Excerpt from The Church of Christ Nearly half a century has passed since the first edition of this Book was given to the world. It appeared at a critical moment. A spirit of apprehension and unsettlement was abroad. The Church of England was staggering under the large secession to Home which for a time checked and discredited the Tractarian movement. Six years before, John Henry Newman had gone over. Manning had just followed his example. Both had been senior contemporaries of Mr Litton in the Oriel Common Room. The Book was thought out in the thick of the conflict, amidst the din and distraction of controversy. Its very pages smell of the battle. It represents the early convictions of a singularly acute and powerful mind deeply impressed with the events taking place around him, and anxious to vindicate what he believed to be the true position of the English Church. Mr. Litton was peculiarly well qualified to act as the spokesman of the Evangelical School. In University distinction he had few superiors. He was a double first class man, and had been a Fellow of Oriel He was well acquainted with the leaders on both sides. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.