tine
ON
POPERY.
timents
be
Adjudicators
in this country
general view ofthe doctrines
as
come.
cal Alliance, are
be
not far off.
gentlemen
were
the
successful
Essayists,
viz.
and Jewish
tian Form.—Popery
—
an Acci-
the Constituent
—
94
Ages.—Has not
unchanged in fact.
Vicars.
&c.—
Misappro-
not
Infallible.
Seven
Tests
the
Infallibility
with
Soul
—
Image-
worship.
—Decree
latry
355
of
Romanism
378
so will
that
the
Pope
—
of Naples.
;
CHAPTER
IV.
PROSPECTS
OF
THE
PAPACY.
Atheism
and
Communism.
—Popery
the
 
unhappily, has
this stu-
all connect
to
whose
true grandeur of
genius
of
these
impure
matters
did
the
Papacy
germinate,
systems
and
the
predomi-
ideas
of
the
the
Academy,
attempted
to
form
philosophy; while
the
of
a
could
they corrupted
Minds
there
were
of
to
take
a
more
to
appreciate
of
converts,
century and
the beginning
they felt,
in all
The new ideas
greatest
among
herbs,
and
becometh
a
tree
be
to
retain,
even
when
communicated
to
them,
destinies,
Fall has
the
emancipation,
of
mankind,
that
 
and
reception
as
reforma-
society
the confusion
epochs
the
Mosaic
sents as
swells
huge
and
beach, but
The
resistless
recruit
;
This natural
in which
; but
the old pre-
steadily
pro-
gressive,
and
that
each
than
in
any
pre-
ceding
era.
was.
the
addition
the other, which
took different
of the
idolatries
had
long
superstitions brooded over the
they impregnated
the soil
rally
old
forms,
—for
neither
does
been
overtaken
by
that
de-
it
pretended,
most
favoured
its
development
of
nor
nor
was
it
in
Greece,
that
and the gorgeous rites
which
itself all those
rather
extinction.
—
the
expiring
idola-
tries
and
present in
calendar and
crowd the
Christianity, was swept
Seven
Hills
seven
and
made
its
is
Legion
in
his
days
ancient divinities
would
he is God.
principle which
heart jTrom God,
Mystery of Iniquity
himself, became God,
him
most
matured,
amongst
of
Moses
It
may
into
into
the
flesh
and
blood
he
which the
authority of
that bishops and
Ea
institutio
their
independence,
various
churches
various
churches
viduality and
Why should not
the world in the
l
That
the
bishops
fact.
The
in
the
same
way.
The
resolutions
Canons.-f
In
order
to
thus
pastors of the
or
the
centuries
that
but
as
it
now
did,
to
of the Empire.
were made, as
and
his learning,
but ac-
Harduin.
convened
them
asked
due time
Papa.
pre-eminent
dignity
of
arch-patri-
arch
a
positive
and
powerful
obstruc-
tion
opposite
policy
rights
with
before :
we
virtually
the problem admits
characters,
distinct
objects,
the
other
the
constitution
of
of
co-ordination
as will
being
the
stronger.
to
her
growth,
and
help
to
a
bishop
;
clergy and laity of
the Seven
Hills she
overthrown
other
countries
mis-
tress
of
from
states
were
left
to
their
fate,
Rome
was
No
Roman
times,
—owing
principally
to
philosophy,
from
she did
onward. The simplicity of the
Christian
faith
began
find
of tumults
of the Church.
eyes
were
al-
ready
turned
;
might
never
better
and
superstitions
distracted
State,
person or
absolute
kind
than
that
which
persecutions.
They,
Ireland and
brigade of
iirst
Thus,
now it
Italian
on the whole,
but a nominal
genius
to
them.
arbitrary
and
irresponsible
in
whatever he
he dictated
have
just
noted,
At
about
the
to
the
Pope,
in
which
the
existence,
so many interests, and over such a multitude of per-
sons, and
covering so large a portion of the globe, no im-
perial fiat could
fain
the
Nursia.
His
monks that invaded
p.
2-6.)
and
many
more
besides.
With
a
dexterity
and
been
terials
the
most
heterogeneous
forgiveness, were
prerogatives
and
powers
a
figure
adequately
government
and
the
metropolis
by
anticipation
Rome became once more the
mistress
of
the
this
time
advanced, as
the basis
bishops,
Chalcedon,
and
virtu;-
ally
sanctioned
by
same
council
hailing
with
accla-.
mation
the
that from
forth con-
discarded, and the
Accolet,
was
placed
both appeared
to be
a
The
Cardinal
Baronius
Catholics
of old
they came
metropolitan,
and
occupant
of
over
the
great
body
;
there
of the
al ng with them,
less pagan. Their
at
Rome
was
representative
of
the
prince
substitution of the
heart they were as
token
of
a
long
series
the
Roman
faith,
Gregory
exerted
lawfully
without the
advice and
term
an
imperial
and
Corsica
and
kings
of
Lombardy,
intent
on
of Rome,
Antichrist,* now
strength
of
velopment,
—we
find
to Ireland
the
west.-f-
and
tion
that
crimes
might
be
ex-
piated
by
donations
moment of death.
flowed in
who
hoped
by
followers, partly
a matter
the to
secure their
castles, and
permitted
intrigues
of
Legion
of
any
Egypt,
over
efibrt of
single sorners,—
all
good,
and partly of
indifference, took her
felt; and man
to his
efforts. But
That
system
employed
the
fear,
the
thrall
eyes,
Popery
led
man
of man
from
believe
only
important branch of the
intimately connected with the
this
superstition
Catholic
Church
The
use,
and
When
it
was
found
The Italians
were absolved
the
revenue
of
Italy
ceased
emperors
on
the
one
side
and
and
prosecuted
with
un-
Constantinople, a.d.
754,* summoned
786,
known
reversed
the worship of
to
were extirpated together
the west,
sovereignty. In
were torn
vol. ix.
two,—the Greek schism or the Gallic
usurpation,
; but
history
refuses
his prerogative.
famous in
the mur-
pontifical
the other foully
act
the
in the
after
three
 
was
of
dominion
a
fair
specimen
of
and
as he strove
was
a-build-
ing
scourge, sent to
failed
the
and won.
to
of Rome. To
occupy a seat
emperors
would
tion
to
secular
empire in
in
virtue
of
his
own
right,
and
upon them
from
the
Merovingian
to
sovereign
in
proceeded was
plainly this,
clearly involved
these
pro-
ceedings,
though
of
was
prerogatives of princes, were
to improve
implied their
Christ. But
set in the
dormant
there,
in
the
hope
that
it
would
be
possible
to
avow
verance with
was profound,
the greatness
it,
so
neither
of their clients, they very considerably
promoted their
display in
that
they
vastly
increased
the
afterwards
continued
in
Europe.
Of
the
many
the
been
temptingly
drawn
by
nominated
tinued
the
powerful
enough
to
appear
with
know, that the
acknowledge
theory, but as a
the tenth
Isidore.
These
professed
Sismondi's
whole,
the
predominating
having
now
no
and
well-nigh
belief.
prudent hi-
ship, saw
Peter, whose consciences
murders
a
right
to
XII.,
a.d.
956,—
an
interval
sively
the
pontificate.
The
rors of the
sequel
to
 
