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Excerpt from Secreta Monita Societatis Jesu; Secret Instructions of the Jesuits: Printed Verbatim From the London Copy of 1725, to Which Is Prefixed an Historical Essay; With an Appendix of Notes, by the Editor of the Protestant
Tors and Superiors alone. The Uni versity of Paris, so far back as the year 1624, reproached the Jesuits with being governed by private laws, nei ther sanctioned by Kings, nor regis tered by Parliaments; and which they were afraid to communicate, having done all in their power to prevent their being seen by any other than those of the Society. Again, the Bishop of Angelopolis, whose letter has so often been referred to, inquires, with reference to this fact What other religion has a secret Constitu tion, hidden privileges, and concealed laws of its own 9 And what other has all those things which relate to its government, involved in so much mystery? There is suspicion in mys tory. The rules of all other Orders are open to all: even the Rules and Canons of Popes, Cardinals, Bishops, and the whole Clergy; the privileges, instructions, and statutes of other te.
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Tors and Superiors alone. The Uni versity of Paris, so far back as the year 1624, reproached the Jesuits with being governed by private laws, nei ther sanctioned by Kings, nor regis tered by Parliaments; and which they were afraid to communicate, having done all in their power to prevent their being seen by any other than those of the Society. Again, the Bishop of Angelopolis, whose letter has so often been referred to, inquires, with reference to this fact What other religion has a secret Constitu tion, hidden privileges, and concealed laws of its own 9 And what other has all those things which relate to its government, involved in so much mystery? There is suspicion in mys tory. The rules of all other Orders are open to all: even the Rules and Canons of Popes, Cardinals, Bishops, and the whole Clergy; the privileges, instructions, and statutes of other te.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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