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98 LECTURE VI.
heaven It is mystical Babylon Isa. xiv. 12--15;
Rev. xiii. 5,6. The same Paul has described in his
Epistle, 2 Thess. ii. 1-9 ; the same image beast which
we have been examining the history of; and one thing
is evidentythat this beast ~vill continue until the day
that God pours out his indignation upon a
in some form or other. S, L6 Ncither shadY6reW$
the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard
any god ; for he shall magnify himself above allp
In this passage we have a plain descri tion of Papacy;
they do not worship the sane gods ge pagan^ did -
'Ltheir fdhere." And their clergy are forbidden to
marry; the Pope calls himself the vicegerent Of God, or
God on earth, having the keys of heaven, &c. 38, But
in I~is estate sl~all t~e honor the god of force3 ; and a god
whom his fathers knew not shull hc honor with gold.
an11 silver, and precious stones, and pleasant things."
It i3 true that the Pope,.for yes past., has had large
armies at his command, and always a body-guard to attend
him in his capitnl ; also, that they adorn their
pictures wit11 gold, and silver, and recious stones, and
plessnnt things, and that the gods tl!e worship, slicl~ u
the images of Christ, apoltles, and $irgin Mary, and
canonized saintg were not known to Pagan \vorship
pcrs. 31), Thus shall he do in the most strong Ilolde
with a strange god whom he sl~all acknowledge and increase
with glory; and he shall cnuse.them to rl~le over
Inally, and shall divide the Ian for gain."
These patron saints, which $, c Po e divided nnlong
the sever111 nation. of the earth, an! in aln~at crery
Fd~nily, each one having their patron saint to ~ l over e
tl~e~n, by the appointment of the Pope, were strange gods
i~ldecd; and rational being3 might truly \vender ~ I I ~ I I
tlley beheld the power of this last abo~nination over the
minds and judgmmb of mankind. And tlicn, again, to
Nee the number of kingdoms, provinces, states, and territories,
which the Pope 11ar old to enrich his coffers,
without any more right or title to them than we have to
thc land in the moon, must convince evcry onc that the
description given must apply to the cllurch of Rome or