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GENIUS OF THE PAPACY. S9;BOOK III.GENIUS AND INFLUENCE OF THE PAPACY.CHAPTER I.GENIUS OF THE PAPACY.Volumes would scarce suffice to enable us to do justice tothe incomparable <strong>genius</strong> of the Papacy.Thoroughly to explore<strong>and</strong> fully to unfold it would form a life -long task tothe man of profoundest intellect. Such an one might expendall his strength <strong>and</strong> all his days in the study, <strong>and</strong> leaveit at last with the confession that there are depths herewhich he has not fathomed, <strong>and</strong> mysteries which he mustleave to be solved by his successors. Our lim<strong>its</strong> are of thenarrowest ; <strong>and</strong> truly it would be a bootless undertaking toattempt a full elucidation of so vast a subject within thestinted space of a few pages. Nevertheless, we may indicatethe more salient points of the system.If unable herefully to trace out the sources of <strong>its</strong> strength, we may be permittedto point out the direction in which they lie. Norshall we have done so in vain, if we succeed in impressingany one with the singular interest <strong>and</strong> surpassing importance,as well as the great difficulty, of the study.Elements

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