70. And yet, whatever may be the language of individuals, it
is still the public doctrine of all the Christian churches;
nor can even our own refuse to admit the conclusions which
must be drawn from the eighth and the eighteenth of her
Articles. The Jansenists, who have so diligently studied the
works of the fathers, maintain this sentiment with
distinguished zeal; and the learned M. de Tillemont never
dismisses a virtuous emperor without pronouncing his
damnation. Zuinglius is perhaps the only leader of a party
who has ever adopted the milder sentiment, and he gave no
less offence to the Lutherans than to the Catholics. See
Bossuet, Histoire des Variations des Eglises Protestantes,
l. ii. c. 19-22.