Second advent library

38 mssmriwrtox on 'mxconsum tion was fastened upon papacywhich lias caused them who worship thebeast, to gnaw their tongues With pain.(See the letters of the pope to the priests, dflate date.)Paul says, (2 'I'hessaloniansi~i. 8,) "Whomthe Lord shall consume with the spirit of hismouth (preaching of the gos el) and shalldestroy with the brightness olPhis coming."Surely no one can deny, but 'that the gospel,as it has been preached for more than fortyyears, has produced a consumption onpapacy, ~and has fulfilled this part of Paul'sEven the popeprophecy to the very letter.himself is our witness.John says, (Revelation xiii. 9, 10,) "lfany man have an car, let him hear. Hethat leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity:he that killeth with the sword mustbe killed with 'the sword. Here is the patienceand the faith of the saints." It isevident that the prophet is here telling everyman, who is not `abigot,orprejudicedagainst the truth_ who has an ear to hear,'how this power would come to its end, offorty-two months, spoken of in the fifthverse. As he would lead into captivity thekings and their subjects during the fortytwomonths, so, in .the end, would they, thekings and their subjects, lead this wer intocaptivity. This was literally flil)filled in1798. The popewas taken from his throneon the 15th day of February 1798, and by