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Popery : the Foe of the Church and of the Republic RUTGERS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/poperyfoeofchurcOOvand lVearv and old with service, to the mercy " Farewell, a Ions farewell, to all my t" me. Of a rude stream, that niu-t forever hide 1 of this world, I hate ye j '" Vain pomp, and glory '" no " l • h ai i Dl I wri opened : O.how I reel my heart new i favors I N that poor man, that hangs on princes fi . a killing i .in v o mei a frosl would aspire to, There hi betwixt thatsmlle we thinks, full gnreij And,—when he ,..., aspect »r prlnees, and their nun. Ins it, • His greatness i< a ripening,—nips m women have More pang* and fears than "trior then b( rails, »s I do, I h ive ventured, Lucifer, and \„\ « heu he hill, he tails like lUtir wanton boys that swim on b'.addi i " Like r lo hope Benin sea ol V This manj summen in a Act III. Scene 2. pride King Henry VIII., ond rnv dept I, : mv high blown I now baa lcU mc, At length broke under inc ; and P O P E E T THE FOE OF THE CHURCH, AND OF THE t REPUBLIC. BY JOSEPH S. VAN DYKE, A.M. PEOPLES PUBLISHING CO. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.; CINCINNATI, 0.; CHICAGO, III. ; ST. LOUIS, Mo. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. 1871. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by JOSEPH 8. VAN DYKE, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. Philadelphia: electhotyped and printed by s. a. george & co. PEEEACE. HE deep interest awakened in the hearts of many IT by the present condition and reawakened ener- gies of the Papal Church, is our apology for presuming to call the attention of the public to Popery's inveterate hostility to civil and religious lib- erty. And this, most assuredly, is a subject which, though lacking novelty, imperatively demands earnest, serious, thoughtful consideration. In this age of maud- lin charity for all systems of faith—instead of genuine charity for all men—the Church greatly needs a fear- less reassertion of the principles and doctrines essential to the hope of salvation. Souls struggling with sin need to know that Christ, our elder brother, ever acces- sible, is a mighty Saviour, and that all the ransomed are," kings and priests unto God." If the aspirations of Romanism were restricted to increased spiritual power, our duty would terminate with proclaiming a free, untrammelled Gospel, hope for every penitent at the foot of Calvary. But Rome 4 PREFA CE. has never yielded her right to temporal rule. The unparalleled efforts now made to extend her influence are instigated by the hope of securing control in the political world. We need, therefore, a reaffirmation of the lesson written in the struggles of thirteen cen- turies, that Romanism is the ally of despotism, Pro- testantism the friend of constitutional liberty. This volume, presented to the public with a deep consciousness that it falls far short of meeting the demand of the times, is a feeble effort to prove that Romanism in this nineteenth century is essentially the same that it has always been, the foe of the true Church and of Republicanism, the determined enemy of liberty, civil and ecclesiastical, personal and national. Prepared in the disconnected hours of ministerial life, we crave for it the reader's generous criticism. Firmly convinced, however, that the subject is one claiming earnest attention, we timidly launch our tiny bark in the feeble hope that it may, in some slight mea- sure at least, awaken attention to the danger to be apprehended from a system of despotism, which for fifteen centuries has fettered the limbs of freedom and darkened the way of salvation. The Author. Cranbury, N. J., Sept. 1, 1811. —— CONTENTS. INTRODTJCTOBY. PAGE No just cause of alarm—Call for exertion—Hostility to Republicanism—Present activity — Growth in the United States—Relative gain — Control of irreligious masses—Summary of Evangelism— Converts to Romanism—Unity of pur- pose—Efforts in the West— Power shrewdly exerted—Choice locations—De- signs—Efforts in the South, among the Freedmen—Measures adopted at Baltimore—Reference to Pope—Contribution from Rome—Landing of priests —Establishment of schools— Popery's displays captivate the ignorant—South a second Ireland—Efforts in the East; in large cities— Effectiveness of their agencies —Their schools teach Catholicism—Seeking ascendency—Advantages over Protestants; one will, designs masked, unscrupulous—Their boast Assertions of bishops and papers—What has been may be—Testimony of Desraeli—The struggle inevitable 11 POPERY THE PREDICTED ENEMY OP CHRIST^ KINGDOM. CHAPTER I. THE ROMAN POWER FORETOLD. Popery's seemingly charmed life — Claims divine origin—Outgrowth of depraved nature—Prophecies panoramic ; the picture incomplete but accurate— Diffi- culties of interpretation—Prominence