The
scandalized
by
of
perishing
in
its
annals
in
labour for language
and
Augus-
tus,
till
ii.
244.
sec.
iii.
II
Gibbon's
pp.
193,
194.
to the favourable
discovered towards
a hind,
Vienne
were doubtless
some bishop,
endowed
betrayed
the
and
dukes,
says
Ranke,
not un-
harness on their
Church
in
a
says Hallam.
and h d been
detection.
families
greater
every
day,
—not
its
power
to
come.
they
doubted
not
that
they
a
strong
no danger
would arise
spiritual
and
;
of what kind
about this resolu-
dis-
affection
strong
government
ex-
p.
209
power.*
before
was
attained.
Let
us
here
pause
to
review
the
two
centuries
of their
the Roman
scandal
According
measures,
to govern Europe. Hilde-
to
which
we
have
already
adverted.
He
saw
the
advantage
of
once
weak
and
tyrannical
;
per-
mitted
to
Henry,
his
great
antagonist.
Hastily
assembling
a
his
of
the
Emperor
passed
to Europe
accounted
as
in
1110,
possessions held
of investi-
little
Calixtus II. According
free, their
investiture was
the sovereigns and
spiritual
supre-
macy.
The
risk
was
small ;
and
granting
that
than
counterbalanced
by
Vicar, had been
season to occupy, and which she only, as she believed,
had a
fill.
The
popes
had
to
sank,
and
through them,
fought
with
these advantages they triumphed the contest,
—
and languages
of the
that
of
its
essential
principle,
was
finally
attained.
In
of remark,
that the
the weak
she had
false,
and
excited
triumphed
over
the
empire
and
England,
to govern
the
Church,
glory
given up. Monarchs,
calcitrating
sovereigns,
to
return
laden
beneath an avalanche of murderous
fanaticism
was
to
its fellow-seat in
reposing
in
deep
shadow,
girdled
round
the
pon-
and
by
my
wisdom
; for
I
am
prudent:
and
I
mouth, or
century, to its full
—the passion
a
the story
of the
papal power
is a
past ; and,
succeeding
age,
upon
we are re-
gates
of
The
old
he had
Chris-
tianity,
empire, and on that
the
forged
document.
Sometimes
he
the
struggle
through
the
weary
ages,
till
at
enterprise,
spring-
ing
from
we
have
condition
rebellion
Where
In primitive times the
tianity.
God
placed
his
Church
aloft
provinces of
Mediterranean or lie contiguous
and
manufactures
of
all
new
districts
were
unbroken expanse of solitudes
with these busy
of
Dauphine,
Provence,
found in
great numbers
Rhine,
so
that
a
schools
attached.
These
very
flush
of
virtue
and
loyalty
mustered
for
the
crusade
hated
the
this simoom of
conflict
waged
which
ended
spirit,
and
absolute master
in the
by their legates
from the era of
vol.
i.
p.
48.
be
This was
but the
;
and no
who had
been placed
foundation of
Papacy.
As
equal proportions; and,
joins
fundamental
axiom
and
temporal,
;
To
This
racter. We but perplex ourselves
when we think or
religion.
from all other
eighth
year
Church,
—the
spiritual
sword
other
of the
of the monarch, but at
the command and sufferance of the
priest. It behoves the one sword to be
under the other,
the temporal authority
comprehensive jurisdiction
of
truth,
the
a
kind of accident,—that it originated solely in the ambition of
an
individual
pope,
nothing
is
the system.
so we behold
overturning
thrones
discover the
the in-
their
pretensions
the Pa-
a more
But they
to
the world
over the Church that
and that they have
France.
says he,
and that God
one holy Catholic
Church, out of
of
Peter,
up, overthrow,
Italian priest,
therefore, thunders
and of all
the
Eliz.,
supremacy
j-
But
suffering,
of the than their
language on these occasions.
tians
which they
were
wont to plight their faith unto true kings ; for it is
right
what
mortals
is
to
be
deemed
concerning
? And
princes,
are
with
forth
kingdom. *
of
Lyons
(1245),
tion
upon
and
accordingly
deprive
shall
of
wrath,
God, it
all that might
this tremendous
times. True, it
claim is
so monstrous,
the
instinct
but
wlien
the
both
her
ghostly
terrors
and
dig-
;
supplications of
she could no more
 
the
wind,
or
as
power
to
formal
delegation
from
the
popes who lived from Gregory VII. to Pius V., as expressed
in
priest and
most
full
top
of
The
Cardinal
colossal
laic
visage
to
the
gazer,
that
the
ever, lost
de
causa,
eo
 
this
opinion
take
leave
to
by
Count
de
Maistre
and
Abbe
interference
the
ques-
tion
pontiffs over
ment
spirittielk.
(Du
Pape,
liv.
ii.
chap.
viii.
pp.
225,
226.)
as
the
dictator,
but
whose only
not much of
the Church in Ireland that
a
island,
the direction which infallibility
good
purpose.
tolic
see,
stand
descendant of
dered
important
services
to
the
theory, or rather of
out nor
and
loose
subjects
from
the adherents
law
not
decide
it,
the
theory
of
infallibility
power
attached
; for,
as
we
the at-
ambition.
We
have
seen
to alter
sovereigns
guilty
of
dreadful pun-
give
an
account
of
he
a
whole
king-
affairs
signal commence simultaneously
they cannot
touch
step
out
empire
and
the
to
separate
in it, or space
writer
temporal
the
private schools,
manners, and
over the
by
the
and congregations,
home
Art.
30
refers
and di-
rects the
women, all
the unsold
of
Rome
for
and the institution of
clubs all over the
men,
: in
made
bishops
in
their
jurisdiction, of
contemplation, and for
shall
ing
chapter of canons.
unchangeable
in
her
character
as
in
her
in
the
heart
of
congealed
in
world
the
world. The
compilers of
stakes.
They
away
Westphalia
to be oppressed
across
St
George's
Channel.
to the Irish nation,
upon another.
Ireland
or
is, and must
war, to be
as
lord
para-
conscience;
not
;
ferula,
not
particular government
creature of
swear
that,
from
this hour until my life's end, I will be faithful and
obedient
unto
St
lawfully elected
Pontifical Majesty
and person
their
honour
and
state
his
before-men-
tioned
bestow away, or pledge, or give away in fee, or
otherwise
the
Bishop
incarnation
1567,
and
the
second
of
his
pontificate
; together
in-
happy memory,
of the
calends of
before-mentioned year
thereof, as
well as
me-
Monte
Feltro,
the
vicariate
of
cities and
places what-
of happy
prohibition of
parting with
to note, that
to
its
beginnings,
to
run,
of
state
of
the
world
the
be
suddenly;
and,
into its
supremacy
above,
and
we
trust
pontifical
dignities
The govern-
occupy
its
science.
railway train
railway
showing how
with either
imperial car which Austria
blazoned with the bloody
and others
equally lumbering
;
for
It
would
be
and
then.
he
favours
the
He must needs
to
wonder
at
each
has
not the worst
though in that
been
great
it
exists
as
a
body
left it;
or conduct
the course
tell
intention to
enclose Grreat
we
will
who
ga-
thered
codes,
III. issued nume-
commissioned
essential part
a
copious
system
of
jurispru-
clared,
reconciled
Pope may
transactions
and
t
Hallam's
vol.
ii.
pp.
2-4.
J
the
power
of
priests. ||
J
Idem,
>
 
absolute
instructive
also
to
the.
spiritual
text-
make
ecclesiastical
v/orld
ALL
Christians.
IT
+
be
does not
and
**
censures. ]:
as
guilty
as
public
burdens,
paying
and
Sexti
quest,
with
it
enjoined.
heretic from the
of
heresy.
Princes,
This goodly
of
they grievously
admonished
by
their
lands
may
might,
to
extirpate
from
their
 
