165.] And that is the root of Warburton's pronouncement.

The Church is a society distinct from the State, but lending to that body its assistance because without the sanction of religion the full achievement of the social purpose is impossible.

There is thus an alliance between them, each lending its support to the other for their common benefit.

The two remain distinct; the union between them is of a federal kind.

But they interchange their powers, and this it is which explains at once the royal supremacy and the right of Churchmen to a share in the legislature.