Catholics,  in  the  adoption  and  profession  of  their  religion,  are
actuated  by  the  power  of  the  evidences  that  establish,  in  their
mind,  the  truth  of  their  creed.  Whenever  men  profess  a  creed
from  other  motives,  they  become  hypocrites,  and  are  incapable  of
rendering  worship  to  God,  who  is  a  Spirit,  and  who  desires  to  be
adored  in  spirit  and  in  truth.  Hence  it  is  as  absurd,  as  it  is  tyran-
ical,  to  attempt  io  force  the  consciences  of  men.
The  faculty  of  the  human  mind,  which  decides  on  the  question
of  creeds,  is  the  judgment  which  cannot  be  coerced  by  civil  laws.