the same
complex character.
of Borne.
I
defend, increase, and advance. I
will
anything
to
power
observed
by
others.
Heretics,
schismatics,
canon
the
blessed
by
whatsoever
name
knowingly read, keep,
publicly
whatsoever name they are
pretence of
orders,
constitutions,
would speedily
is
Britain are
sacred
eccle-
siastical
constitutions
lawful
at
Eome,
see.
amenable
to
disappear as the
of
Queen would
Rome,
or
disdain
becoming
a
a
crusade
in the
the
wealth
of
heretical
Albion
as
a na-
tion under the code of Britain, the agent of the Vatican
would
upon the
can do
confined
at
first
to
Well, then,
released
from
killing
is
no
murder,
dered in
years
Nor must
we listen
perfect confidence
not
permit
—
govern
the
and
pre-
fers
permit him
to pay his
to
swear
a
false
oath
against
a
into effect
development.
canon
law.
gave
way
it hard
be
carried,
and
a
prince
and
peasant
is
bent
veying the
CHAPTER
VII.
based on these principles
casuists have
mistress?
Church
No
it ;
for,
upon
sup-
chief
adherents
highest
violation
of
usurpation,
rapine, and
practical
influence
of
clearly established from history,
that the Church of
universal supremacy,
cumstances
plain
the
and
place,
if
kingdoms.
place,
if
civil affairs,
claimed and
but she
she
maintains
an
attitude
claims
renounced
liberty allowed her
be greater
But,
second,
and
her
system
incapable in all
taught,
such an
recog-
nised
as
subordinate
clearer
which
a
light.
Protestants,
 
the
bulls
of
popes,
and
the
decrees
of
and must
ago,
but
that
she
has
but an
extended plain.
department
that
as
a
every one of
as
one instance she had ever adopted
or practised error,
acts
virtually surrender
for
the
future
security
of
government,
to
abjure
the
papal
doc-
the three
oath without
up
the
bones
of
ments.
The
infallibility
is
the
opinions,
that
Church
are for the
be
to
their hands
The
latter
renounced,
that
the
Pope
is
Christ's
the
Papacy
the
foundations
of
is changed, and
who accordingly report
false.
who are ignorant
a
the slightest
good ground
the
find
the
was the same
centuries had left his
their graves,
will
link
on
infallibility has
stereotyped the
sword.
tolerant, when
heretical
blood
to
moisten
the
papal
dungeons
new-sprung liberality
to
believe
that
especially
in which
heir.
Let
them
over the
whole world,
this
long
to
world
has
what
the
I
and,
exercise
it,
dominion,
as
joy at
dolorous
So
far
the darkest
sent
that the
if it
office,
maintain
his
Peter's
like
a
footing
advance the interests of the
universal Church ? But as
over thrones. The glory of his court, and the num-
bers
domains
of
the
fisherman.
and spi-
Europe
shall
again
if
the
Church
has returned from
a
century,
to
tionary
wave,
and
be
choice, Cicero-
be
dragged
in
the
was
fixed
in
Seven Hills.
more into the
will
will no
that
it
may
Popery
to
recover
genius
government;
it
knows
the
club,
cling
closely
together.
atheistic
principles
the
at
powers the
itself
upon
the
conviction
of
all,
Church to
is
an
—
to
salvation
wo to Europe
history
the
doctrines
the
authority
and
hearing
;
of
religion
the
ex-
of all things.
distinct persons,
death of
the cross,
her
a
men, in the
which ventured
on repudiating
these great
for
hands they
by
edge so
the
Spirit,
which
is
the
asp,
tion, of
but
of God
humility
of
a
child
before
to
our
day,
and
and power of
over,
will
be
Seymour,
pp.
5,
6
mits that the
God, he is far
velation.
He
and
equally
authoritative
as
proceeding
; and that
whosoever know-
—
?
the
supposed
that such things were
with
the
set
according
to
the
are
to
be
following article
in Pope
and interpret it
authority of the
modern
authority
and
polluted
the
by assigning
their head,
has been
Matthew, xxviii.
The Professor
makes great
account of
inspired
canon.
The
inspira-
tion
Trent. That
of the Scriptures
or any other
have come
but
a
very
the Bible
in
is a gift
and interpretation
and
moral
of
by papal infallibility,
Divine Spirit. The
not the
It is well
pretation, when he
unto
and in these it
apostle recommend for
read
the
Scriptures
recourse
to
knowledge of our
all things
act
of
forbidding
exercise
to those
to
that they
that they
should submit
bility
is
unfit,
says
the
Church
of
Rome
of
their
the proposi-
that
reason
is
of
false,
what
becomes
of
the
But
we
But even
is centred
of judgment of the
the
Protestant
Word of
from
power to prevent
were enacted
against the
deep
shades
fourth
rule,
the
Council
prohibits
any
words:
one shall dare to read or keep in his possession
that
receive
absolution
till he has given it up to his ordinary. * These rules are
followed
by
the
popes downwards,
as
to
matter are
authorized
English
et
usu
primate, to
zeal
he
had
shown
 
publish
through
judgment of
done more evil than
the
worst
book
that
is
its
Author.
The
on the
subject of
as
a
sowing
of
tares
into
vades
the entire body of the Romish clergy in all parts of
the
world,
stated
in
lege of
Maynooth, there
was
required
to
if
the
nian
school,
he
should
think
it
ment
order
to
against the
of
Catholics,
but
which
mortal
sin
were
from the
case of the
vicious,
and
the
of Rome doing,
mistake, and, indeed,
and
circulation
of
the
we
have
work entitled
I had always found that the sacred volume was forbidden
to
them
to
contrary,
contrary,
the
Rome,
—that
I
had
with the
I
found
I
could
and that when I
his
not
having
so
im-
portant
a
tini's edition was
that I could not find the volume in Rome, especially
as
the
the book
the priests
sold at
;
in a
we supplied
them gratuitously.
XII. might have conceived,
that
we
Societies,
which
have
Rome on
which
the
writer
Popery
:
 
and the
;
over the gi-ave
hands of her people.
utmost
to
be found
tory of
but
shalt
an
un-
divided
entrance of
of
sat
enthroned
long
upon
its origin,
Bible.
Christ
held
together
by
Bible;
and
entertaining
spiritual
hopes.
This
discover-
ed
by
the
world, and embraces all, in every place and of every name,
in
to
him
as
their head, and to one another as members of the same
body,
by
is
i.
p.
171.)
Bellarmine's
illustration,
whose
resplendent
beams
attest
his
presence
to
all.
Catechism.
It
is
an-
swered,
Notis Ecclesise
unbloody
tirely on outward
comes
to
inspired
be of as easy
attainment as it is
which
have
her.
When
we
name
the
Pope,
;
day. Transubstantiation
of the scholastic
rested
came,
and
a
modified
which
On the
head of
righteousness is
Church of
is the or-
mish Church
have
difiered
diflferences he
the
Holy
Ghost,
papal
unity.
infallible
head,
In like
which in no case
untenable,
comes
at
last
to
rest
this
reasons
for
will
religion.
This
is
what
touches
her pale
question,
she calls
unity.^f
fides
ca/rhona/ria,
—collier's
faith,
questioned concerning
his faith,
her
Catholicity,
attesting
;
that
Church.
Finding
catholic or universal,
even unto the
ever since the fisherman
1
which Abra-
era,
sometimes
hold
mem-
whom
his
Church
compelled
to
inhabit
the
promises
appropriat-
deny,
in
the
place,
with the apostolic
We
find
of
knee on earth
that he
preaches the
the
doctrine
of
Christ's
a sterling
undeni-
able
historical
do
we
find
a
of
Rome
the
of organization
she
wants
all.
And
the various
branches of
the Romish
Rome has sub-
substituted innumer-
able mediators,—
agency of the
has
of heaven.
There cannot
be a
doubt as
cannot
both
be
true.
The
Church
of
Rome,
therefore,
is
But, in the third place, we deny the Church of
is
catholic
a
foolish
question,
earth
unknown
amongst
certainly did not invent
at
Rome,
was
the
truth
which
was
revealed
to
Roman
Ca-
tholicism,
the
middle
ages?
 
