Second advent library

140 Lmcruar: rx.els, pictures, and crosses. Both had them erected ilevery public place, for the multitude to fall before andworship. Both had their holy fire, holy water, and bothclaimed to perform miracles; the oneby the response ofher wooden orwcles, and the other by her campriest~hood. Here, then, we see how the church, in the fourthand filth century, was led over the stumbling-block ofPaggnism, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commitornication."So, also, hast thou them that hold the doctrine oftheNicolaitans, whichthirrtg I hate." Thi! doctrine waspromulgated in the century. See the church histor, and our formerfor;o servations.or else I will come unto thee quickly, and'¥Repent,will fight afgginst them with the sword of my mouth."A in the rd calls for repentance, and threatens theju§;ments of his word upon them that obey not. O!not themay we take waming, my brethren, and temptheavy `udgmerts of God upon us, for ouridolatryfellowsliip andof that which is not the religion of Jesus."He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spiritsaith unto the churches. To him that overcometh willI ive to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him awgite stone, and in the stone a new namewritten, whichno man knoweth saving he that receiveth it." A `n,all that have ears are commanded to hear, and tildsewho remain faithful, that do not fall away, receive aprlolmase of spiritlual fogd, at-rad a. nialme and righteousnessw 'c none can now ut wey oreceive it18, "And unto the angel of the church in Thyatirawrite." The signilication of' Thyatira is,a "sweetsavor of labor or sacrifice and contrition," and is a descriptionof the church, after she is driven into the wildernessby the anti-Christian beast. This church lasteduntil about the tenth century; and little of her historyig known to the world; but some authors have pretendedto trace her into the north-west part of Asia, and in thenorth-east part of Europe, where they lived until aboutthe tenth century, unknown unto the rest of the worldor but little concern with the nations aroimlthem. et it is said they retained religion in its puri