Popery condemned by scripture and the fathers - End Time Deception

POPERY CONDEMNhD BY
one, which it would be doing injustice to the
subject to omit. Like oral tradition, they have
been found of vast use for explaining obscure
passages of scripture.
Of this many edifying illustrations
might be produced ; but one will
serve as a specimen of the whole.
Five devout
pilgrims, happening to meet on their return from
Rome, loaded with these excellent helps to religion,
each began to extol his acquisitions.
much conversation highly characteristic
After
of their
faithful simplicity, they produced their riches ;
and, lo, to their great amazement, each was honoured
with a foot of the very ass upon which
Christ rode to Jerusalem. Now, the reader may
recollect, that the scriptures do not even tell us
that this ass had a foot, but here is decisive proof
of the existence of five ; and if five were collected
by five pilgrims only, let him conceive how
many must be travelling through other parts of
their
the Church, to assist the simple faithfal in
exercises of devotion. The Romish Church is
remarkably lucky, in picking up this relic before
the existence of the Antiquarian Society. The
discovery of an ass v/!th five feet would have rendered
them frantic with joy, and completely
marred the devotions of the v.hole
of the simple.
congregation
Kalher than see si.ch a precious
ass deprived of one hoof, they would permit
every member of the Church to remain in ignorance
for ever.
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