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I also affirm that the power of indulgences was leftby Christ in the Church, and that the use of them ismost wholesome to Christian people.I acknowledge the holy catholic and apostolic RomanChurch, the mother and mistress of all churches; andI promise and swear true obedience to the Romanbishop, the successor of St. Peter, prince of theapostles and vicar of Jesus Christ.I also profess and undoubtedly receive all otherthings delivered, defined, and declared by the sacredcanons and general councils, and particularly by theholy Council of Trent; and likewise I also condemn,reject, and anathematize all things contrary thereto,and all heresies whatsoever condemned, rejected, andanathematized by the Church. This true catholic faith,out of which none can be saved, which I now freelyprofess and truly hold,I, A. B., promise, vow, and swear most constantly tohold, and profess the same whole and entire, withGod's assistance to the end of my life; and to procure,as far as lies in my power, that the same shall be held,taught, and preached by all who are under me, or areintrusted to my care, by virtue of my office. So helpme God, and these holy Gospels of God. Amen."The less Bible, the more Creed, and the thickerand blacker the darkness! Bible students will notfail to notice the progressive darkness of thesecreeds. Incarnation is first mentioned in the thirdcreed, Mariolatry in the fourth, and trinity andpurgatory in the fifth.In the Millennial Age the creed-formers will feellike adding a postscript to their work, readingabout as follows:FM112"P. S.— We have had our eyes opened and nowsee that Jesus was the Alpha, the Beginning ofthe creation of God, and the Omega, the Last ofthe Father's direct creation (Rev. 22:13; 1:8); thatas the Logos, or Representative of the Father, Hewas a God (mighty one) but not the God,Jehovah (John 1:1); that all things were made byHim (John 1:3); that Jehovah sent His Son tosave mankind (1 John 4:10); that the Logos wasmade flesh (John 1:l4) and in the days of Hisflesh (Heb. 5:7) became poor (2 Cor. 8:9), lower