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declared to be true Christian faith many thingsnot taught in the Bible, and had omitted manythings that are taught therein. They feared thatthe people, becoming Bible students, wouldknow of these things, and thus would be upsetthe general belief based in theFM213creeds— and not in the Bible. Then, too, theywarned the people against putting anyconstruction upon the Bible that would make itdifferent from the teaching of the so-called‘Apostolic Bishops' in the creeds— threateningthem with eternal torment. As it was, Tyndaleand some of the others interested in the Biblesuffered martyrdom, as enemies of the‘Apostolic Bishops,' and their creeds andinstitutions."— Z.'15-253. Are the clergydivinely ordained?Revelation 13:16.And he causeth all, both small and great.—"The great feast which preceded the fall ofBabylon would seem to correspond well with thegreat denominational union expected soon, andthe season of rejoicing which will accompany it.The gold and silver vessels of the Lord's housewhich were profaned may fitly represent not onlythe precious truths of Divine Revelation, but alsothe Lord's consecrated people— the goldenvessels representing the Little Flock, and themore numerous silver vessels representing the‘Great Company.'What may be the character of the defilement andinjury of these is of course problematical; but inany case we remember that those consecratedvessels were all highly honored, and restored tothe Temple by Cyrus, and likewise we know thatnot only the truths of Divine Revelation will allbe cared for by our Lord, but also that all that areHis shall be glorified in the spiritual Templewhich He will rear shortly."— Z.'99-175.[Rich and] Poor AND RICH.— "So popularwill Federated Churchianity become that to evencriticize it will be a ‘crime' worthy of crucifixionin some form— socially and financially, if not