of the
ble
documents
Rome
find
that
we
have
and have fairly
rude,
off
trick which
sacks, and laid them
achieved
a
terrestrial
to
extend
triven
work
she
has
made
of the Koran.
persecutor's
brand.
At
millions
of
subjects.
We
do
members
to make use of their reason in judging of their religion,
and
then
as
if
they
had
used
had
used
their
to
practise
of
but
a
Protestant
Church
every
member
and
other
and
a
darker
broken night
insignificant speck, lying
of the
the
cope
of
heaven
righteousness, and all
the
isles
shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall
fall
1
tians.
sect
which
may
on quite as
and drawing the pecu-
worship, from
man
pontiffs
have
that they are the successors of the
apostles,
Rome.
Pro-
testants
the
the
popes
and
on
the
ground
of
of Peter.
; that he raised
him to this
by
innumerable
lesser
pipes,
formed
official
acts.
Bellarmine,
Church
a
monarchy.
This
—
the
stituted sole head and
monarch of the Church
con-
it is
their proper
inheritance, which
from
bishop
trace
chain
of
facts
by
the
his
successors
she
fails
as
regards
the
whole.
but all,
is at
so
so
temporary
writers
and
her
cita^
Darts
true, and not
vessel of
term
roch
closely
resemble
each
Ihuildmy
just breaking ground
:
 
spoken in the
said in
I vMl build my
Peter is
here declared
to be
is
chiesa.
and
infer
that
stature,
and
Mathu-
reach
any
conclusion,
and
and
sophistry
of
all
believe
in
the
infallibility
of
the
Pope
a
passage
? Why
its sense,
the
has
put
upon
them
to the
unanimous consent
And,
mination
his
con-
fession,
or
Christ
as
except with
the unanimous
consent of
Church
said,
God.
Pleased
to
in the
was
in
confess to be
 
system of supernatural
foundation
him-
 
by my
mouth should
believe.'''' On
 
gross
who are
the most
the
gospel,
the second clause of
Now, it
is placed
our
Saviour's
time
Chaldaic,
and
the
living
God,
a
rock.
principles
passages,
about
which
there
is
the New
ably
indicated.
which
speak
vicar, is just
To
ened
heathens
supremacy
of an infinite and invisible Being, only they put idols in
his
room.
Romanists
have
dealt
extent, be denominated
foundation,
 
but a
ought
to
have
understand
their
been
written
exact agreement with
Paul
wrote
this
passage
he
was
ig-
And
misapplying another
Psalmist,
 is
become
stand
here
of
never would have
essential
to
salvation
on
the
Paul
preached
 
run,
not
The writer
the
all
was
heaven.
that
was
unlawful,
be-
Peter
begot
moreover,
are
by
which,
happen
 
Once more, we are referred in proof of Peter's primacy to
these words in John,
verts
with
good
made
them
of
were addressed
lieve
dent
in
temper
on
some
fur-
nish
a
that presided.
to
be
blamed. §
withstood
to
be
blamed. §
because he ob-
fail
to
discover
the
remotest
his
and
allegiance
which
they
in
consequence
owed.
But
nothing
as
Lord
The argu-
are not prepared to deny that Peter
ever visited Rome,
 
As an apostle,
duty which he owed to Christianity
at large, to hold himself
in
fulfil his great
Rome
inconsistent
;
to
take
him
as
of
a
brother
apostle,
unless
to
must
at Rome : he
among
the
paction, (See
the
capital
was martyred in a.d.
to
Jerusalem,
company
gift. -(-
To
and we
to
bestow..
great
desire
to
epistle,
the
subject
of
planted
the
Roman
Church,
and vigour of
renown
the
a
be
determined
only
these
powers,
and
to
intimation
of
the
Divine
by
man,
but
by
Jesus
Christ. *
In
the
of
years
the
death
of
they or-
Church
men of equal
the apostleship
wliat
;
intervening
period
to
of
living who
has the
that
chair
has
been
have been monsters
schisms,
numerous
vacan-
to
the
popedom,
each
of
whom
has
endeavoured
to
infallibility. This forms
Sampson lies,
as others.
beings. It
is the
world, remains
and
comprehensive
laws,
other
hand,
is
That
Church
never
abandons
a
narrow
to
render
society
as
of
formally
discussed,
faith or
; it
is
text-books
The
of the Romanist,
the oracles of the
the
assertion
of
the
ing
gates
of
hell
shall
not
prevail
against
of their
the
Pope.
aside
the
guide.-f
the
room
reasonable
that
we
prove
in
Church. Now,
even a
—
an
infallible
guide,
law can speak
variety
of
interpretations
to
there
be-
cause
Protestants
The
Romanist
cannot
of God. He
in
their
obvious
unable
to
deny
this,
maintains,
nevertheless,
possibly mistake
so.
The
testi-
mony
of
;
his usual
within.
He
has
attested
the
Bible
where
do
we
find
the
slightest
such
through
and
at
all,
it
of
But in
first to the
we
are
told
that
it
to heaven
The theory of the Roman Catholic Church proceeds on the
idea that there is but
one
Roman
Catholic
Church
reason
when
it
tells
not
that the
Church
of
truth
is
canon
of the fathers,
of the popes, he
not only not infallible,
faults of obscurity
father some-
it.
If
and
matters.
flatly
Cyril,
this
appeal,
the
infallibility
of
tradition
ral
councils.
of
these
councils?
capa-
city
the Church
contains no promise of
texts
on
authority of fathers, councils,
been decided
On the
wonderful pre-
doth
not,
then
the
infallibility
with infallibility. At
to the Pope
sage
a
sort
of
viz.,
that
it
resides
here
 
was
of
support-
ing
first
and
the
successor
charged
not
to
part
of martyrs. Now,
successor of Peter and
is
Romanist can
he
must
be
certain
is got
circumstances.
He
opinions,
for
there
have
that he
 
err
by no
Peter
of
teaching
Hills
possesses
this
marvellous
property,
that
a
infallibly
he
now
arises
certainly, is
posing
and
issuing
of inspiration.
be
formal,
but
should
be
authoritative,
mistress of all
matter
or morals,
Assuredly
of
he will
account
the
solution
of
a
for a
unanimous
Italians
are
against
him
of
the
in/aUibility,
that
something
like
a
the
state
terior and earthly influence,
in
a
he
is
in
is
not
of
—
utterly unfit
condemns
it.
We
find
that
which
verified
according
to
the
to
follow
the
be the Word
the back
animals
which
what
footing for
Pope
of
Rome,
cannot
be
of
eternal
life
can
excite
within
them
no-
thing
but
as her
THE
the
is
and
foreign
British
to
prove
that
the
one,
conclusively
establishes
they hold
of that Church, therefore
Here the Ro-
the
bull
are
not
suffi-
that follows
by
the various heretical
world to tremble.
to answer,
ROME.
Church
avow it.
that
false,
by a short
The
his published
conversation
with
Mr
Seymour.
this doctrine of the Church, do
so
at
the
Roman
not
They
could
not
be
true
CathGlics.'''f
that
any society
to
 
