Second advent library

62. And the beast which I saw was like unto 5leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, andhis mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragongave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.The Roman kingdom, John saw, was likethe Grecian in conquering the world; andhis march, or power to tread under foot, wasequal to tha( of the Medo-Persian kingdom.His laws and command were as lion-likeas Babylon, and as imperious as Nebuchadaiellafsvdeuree..The :liknpenorf of Roma,who had ubmined power by 'megan of thearch-deceiver of mankind, the devil, Rev.miii 9, having -received august, supreme-power over all nations, and exercised_the :etnlesiaatical power of Paganism over'ithepeuple of theearth--he, the Emperor,nalldd " the dragon" in *he text, would de-~|tmy orziske Paganism out of the way,2Timm ii. 6,85 and would 've thesamts'into ,the power of Bisihp the of Rome,Ilhlicl .1/ii. 25. Thus the Emperor luetililmdldgive. the Pope of Rome power over allthe Christian churohes, eaetem and weswia,and gave him " his beat," lfhe city of Romaintheeweot; bealsogave him great orsupremezuthorily in his par-xdector oode of laws._This was in the year A. D. 538; fromwhich time the Pope exercised his supremepower over the ninth and king of the