de l'Eucharistie,
et il ne lui manque de ce cote la, que de se faire avouer. Pourquoi
ne pas esperer de finir, par les memes moyens, des disputes, moins
difficiles, et moins importantes?"_

With these rational and conciliatory dispositions, Bossuet, and Molanus,
proceeded. But, after this stage of the business, Molanus disappears,
and Leibniz comes on the scene.

III. 3.

A Letter, written by Bossuet to M^me de Brinon, having been communicated
by her to Leibniz, opened the correspondence between him and Bossuet. In
that letter, Bossuet declared explicitly, that the Church of Rome, was
ready, to make concessions, on points of discipline, and to explain
doctrines, but would make no concession in respect to defined articles
of faith; and, in particular, would make no such concession, in respect
to any which had been defined by the Council of Trent. Leibniz's Letter
to M^me de Brinon, in answer to this communication, is very important.
He expresses himself in these terms;

"The Bishop of Meaux says,

"1st. That the Project delivered to the Bishop of Neustadt, does not
appear to him quite sufficient;

"2dly. That it is, nevertheless, very useful, as every thing must
have its beginning:

"3dly. That Rome will never relax from any point of doctrine,
defined by the church, and cannot capitulate, in respect to any
such article;

"4thly. That the doctrine, defined in the Council of Trent, is
received in and out of France by all Roman Catholics;

"5thly, That satisfaction may be given to Protestants, in respect to
certain points of discipline, or in the way of explanation, and
that this had been already done in an useful manner, in some
points, mentioned in the Project of the Bishop of Neustadt.

"These are the material propositions, in the letter of the Bishop of
Meaux, and I believe all these propositions true. Neither the
Bishop of Neustadt, nor those who negotiated with them, make any
opposition to them. There is nothing in them, which is not
conformable to the sentiments of those persons. The third of them
in particular, which might be thought, an obstacle, to these
Projects of Accommodation, could not be unknown to them; one may
even say, that they built on it."

It seems difficult to deny, that, in this stage of the business, much
had been gained to the cause of reunion. The parties were come to a