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19ing, or believing and practising any of God'sprecepts, excepting in accordance with hercomments and permission.Bannon 'rl-In GREAT;This is asplainly fulfilled as the former.Nebuchadnezzar, the head of the Babylonianking, claimed the power of a God, pretendedto make a God, and then compelled hissub`ects to fall down and worship it;and] if they would not, death was the consequence.This mystical Babylon has donethe same. The Pope claims to be the vicegerentof God on earth. He also claims thepower of making the common bread andwine, the actual body and blood of God.They have also put to death many millionsof heretics, as they call those who do notfollow in their creed.THE Mornlm or -HAnLo'rs.Well may the Church of Rome ' claimthe title of Mother Church; and thosechurches which have come out from her mayas well be called n_uLo°1~s. For there arefew of them at this time, but are partakingof the old mother's character, and committingthe same .momnrrtous of pride, vainshow, worldly grandeur. and riches, popularapplause and political power.-Where isthere a Protestant sect but now claims thesame authorityas the Popeover 'those who_ 2*