THE END OF RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY, IN A FRIENDLY CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN A ELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF PROTESTANTS AND A ROMAN CATHOLIC DIVINE. ADDRESSED TO THE RIGHT REV. DR. BURGESS, LORD BISHOP OF ST, DAVID'S IN ANSWER TO HIS LORDSHIP'S "PROTESTANT CATECHISM," BY THE REV. JOHN MILNER, D.D. F.S. A. WITH CONSIDERABLE EMENDATIONS BY THE AUTHOR, DERBY: PRINTED BY RICHARDSON AND SON, FOR THE CATHOLIC BOOK SOCIETY. 1842. THE NEW YORK 159050 ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. 1699. PRINTED BY RICHARDSON AND SON, DERBY. PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION. IT has been thought advisable to commence the series of cheap Catholic books, by "The End of Religious Controversy," the golden work of the Right Rev. John Milner, Bishop of Castabala, and Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District of England. The reason for this preference has been, the great demand for this work. It has already indeed passed through many editions; but none has yet appeared which brings it within the reach of our poorer brethren. Now, however, we may hope that few families will be without it. It is moreover a book particularly adapted for the perusal of inquiring Protestants; the one of all others which the Catholic priest or layman wishes to place in the hands of such persons, as best able to assist their search after truth. We may, in fact, safely say, that no other controversial work of modern times, has had equal success in effecting conversions to our |