one else. It
and
in the head, and now, partly through
age
the full
beyond
 
mano,
when
are of the
inmncible ignorance,
none can
of Rome,
of
Rome's
charity.*
blast
the
philosophers,
the
and
their
wis-
dom,
them
of
God
and
the
of
the
accordingly now pass to
to
be
debated
ingly
illustrates
the
sort
fathers,
not
the
Scrip-
the holiness and
and
God had
himself
only,
and
the
death
of
the
the
rest
sin.
On
this
nature,
of Jesus Christ is applied both to adults and infants
by the
be
accursed. *
And
again,
bestowed
in
baptism,
must
:
understood,
otherwise
all
will
which he must
important,
the
corruption
of
his
whole
nature,
which
offers no defini-
fying grace of his Creator ; that
this
gift freely conferred
inpuris
naturalibus,
In
like
man-
ner,
a
nature
in
puris
as
When
the
Cardinal
tants
tate concessa,
hominem condere^
Igitur homo
a Dei
original
fault
ex-
cepted,
is
make no apology
present
consis-
almost his very
the
supernatural
to exalt him
wish of
been
preserved,
nor
otherwise
The
Church,
therefore,
rejects
in need
fulfil the one
some
assistance
of
the
south
of the
therefore,
perceptible
at
the
outset
;
Rome conceive
;
nature,
you will,
; and just
his
conse-
quence
our
that original
sin consists,
is our own fault
fallen
A state of
of
be
?
but
a
series of volitions ; and to say that the man is in
a
state
are
not able
stitution of things
the powers of
Church.
It
must
necessarily
of
the
neither
has
he
been
escaped uninjured, the
all
which
we
could
have
been dispensed with,
with some not
powers, knowing that he had
this
to
associate Mary with the Son of
God in the
We have
sustained, say
;
in
among Protestants.
not
been wounded,
those
who
might have wanted
the man
as fallen,
but the
gifts
a
little
water
by
the
hands
of
then,
restores
man
before
the
sin is
with the
same advan-
a
state
of
gies
one flows
Council of Trent,
had
leaned
to
the
implore
the
Pope
to put an end to the war, and restore peace
to the
infallibility. He
high degree
publicly
by
Pope
to the not
developed
sacraments for Christ. The great doctrine of
salvation through faith in the free grace of God is set aside,
and
in the
Christ. It is
misleads her
all things,
still
truth unto
Testament
Church;
a righteousness
of our
Church.
Salvation
poles around
ments
taught men that it
primordial truth,
the
archal religion; it formed the vital element in the Mosaic
economy;
author
of
Jesus Christ, our
as it
is written,
forensic
same
words,
and
observe,
that
will,
the
tism,
to
begin
a
of justification.
Similar is
matter. He states
der to the
first is
divine grace,
of
accord-
ing
is
obnoxious
to
entitled
to
eternal
life.
The
source
gos-
work but
into
the
possession
of
profound
peace,
because
he
feels
that
ousness, being now become
once the proofs of
his justification and the
is clear,
according to
him. He
with
our
justifica-
good
an
It
is
received
by
the
if our good works
us,
and
ciency
of
those
their own very
of
obtain
matter
a
sense
he
an
He
may
sacrament of
fallen,
and
do
doubt on this im-
Scrip-
ture,
repudiate, both
Bible
now
Concil.
Trid.
our weakness, to
and the Lord's Supper,
matrimony. That
Church is
infallibility
will
animate the Roman
these sacraments mainly
seven. And, in
merit of
increase it.
sacraments
of
lawful
virga, cujus
condemning
the
reformers,
new
law
confer grace by their
s.
ix.
p.
114.
Delaliogue
tlms
of
grace,
to
gain
but it is
does, let
ceeding. If
the priest
without
may
;
to
manhood
fill
Peter's
;
on
his
own
prin-
un-
seize
Satan, and
a brand
inscribed,
upon
the
necks
of
 
for
hy
they may
be shot.
 
the
civil
power.
Their
time
ing
morals,
they
seen
the
to act upon
as
this
the peculiari-
ridiculous,
or
supersti-
tious,
than
baptism
on the body
;
intimate
the
eyes,
his
head
is
then
to
is put
participation in
guilt
character
birth;
but
mother, desires and
equally
superstitious.
wh9,
person
with
chrism,
compounded
of
the
Son,
and
of
the
Holy
;
other actors
that ever
vein of the hour, runs
out
pass in shadow
as
but
a
piece
He-
cate
herself
open
her missals, and find them but books of sorcery : they are
filled
with
recipes
or
spells
by which
while themselves
; but
it
is
indisputable
that
they
I
with
constitution
remains a demoniac
or essence,
of
the
catechumens,
following litany
[in Latin],
saints
in
incanta-
By
the
living
In
Here let him with his hand divide
the
Made
is con-
Now
this appears to us to embody the very soul of magic.
The
only
be
finer,
as
ed incantations,—the dread names employed
to
the sorceress's
cot at
existed in this fallen
we may
adored
with
the
worship
former dis-
that
head
is, that the bread and wine in the Eucharist are
changed
the moment
the priest
quick
and
the
dead.
The
subject
as
follows:
first,
the
dogma
transubstantiation
ment of
the most
with
Lord Jesus Christ, and
be
accursed.
Still
more
Lord
the
whole
there
re-
maining
the
The
the very body and
authorized
books
of
Rome
has
ac-
complished.
and wine;
it smells
as
be,
which
and so
and
Apo-
of
the
that
the
mass
 
Lord
trodden
us.
position
by
grave
argu-
of
the
life
of
Zwingle.
The
mass
was
by D'Aubign^,
Sud-
denly
a
figure
the
Lord''spassomr
translation,
defends.
How
; but
here
But
are
is
no
figure
the life
per. Well,
Old
standing and
lamb was transub-
lamh^
the
it contains.
at the
same instant ?
tion of
his decease
the evening
more, and yet it is not so. He
rose to
is on earth.
here ; he
:
and
yet
he
is
ex-
trine by the
accidents remain   This is the one
instance
to
French
physician
was
so
unreasonable
all their
days after on the accidents of bread. In that case, we
fear,
both
subject
But
behind
this
wonder
rises
another.
the
other,
of the
utmost
endeavour
to
led
by
and
their
life
to-
of
In the same way
raised. How
and
of
his
;
able to worship  
perfection
of
enforced
with
The
Church
distinctly
teaches
est idolatry.
It is
;
a
wa-
fer
that
We deny that
proof ; and
idolatry
ever
The priests of
Christ
himself.
this
ob-
lation, and grants grace and the gift of penitence, and
dis-
charges
the
greatest
one
and
satisfactions, and other
who
are
not
yet
dead,
Trent. The
everlasting
life.
day
that the
mass is
their
Church's
infallibility
one
sacrifice
to
this
is
utterly
inconsistent
with
all
respecting
blood.
ed by the
the Church
its
design
It made
must
still
creed
of
that the
degree
derogatory
to
the
fail-
ed
their
And
thus
the
dignity
cross
by
ing principles and statements
sacrifice
to
Deity.
There
of
the
and the man
to the
with the celebration
to
indicate,
but
forbid
was
is
and
nothing
tain her practice
ofii-
recourse
better success. It
the same
where
not
cave
ever
wrought
with
spells
and
incantations
half
science
are
here
and
not
exhaust
its
marvels.
How
all
this
sacrament of penance.
of
their
ferred one
sacrament and
with
equal
truth,
the
treasury
of
that
the
council
be
pardon.
This
sacrament,
as
regards
its
These are the several
parts which are held
to constitute the whole.
to
be
mercy,
hell.-f-
the per-
son to
in any,
escape the torments
been done,
she sternly denies
down as
and into
made
obligatory
nevertheless
she
recommends
not even
established
conceals
Rome,
consistently
with
and
peculiarities
of
his
sin,
whether
 
destroyed
millions.
depository
wickedness
around
—
tenness and
se-
tar, he is
putrescence encompasses
his
experience
of
the
confessional.
;
it are in vain.
loathsome,
could
fed by
sulphur-
ous
society. It is
don
which
the
visible.
 
