v. 21.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH

LONDON:

W. H. DALTON, COCKSPUR STREET.

1845.

LONDON:

G. J. PALMER, PRINTER, SAVOY STREET STRAND.

CONTENTS.

I. Declaration of Principles

II. Letter of the Author to the inhabitants of Serres,

his former parishioners

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III. Motives which induced the Author to resign his

situation as parish-priest, and to leave the Church

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VI. The Author is excommunicated

VII. Absurdity of this excommunication

VIII. The Word of God, the Christian's only rule of faith

PREFACE.

THE present pamphlet was preceded in France by one entitled My Farewell to Rome, written by Monsieur Bruitte, another parish-priest, who, with an aged mother, and a sister, dependant upon him for their bread, had suffered the loss of all things for the faith of Christ; left his living, and Rome; and cast himself upon God's promises. Monsieur Maurette, who had been brought to the knowledge of the truth before Monsieur Bruitte, took up his pen upon the publication of the First Farewell, to confirm and strengthen its effect by another. A third, by a third converted priest, is to appear in a few