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—CONTENTS.XIII.CHAPTER II.INFLUENCE OF POPERY ON THE INDIVIDUAL MAN.Influence of Religion on the Moral Nature <strong>and</strong> Intellectual Powers.— Intellectual Rank of Nations determined by their Religious Condition.—Induction of Particulars.— Popery not Christianity.— Doesnot therefore possess the Influence of Christianity.—Popery antagonisticto Christianity ; therefore exerts an antagonistic Influence.—Influenceof <strong>its</strong> several Doctrines traced.— Of the Infallibility.—OfUnreserved Submission to Superiors.—Of Opus Operrt^?/?».—DestroysMental Activity <strong>and</strong> Independence.— DestroysSelf-reliance.— Dissociates Religion from Jlorals.- Characters whichPopery produces 417CHAPTER III.INFLUENCE OF POPERY ON GOVERNxMENT.Law the Expression of Opinion.—Opinion moulded by Christianity.As is the Christianity of a Country, so will be <strong>its</strong> Law <strong>and</strong> Government.—Poperyhas corrupted the <strong>The</strong>ory of Government.—Poperyconfounded <strong>and</strong> incorporated the two Jurisdictions, Civil <strong>and</strong> Spiritual.—ThisCorruption grew directly out of <strong>its</strong> essential Principlethat the Pope is Christ's Vicar, <strong>and</strong> by consequence Supreme overTemporal as over Spiritual Affairs.—<strong>The</strong> Papacy centralized allPower in one Man.— Being Infallible, the Pope can have no Partnerin his Power.—Papacy, from <strong>its</strong> essential Principles, repugnant tothe Constitutional Element.—Papacy multiplied <strong>its</strong>elf in all theKingdoms of Europe.— Corrupted the Practice of Government.—Retained <strong>its</strong> Subjects in Ignorance.— Hostile to Science.—An Antieducationist.-Employed Espionage.—Punished for Opinion.—Prostratedthe Civil Power by employing it to extirpate Heresy. — Persecutionof the Albigenses.— Persecutions of France <strong>and</strong> Spain.—IncurableWounds inflicted thereby on the Cause of Industry <strong>and</strong> Order.—Past Crusades <strong>and</strong> Modern Revolutions.—Inquisition.— Origin.Countries where set up ; Venice ; Spain.—Castle of Chillon.—<strong>The</strong>Seven Tortures.—Papacy delayed for Ages the Advent of ConstitutionalGovernment 427

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