. Correspondence on church and religion of William Ewart Gladstone; . ough the dim light what was to happen,it became more and more like the affection which isfelt for one departed. 130. To J. R. Hope. 13, Carlton House Terrace, February 13, 1840. ... I hope the opinion you reported to me is notfounded on any notion that I am addictus jurare inverba even of the eminent and admirable men at Oxfordwhom it pains us to hear reviled, and to whom theChurch has so much reason to be grateful. I have,indeed, endeavoured feebly in public to defend themfrom injustice. I am not careful to repudiate imputa
. Correspondence on church and religion of William Ewart Gladstone; . ough the dim light what was to happen,it became more and more like the affection which isfelt for one departed. 130. To J. R. Hope. 13, Carlton House Terrace, February 13, 1840. ... I hope the opinion you reported to me is notfounded on any notion that I am addictus jurare inverba even of the eminent and admirable men at Oxfordwhom it pains us to hear reviled, and to whom theChurch has so much reason to be grateful. I have,indeed, endeavoured feebly in public to defend themfrom injustice. I am not careful to repudiate imputa-tions, from quarters not entitled to respect, of identityin opinion with them: one must always be content tobe in part misunderstood, and I would infinitely ratherbe misunderstood to go along with them in all things,than to be indiflerent or lukewarm respecting certaingreat principles which they have been so splendidlyinstrumental in bringing out into due to you I have no scruple in saying that I regretsome things taught and done almost as much as I. S ^ S O i84i] CATHOLICITY AND PARTY 233 rejoice in others, over and above the general con-viction that true Church principle utterly rejects thenotion of party or combination standing between theindividual and the Church, and binds men, inwardly atleast, to disclaim every such spurious association, eventhough, for fear of creating more misapprehension thanthey remove, they may think fit sometimes to toleratethe imputation. Personal kindnesses indeed, many and great, I havereceived from Dr. Pusey: but these, as he wouldcontend, are not to be paid off in compromises ofprinciple. You would do me a great favour if you would giveme at any time your own condemnatory judgment,where you think that I have written in a manner atvariance with the law of love, and likewise if, sup-posing you find that I am held bound to that kind ofspecific consideration which party union of whateverkind properly entails, you would endeavour to
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