such
power ;
;
from
God
we
have
to
that
;
of
;
so
opportunity
of
obtaining
the
pardon
which
that
falls
(Theol.
the least
and
there
would
be
Papacy. At the be-
perishable wealth
had
invention
by
indulgences. The an-
nouncement spread joy
of
are not
enough to
spiritual wares,
and
the
sojourn
in
purgatory
is
incontro-
that
the
sin
forgiven;
remission
of
mules
and
waggons
for
reasonable
causes,
by
his
equivalent to the value of
the
bulls
confer remission
of all their sins, to all the faithful of Christ.
The
as
be
were of
Indeed,
they
and to supply
?
order
modern times
Virgin Mary, Mother
 
V
'^
from pur-
as
ever,
though
without
up
at
every kiss
 
may
be
converted
with
the
happiest
years
at
another
on
the
Quirinal
three
thousand
years,
and
to
parti-
names they pleased.
would seem,
is entered
was afterwards
souls
out
of
purgatory ;
and
a
pardon
of
this great market
pub-
lished
at
Rome,
entitled
absolution from every
unthought of
at
deals, and of which
crimes,
buy
He
was
indeed
a
true
limner
who
drew
Rome's
likeness
in
gences
are
also
to
a system of selling
does
that for
to
commit
easy would
; and not only
such a case, let
;
on
the
they
reaped,
as
year should come
sort
moved
Clement
VI.
to
enthusiasm,
currence of
the semi-secular
will
is an-
other of
Rome's wonders  
to
full
cases
manner,
that
roll
is
But
a
time
will
never
has she not al-
and the countless of
The power which
their
noble
are
sins
of
of
treasury
add with truth, that when centuries
more shall
at
this
moment.
divisions. The lowest is hell, the region of
the
damned.
;
Catholic Church,
distinguish
be-
tween
the
same
no one enters
A
short
purgation
amid
special and most plenary
way,
and
pass
a
certain
at
which
St
—
an indulgence
of
the
guilt
tem-
for
doctrine of the
the eternal
punishment of
With-
out
indul-
gences
how could the
shortened
by
the
efforts
and
be
the
belief
she
as-
signs
inculcates
upon
her
people
under
a
penalty
so
but as
this is
an authority
Protestants,
we
—with what
justice the
forgiven
Lord Lieutenant
a
still more gross and superstitious.
And, still farther
aU
too
little,
the
vision
this head
lief of it
emasculated by a
prophecy. The world
he
lifts
the
veil,
And
while
Testament
that
countenances
the
state-
ments of the Word of God respecting the nature of
sin,
and
the
death
and conclusively establish that
place. The Scripture
his
grace,
but
foundation of
no exist-
delusion
and
again.*
Anniversary
or
when
the
of souls from
in
soul.
No
sooner
son
parish
to
should
be
regarded
and
treated
as
shrine,
and
celebrated
; and,
and
forms. She,
does not
the
saint or
accept this as
but we reject
in fact, and espe-
mistook
the
try
temple.
But,
in
the
from
the
image
that the person
settled.
The
Council
of
does the
to
his.favourite image. This shows
simple
wood
mount fall
the
that it always is
in point of fact
as
a
defence.
The
in heaven above,
God
tions
been
abrogated,
a
we
Rome herself
as
that
precept
stands
unre-
worthy of
the
same
she
denominates
whom no
drew in its wake,
brutes ;
 
the saints are
to bestow
able
to
offer
ought
assigns
to
They
hut a too common instance
 
character, if
not pur-
sanctions
idolatry,
by
teaching
that
saints
perhaps,
thing.
Moreover,
The
Catechism
of
the
grounds
on
which
we
are
help, namely,
influence
in
heaven,
we
Church of Rome is
the function
of the
of
which
of
the
prayers
and
the
pardon
God is
Catholics
pray
to
the
saints
M.
which
passes
through
them
to
their
prototypes
There
is
a
solitary
instance
of
such
a
wor-
ship
praying to
to be
to
the
tempter
seems
a
man
to
be
saved
without
having
performed
a
with
mythology. Venus still reigns
Jupiter under that
then world
exer-
cise
jurisdiction,
and
their
explain
saints are either
difficult to
we
feel,
or
hear
Thousands
are
continually
praying
to
them
in
all
terly subversive
this
to the
directly
to
Why
not
go to God at once, seeing it turns out that He alone
can
instance,
and
be
dissipated
the saints would know
?
 
solution of
the difficulty,
saints mediators
system, God
to intercede for
we desire.
unable
to
natures.
The
spirituality
of
;
Mediator,
It
is
in
the
reli-
emphasis
earth, is
 
are
But
the
worship
of
no such defence;
the same
can
be
lawful-
ly
given
to
is
styled
transformed
by
Bonaventura
to
the
:
—
 
the top of
worship is rendered
honour
; her
shrines
To her prayers
are asked
as from
is ushered
in with
to
the
entrust
their
at
first
in
to
perform
to-
wards
client,
of
life,
and
in
life,
death,
or
following
forth
fess to
Christ.
The
with lairia.*
tant
people
are
acting
upon
it.
God, to the Virgin, and to the saints. We may
instance
the
j
Jesus,
Joseph,
distinction,
or
the
smallest
alteration
in
and the chief
who
devised,
the
Son
who
of
heaven
She
shares
throne. Upon it
saluted
We impute
which
ashamed of
Not
less
The fol-
lowing instructive
he
wished
to
express
of
the
charge
that
Mary,
and
office of
the pre-
of
of
—
document, it is
only, but those
to
At the top of one of the
ladders
stood
hand; and,
thus aided,
enormous
turpitude
that
faith
prepared also
possible;
the damning evidence
every eye.
matter
to
ception. At this bar do
we sist
—
the
Trent,
and
is
at
their
;
course of her
as
kept
with
heretics.
ful doctrine the council ratified in a manner not less
fearful,
is
well
known
the
pre-
381
since
i
and
as
of
mortally
if
they may
this
con-
the
to
perform
with
tyrants,
who
Constance,
although
they
had
Thomas also
obligation
to
do
so
for
he had inconsider-
ately done was
hope
that,
as
soon
as
he
the Roman
this hor-
sanc-
tions
numerous and sa-
of sincerity which
green withes on
parallel in
Perfidies which the
case
of
guiding maxims
engagement that has
broken.
perfidiously
raising
the
siege,
when
the Waldenses in
and it
perfidy than
the
France
arms
which
their
saying,
how
he
redeemed
and
unscrupulously
advised
the
country,'
them, as
most
In truth,
flames
the Protestants
out of
these
particular
cases
was
directly
and
have been often
Bourbon has far exceeded
were
them
I
violated,
and
a
their
lives
like
man-
ner.
In
those
and
in
the
parliaments
leges with
not
issue
human slaughter went on, and France
became a
sagacious
and
Spain and Austria.*
would have been
combined could have
the
massacre
to her grand maxim, that no dissimulation is too profound,
and
no
more
repeatedly
confirmed
gratitude, could
king and
years'
all
1610,
and
the
old
Chancellor
Tellier,
and
—
 
to'o». -f-
Bar-
WITH
HERETICS.
A
chain
at last the Reign of Terror. How could it possibly
be
other-
wise
waged
against
national ex-
chequer, and
which pressed
heavily on
century from the revocation
sancr
in
his
room
certainly
not
wretched
fugi-
the frontier
; but this
of
the
nations.
Read
an
woes.
must
confront
the
appalling
them the
so briefly surveyed,—and
—sprang
direct-
and the
them.
benefit of this
he had
a right
to do,—
of the
doctrine
by
?
possess
opposition
of
Rome,
as
the
kept
exist
as the oath
in
this
way,
peculiar mode
the very
the great
have
of the popish casuists,
Locke, in his celebrated
ought
the incomparable
genius of
the Papacy.
it
at
must
leave
to
be
solved
by
his
successors.
narrowest
 
advantage
in
violence
had
thrown
down
knowledge
on
which
does not
policy
of
Satan,
workings
is but the reli-
an
amount
of
source
;
the
death
to
which
power ; and,
consign it
to us will
government
is
We dis-
in
the
framework.
The
Popery.
a
grow.
But
system
he
plagiar-
fundamental
as the
understood,
and
the
at
It
stands
all
former
systems
of
error
into
and
is
the
Ms
ex-
cence.
He
of
Europe
the greatest
than he
will ever
contem-
masters
Lucifer can
 
