This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 Excerpt: ...suppose that "the terrible friar" was thus ignorant and incompetent. And he had already, as we shall see, been called on to advise the government on these matters. But with regard to Sarpi's share in the conduct of the struggle, it must be borne in mind all along, that we are not to suppose that he had carte-blanche ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 Excerpt: ...suppose that "the terrible friar" was thus ignorant and incompetent. And he had already, as we shall see, been called on to advise the government on these matters. But with regard to Sarpi's share in the conduct of the struggle, it must be borne in mind all along, that we are not to suppose that he had carte-blanche from the Republic to fight the battle in his own way. It may or may not have been that, had the case been so, he would have deemed it expedient to take a bolder, more straightforward, and more logical course. But his SAHPI S LINE OP ARGUMENT. 189 duty was that of theological adviser to the government. "What theological defence, according to the admitted doctrines and principles of the science, can be found for such and such a step, or against such and such a papal claim?" was the question submitted to him; not, "What is the position which a civil government ought to assume towards the spiritual teachers of the people in accordance with the most enlightened doctrines of progressive civilisation?" Father Paul's answer to the second demand would in all probability have been a very different one from any which he was ever at liberty to enunciate. And his controversial works, --a category which indeed embraces all his writings that have reached us, --appear to unfair disadvantage to readers of our day who are not constantly mindful of this. Fighting against tremendous odds in a world, no section of which would have supported him had the principles he fought for and their legitimate and necessary consequences been clearly set before them, all that he could hope was to make good a point here and gain a step there, the immediate and smaller purpose of which was to alleviate a little the weight of the ecclesiastical yoke while...
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