These expressions were far from satisfying the Chancellor; yet, such as they were, he was forced to content himself with them, and even had some difficulty in persuading the Parliament to adopt them.

Objection was taken by some zealous Protestants to the mention made of the Roman Catholic religion.

There was no such religion.

There was an idolatrous apostasy, which the laws punished with the halter, and to which it did not become Christian men to give flattering titles.

To call such a superstition Catholic was to give up the whole question which was at issue between Rome and the reformed Churches.