—
and visible
Satan,
is
parents.
been
modified
by
cir-
cumstances,
tactics
the
event, then,
that
life
was
through
that
by a
train of
that God
had promised
her life
was good,
and that
did
not,
the
promised
The
command
reside
in
she would
of course
command.
to
IvoBi
—she
she adopted
revealed.
402 GENIUS OP THE PAPACY.
the woman was taught that she had only to partake, and,
in
virtue
which the covenant demanded,
do
a
man
way
of
canons
or
of
pontifical
the
form
of
com-
its
modern
that
the
very
is to destroy itself. Polytheism cor-
rupted the nations ; it thus came to lose its power over the
human mind
most
powerful
an-
tagonist
in-
terests
with
new
splendour,
by
vastly larger;
Lord of
repeated, as is done
the hands of the priests of Rome, for the sins
of
the
Bible, which
God, by
of the Spirit
can
release
from
in
the
sacrifice
him
of
his
by
erecting
in Egypt of old
has
the
imi-
tated the miracles of the gospel. And as Moses was with-
stood
by
Rome withstood Christianity in its glorious
mission of
that,
too,
exactly
 
of
that
they
each part
to the
whole. There
is not
vast
its affairs. So vast
em-
pire
as
cal jurisdiction.
They made
their opinions
standard of law,
of
trace
things
to
and craft,
—a
quiet
irre-
sistible
energy,
—a
proved itself in-
the masters
the fruit of
The
pontiffs
per-
showing
what
that
gfenius
would
become
when
sway
the suc-
that
other
gave
him
heaven.
The
one
made
him
a
king
the other invested
spiritual
world.
shadowy diadem
to
sole
object.
That
creed,
superstitious
to
expands the
forth
articles as
they passed
are
tremendous
powers ;
in
the
self,
and
elevate
the
people
miraculous
power
with
lieute-
sometimes quarrelled among
revolters
the genius of
Popery appear more
has
has
had
There is not
talent
a
fitting
and
his
passions,
worship
to
his
heart's
the
glories
swell of
noble music.
holi-
ness
ness and guilt
;
exist,
but
the
drown
the
 
their hopes of
heaven, let the
with any
is
required;
obedience
to
the
of
Popery
free gift.
This propensity
a
re-
human heart.
implant
their
opposites,
greater
heavenly treasure
of earthly
power. There
Popery knows
right well
how to
her control; and
ever
destructive
of
forces,
 
lights, while
sees
a
coarsely-
dressed
are
built
into
walls,
between
which
if
he
give
whatever
the
name.
He
attached as any
herself all the
strength of establishment
of
lay
bare
fanaticism
and
the
extreme
dwell
was
so
exalted
as
to
be
beyond
its
it taught the
arrayed itself
impossible.
So
terrible
a
system
wisdom
and
the
of reason, is
indicatingrather
three
branches
shall confine ourselves to the first of these in the
present chapter,
can
act
In the
the third place,
and helps.
fourth
place,
religion
acts
soonest
mental activity,
poli-
their
chosen
disciples,
rational
being
who
and
the
extent
to
the influence
to
a defective
ens, expands, and strengthens
elements
numbers
; next
for
the
advancement
of
earth.
which
is
or other
of these
we find
in the
sides
surround
a
very
imperfect
state,
creating
a
very
of the
where
the
mass
does not bestow
bestows the
Pacific
is
Christianity visited where she did not
bring in her train all
the
elements
of
not
the
re-
ligion
of
devoid
of
better
illustrate
our
Manchester prosecutiag his
 
that
the
practical
tendency
Rome
presents
her
votaries
with
the
senses.
them;
the
mind
inter-
dicted,
under
the
taught
that
than
by
Thus,
quicken
the
votaries
that
they
denude
Jug-
gernaut
tigating
the
of
out
of
mo-
power
of
motive,
of his
strength, the
in-
jury
upon
the
him
not
to
look
intellectual part
is
forbidden
to
pray,
his power of
hides
from
view
the
grand
objects
of faith. For a Saviour in the heavens, who can be seen
only
tained,
not
by
faith
on
the
divine
tering wing across the mighty
void,
to
the
without
judgment,
and
to
take
my
I could never extort from the ministers of any sect
in
case
I
should
Church
morals
—to
no
purpose
violation of
God,
no act
spiritual effect, and that
to pay
it
belongs
to
energy,
and
running
to
the
type
of
the
Such
is
fitted
of the
and,
rending
duals and nations. She moves in her sphere on high,
hav-
ing
rival
to
divide
her
at
work
to
class
govern-
ment.
be
its character
of
pub-
lic
morals,
and
purifies
and
The
influence
of
charac-
had
more
room
to
a
ness.
It
both
was
essen-
tially,
and
to
acts.
him
the
emanation
of
power
was
and
claims
ignored.
nor
theory,
so
substantially
was
the
fact.
It
world ever saw
if liberty had
men,
power could
scarce have
people were debarred from
the smallest privilege
Papacy was
covered
with
ecclesiastical
domain,
men
might
the
limits
the whole
of
from
the
assigned
the
the
two
jurisdictions,
thus paving
ritual domination
It was
element.
a
but one irresponsible despotism.
sarily
and
directly
to
grievous
corruptions
in
and every polite
as
wolves
and
Rome,
the
them
for
divinity.
Thus
be
peopled
by
a
race
learning, and
encouraged efforts
tions, that
of Popery
undiscovered
and
performing
a
diurnal
revo-
spiritual
on
a
mill-
stone
to
convert
danger
by
the
story
might
lead
the
nations
Reformation
had
not
of
Alvar
poraneous. When
Poland.
It
has
The
such
a
kind
as
outcry they
have made
letters
together,
and
of
others
in its
and
the
Papacy,
establishing
a
regular
sys-
tem,
made
it
as
amenable
to
confess.
as
persons
and
order
to
tyranny
as
often
as
anomalous
Rome,
was
papal
in
its
the
as
issue her
to
make
the
Church
•
be-
 
only
men's minds, and
God,
go-
vernment
that princes
The
former
assassinated
Henry
III.
day. In
both cases
record
a solemn
Church of
A
grievous
blood
of
of the
were
the
seats
arma-
ments
and
Europe.
these crusades,
 
the
Edict
of
Nantes,
—a
country
hitherto
rude
this from
the
morality, in social
skill,
to
their
endure these dire calamities. These
persecutors dug
no
re-
or
rather
we
of
after its confes-
We must
a correct
Papacy. It
by
it
was
set
up,
of
Europe,
of
the
the
dead.
or in
the dreadful
his
execution.
canonizes
as
a
His
mother
child of
to
and,
having
abundant
proofs
that
his
Albigenses and
and
in
but in
reader of
in
atmosphere
froze
a
vertical
sun,
heightened
by
the
nature
of
the
prison,
his
idiotcy.
Such
Adriatic
re-
public.
her
merchants
ceased
to
the taint
of Protestant
In obedience
purgatorius
in the world.
learning
pe-
riod
of
the
French
invasion
in
1808,
XIV.]
active
be permitted
villages,
and
mountains,
forming
the waters of
ap-
at once the
impri-
hour
to
spare,
We
which
Bonnivard. It
and its central
row of white
At cer-
the year it is some feet above it. Two or
three narrow slits, placed high in the
wall,
years,
must
his
around his
pillar
latter name
recalled his
the place and its
And
For they
This
of
torments,
as
it
has
up
to
the pulley in the top
of
the
beam
: the
arms
were
painfully
sockets.
admonishing
his joints
again.
At
that the apart-
The
the
bone.
 
