Popery condemned by scripture and the fathers - End Time Deception

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POPERY CONDEMNED BY
" apostles did he say, I have prayed for thee,
" that thy faith should not cease Which of
" them did he order after his conversion to con-
" firm his brethren "
A plain statement of the transactions to which
he refers, will be sufficient to show, how little
reason he had to produce them as claims for supremacy.
" And the Lord said, Simon, Simon,
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behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that
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he may sift you as wheat ; but I have prayed
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for thee, that thy faith fail not : and when
" thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
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And he said unto him. Lord, I am ready to
" go with thee both into prison, and to death.
" And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall
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not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice
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deny that thou knowest me *." Satan, it appears
from these words, was about to take advantage
of the sufferings of Christ, in order to
make an attack upon all the disciples. His principal
force, however, was to be directed against
Peter ; because he might imagine presumption
and cowardice pretty near akin ;
and might hope
to depress his spirits,
as much as he had excited
his arrogance. In consequence of this assault,
Vv'hen Christ was apprehended, the courage of
this apostle failed him ;
and with the rest of the
disciples, he deserted his Master in the hour of
trial,
and through the force of temptation realised
* Luke, xxil. 31*— 34.