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¢:|n|s1~'s sxcoim couuu. 183thousands and tens of thousands suffered death underthe most excruciating torments that the Inquisition coulddevise. " "And with the beasts of the earth ; afterthey had glutted their thirst for blood in every possibleshape that man could indict, thousands were thrown toferocious beasts, to be destroyed b them. The timeand plaee of the opening of this seal'we cannot be mistakenin. It must have been during the bloody andpersecutinglreign ofthe papal church.9th-11"verses, And when he had opened the fifthseal, I saw under the altar the souls of' them that wereslain for the word of God, and for the testimony whichtliey held ; and they cried with aloud voice, saying, Howlong, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou notjudge andavengeour blood on them that dwell on the earth . Andwhite robes weregiven unto every one of them; and itwas said unto them that they should rest yet for a littleseason, until their fellow-servants also, and their brethren,that should be killed asthey were, should be fulfilled."On the opening of' the fifth seal, there is no beastto say, "Come and see," for this very good reason-thechurch has not changed her position, and is yet in thewildemess, like thedying eagle. Therefbre, under thefourth beast, the church is likewise under the control ofthe same anti-Christian poweras under,the fourth seal,but the diflerence appears to be only in one thing-thechurch appears to enjoy a little respite from her persecutingenemy; and it would seemby the language of thesou s ofthe martyrs that they are now looking for a dayof vengeance, which God hath promised u n them whoworshipped the beast or his image; and tl; inqu' is,How long before this day of vengeance will come ?u'§'heanswer is given to these praying souls to rest alittle season,and they are informed there must be one more day orlittle season ofpersecution, when their brethren must bekilled in like manner with themselves; and when that isaccomplished, they would then experience the last promiseof God, the resurrection. This seal wasopenedabout the be inning of' the -18th century, A. D. 1700when the bloogly persecutions a inst Protestants ceased,and the nations of the world gzganto enjoy religiousfreedom.