was
brought,
and, in
his
con-
felt
demons
insignificant
por-
rob
and
murder
the laws
its skeletons built
still un-
Inquisition
government,
Christianity is the parent
estab-
lishes
mocratic
element
first
came
into
the
state
was
at
state, like
and
ocean,
of
its
laid down and de-
must
that faith is
its
favour.
It
is not
out.
It
confounds
the
has become
a vast
lazar-house, filled
with all
sorts of
moral plagues,
—its very
stones and
or of party, or who
descends from
How
little
feared
is
value
in
those
else
can
be
the
man
is
made
amenable
Frenchman
Catho-
the
out-
rage.
Some
in
Ireland.
Assaults,
a falso
also, the
vast difference
is
paralyzed
in
sits
and
the
It
is
than
in
men to escape the
dread-
ful
prevalence.
So
he
shut
out
the
Parlia-
ment,*
that
the
that this
being
In Scotland it is but
1 in 800,
illegitimate
births
were
marked
general society
below
that
of
Protestant country.
them there
is no
clergy
from
it,
because
it
will
defile
de-
to
flourish
in
families. We
—
confessor upon the
confessional
can
can there
though
invisible,
done
? for
all
confessional deepening
Infernal
institution
set
the human
worse than death.
at
this
moment
some
in
England
who
seek
to
revive
the
practice
of
confession.
in
which
the vice of gambling.
testant
states
fatal ;
its
such
courses
are
so
has
no
Sabbath.
Who
can
calculate
bath? It is equally impossible to tell how much popish
lands lose by
upon
the
earth
like
blessings
which
It is
a
hebdomadal
sermon
steadily
pur-
sued
Sabbath,
; and,
second,
by
crowned
with
complete
success;
and now, in popish lands the Sabbath is unknown, or
exists
only
a
day
pleasure.
The
the
Sabbath
and
of boats.
of
course)
in
hand,
and
a
after
men
or Great
This
temple,
the
sublimest
vast edifice.
by richly-carved
screens and
chap-
lets
of
altar,
on
before
which
were
and then,
the hand
of man,
the
while
the
least
important
was
a
tolerable
approach
such
a
show
understand)
heart, or elevate
the
prevailing
expression
was
not
dency. In
to
of the
lash. Over
quently sculpture-pieces representing the
disagreeable though
There
is
a
were
open
itself
and,
the
grand
pro-
cession
of
the
morning.
and
every
with
music,
vocal
the
suburb
of
Deutz,
were
them
In
this
and
less
revelry
Rhenish Prussia,
where
the
people
over
whom
they
bore
came
close
up
so
and trafficking
Sabbath : it
 
ship
gross-
At
place. Then, indeed, does Paris
rejoice.
of
on a
we
had
been
no better, and they could scarce
be
well known to
fountain of
ed
the
vice
of
men
all
sense
of
for
faith,
Popish
nations
are
inferior
to
Protestant
respect,
inferior
convicted,
in
truth,
and
and
Austria
for fo-
richer in
and
is
ad-
we take
is
arts
eras were the means
ness that prevail
Ireland
does
to
Bri-
tain.
the people
;
theatre
of
mighty
to embrace
had
which
the
Rhen-
we
affirm
is,
that
wherever
there
yet
any commercial
It is
passes,
for
in-
stance,
from
Or
he
quits
the
kingdom
of
to be
burden
a
to
him
their people
poor
cantons
Popish
when
he
may
fail
to
perceive
demoralization before
him stand
of Argau,
of
ton
to
dirty and in rags,
villas gleamed
amid
solation, moral and physical,
a
troop
of
day's
Helvetia,
every form
of misery.
night.
This
Church,
physical
condition
the genius
of its
NATIONS.
Baudot
which
agricultural
obliged
to
pur-
chase
upwards
of
37,000
land.
In
1788
of
France
amounted
only
land
to
3y400,809
tons.
These
figures
speak
and from
1842 to
21, 1832,
there had
been only
the people
made of
the
cereals
the cotton
and rice
Inqui-
sition
demoralization
of
the
people
bereft.
holds
not
a
prouder
fairer
with
Rome, the
has immensely
days
a
rich
and
populous
city. *
A
the
year
to
the
la-
bours
Calendar exhibits
these
of the Church. The
jurisdiction
 
—
beasts.
jury
mocks
justice,
world, says
Dr Ryan,
the
mi-
Popery.
is still the dark
the
nineteenth.
say
Popery
can
glean
in
the past had
the world con-
renown
I
Popery
is
the
ministers;
from the dead.
of
his
providence,
the
eternal
distinction
and
Scotland,
to make, or
out
the
conclusion
at
 
murder, perjury,
wars.
It
enfeebles
and
destroys
trial
before
the
world
exist-
has
to
say
of
Popery,
at the
;
time, no
points
we
were
inferior
Since that period Britain has pursued
a
career
unexampled
ours. The
our laws, and
science,
and
encircles the globe.
discovery, and in
a
and
athe-
end destroys
burst
the latter
years of
whom it
is constrained
upon
all
men
seen
to
be
the
bulwark
of
des-
confessor,—
whose
motto
was
immobility,—
at its
panegyrics on
;
rope
of
and
afresh in the popular mind of
Europe. But from
to deliver the
of the Vatican. And when we speak of
deliverance,
we
would
not
insinuate
is
Christianity
and
liberty
under
its
own
at
this
moment
in
and when
the
same
object,
and
act
upon
—
Popery is now
—
of
things
introduced
by
1848.
They
dare
not
by
the
masses
is
and
to
is the
are
the
Germany
they
are
not
pretence of
back the mind
to
throw
off
career, the
of
filling
of
putting
in
attends
to
the
ape
secreted under
hell,
somewhat
diffused.
Italian
town
had
been
of
?
infallibility.
just the opposite. Did Rome
understand her position, an
attempt to establish her
forward
a
miracle
as
a
of
some
miracles.
A
Peter
Perimond,
a
church
exclaim,
principles
and
sources
the
police,
ment
of
government.
to
supplement
their
vast
Fouch^,
a
spiritual
as
a
Church.
They
DEMOCRACY is
feign to be in
must
be
pre-
pared
to
grant
concessions
late
to
adopt
such
a
policy
and
none
know
themselves,
would speedily
ignored,
staunchest
ally.
Her
flexible
that
are
blindfolded
by
superstition,
More-
quell
this
revolt
steel,
as
its
mere
sjnnbol
now,
see-
ing
of pontifi-
press
is
locked,
The tragedy
now in
by
perfidies
and
perjuries.
atrocious
maxim
of
a
swept
off
chains
on
have
been
Where, in works of
suffering
? We
who hold
liberal opinions
matters which
give him
;-
at a
and introduce themselves into families, and
into every
waxen
youth,
erecting
doctrine,
and
a confession-ticket
be
so
tablishment of missions
alization of religious
a
right
to
extirpate
of
18.50,
Jesuit
Prussia
have