Popery condemned by scripture and the fathers - End Time Deception

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POP£RY CONDEMNED BY
" *Tis beyond a contradiction," says the R,^
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that the Apostle in this passage speaks of the
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Church of J. Christ, in which he admits the
" immediate presence of God as in his temple,
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from which his truth exckides every shade of
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error, as light expels darkness, and as faith
" effaces infidelity *." An ignorant and unlearned
reader, with only common sense for his
guide, would rather say, It is beyond contradiction,
that the apostle, in this passage, speaks of
Christians individually, who, having the Spirit
of God residing in them,
are a spiritual temple,
which he has sanctified for himself;
and, therefore,
it is both their interest and duty to keep
at a distance from the worship of images, and
every thing which may grieve the Spirit, and
interrupt their own peace.
Any farther examination of his proofs of infallibility
from promises of teaching, will be at
present unnecessary. This part of his defenceoriginates
entirely in mistaken views. He supposes
the whole visible Church to be Christ's
spiritual seed,
to whom the pro;nises are m/ade
and then he draws the conclusion, that these
will be preserved from the lightest shade of error.
But his opinion is repugnant both to the
word of Go J, and the history of the Church..
Let him look into the account which the Saviour
hiir.self has given of the state of the seven
Churches