of Romanism—Nebuchadnezzar's dream —Two objects ; despotism and Christianity—The four kingdoms—Form of government of the last—Unnatural union of despotism and Republicanism Daniel's interpretation—Rome's conquests—Her policy in later times—Never firmly consolidated—The empire divided— Kept asunder— Christ's kingdom as Rome's foe —Two states foretold —Time of rise— Predicted foe of Republican- ism—The struggle through centuries—Some of the kingdoms still lending power to Rome—The Christian's hope 24 CHAPTER II. THE PAPACY PREDICTED AS THE FOE OF THE TRUE CHURCH. Rome's ecclesiastical power foretold—Nebuchadnezzar's dream and Daniel's vision— Origin of the four beasts—Character of each symbolized—The angel's interpretation —Roman power diverse— Its extended dominion— Its policy Rise of the papacy—The Littlo Horn—Date of rise—Three kingdoms plucked up—Unlimited authority predicted—Origin of supremacy—Arrogance foretold —Claiming the keys—Opens heaven, thrusts into hell, retains in purgatory, forgives sin —Assertion of London Vatican ; Pope reigns in both worlds Rebels to the Pope are rebels against God— Infallibility dogma—Warring against the saints—Rome's slaughters—Changing times—Continuance of tem- poral power—Last act in the drama—Continunnco of spiritual power—Her claim to bo the true Church and the friend of Republicanism 30 5 —— — CONTENTS. CHAPTER III. FORMALISM AN OLD ENEMY OP CHRISTIANITY. PAGE Papal claim to antiquity—A hackneyed quotation —Lord Macaulay's testimony —Protestantism as old as the Bible— Popery a novelty—Primacy of Peter a recent dogma—Supremacy of the Pope resisted, by councils, by fathers, by popes—Invocation of the dead a recent dogma—Masses not established till 9th century; purgatory not till 1-130; celibacy not till 11th century; transub- stantiation not till 1.3th— The latter denounced, by fathers, by Lateran Council —Insufficiency of the Bible—Adoration of relics—Withholding cup from laity —Immaculate conception still more recent—Infallibility the last dogma—Lovo of form ancient— Prevalent among Pagans and Jews—Judaism only ritualism —Supposed destruction of spirituality— Phariseeism denounced by Christ Its early manifestation in the Church—Denounced by Apostles— Its growth; •when complete Antichrist—Romanism is perfected ritualism, the foe of spiri- tuality and Republicanism 46 CHAPTER IV. ROMANISM AN APOSTASY. Paul's predictions—The "Man of Sin" exalts himself; coming with "lying wonders"—"Strong delusion"— Continuance till Second Advent—Popery the predicted apostasy—If Ilomanism is not Antichrist, Protestantism must be Which did Apostles teach?—In first three centuries Christianity pure—No unmeaning rites —Early persecutions— Christianity under popular ban—Purity a result—Pome's ceremonies unknown—No universal bishopric—Testimony of Clemens—Popery's assumptions unheared of—Conversion of Constantino —Effect upon Christian religion—Rapid growth of ceremonies— Boniface III. " "universal bishop —The title not assumed without strenuous opposition Protest of Ireneus; of Maurus— Councils resist—Testimony of St. Ibar; of Theodoret — Two rival popes — Gregory's protest — Infallibility condemns supremacy—Lewis owned no supremacy— False decretals—Constantino's gift; a base fabrication—Nicholas I. assumes supremacy—Government of tho Church entirely changed—Testimony of Mosheim; of Bellarmine. Extracts from Janus— Infallibility declares submission essential to salvation —Assertion of Boniface VIII. j of recent Vatican Council—See of St. Peter free from error—Opposcrs of infallibility and supremacy anathematized 57 CHAPTER V. POPERY, PAGANISM. Boniface merely sanctioned existing rites—The motive for introducing heathen forms—Testimony of Gregory—The policy disastrous—Method of manufactur- ing dogmas—Pagan rites when imported— Idolaters made Christians—Same ceremonies— Fish listening to preaching— Festival of St. Anthony—A comic scene—The custom borrowed— Catholic legend—Holy water, its spiritual and corporeal usefulness—Use of incense— Original test of faith in Christ—Kneel- ing before idols —Specimens of prayers to M:iry—Images in rows— Priests in robes—Boy in white—Burning candles—Feast of lights — Purgatory stolen Homer's testimony—Invocation of the dead—Sample of prayers Cincinnati's new saint—Worshipping bones— Beneath St. Peter's—Temple of Romulus Tho Pantheon — Same festivals— Heathen feast-days too few — Prostration before images—Testimony of a traveller—Statue of St. Peter— Ridiculous mistakes ; a canonized heathen, sainted mountain, sainted cloak—Prayer to St. Handkerchief— Patron saints—Advice to children— Processions; festival of the Annunciation— Title of Supreme Pontiff—Votive offerings — Scene in Paris—Sacrifice of the mass— Priest handling wafer— Infant? Absurdities— Asceticism—Sclf-whippers—
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