Jesuitism in the Church: an Address to Churchmen, Pointing Out the True Quarter in Which, If Any Where, We Are Now to Look for it : Ecce! Latet Rom? Vultus Sub Veste Genev?!

"Jesuitism In The Church: An Address To Churchmen, Pointing Out The True Quarter In Which, If Any Where, We Are Now To Look For It: Ecce! Latet Roma Vultus Sub Veste Genevæ! is a polemical Anglican tract published in 1848. The author argues that the real threat within the Church of England is not overt Popery but the insidious influence of Jesuitism, particularly through the Evangelical/Low-Church movement and Puritanism. Citing a variety of seventeenth-century authorities, the work presents testimonies that illustrate how Jesuit schemes aimed to undermine Anglican order by promoting dissent and division. It contrasts Roman Catholic scholasticism with Puritan zeal, claiming that Popery advances through purported Protestant enthusiasm, while advocating for episcopal governance, Apostolic Succession, and liturgical discipline as safeguards against both internal and external challenges. The tract critiques Evangelicals for their complicity with Popery, questions the role of Bible Societies and the “Evangelical Alliance,” and calls for unity under the Church’s authority, emphasizing the importance of liturgy, rubrics, and discipline as fundamental to authentic Catholic Anglicanism."