. The great controversy between Christ and Satan during the Christian dispensation . es, Whosoever willbe chief among you, let him be your servant.* The advancing centuries witnessed a constant increase oferror in the doctrines put forth from Rome. Even beforethe establishment of the papacy, the teachings of heathenphilosophers had received attention and exerted an influencein the church. Many who professed conversion still clungto the tenets of their pagan philosophy, and not only con-tinued its study themselves, but urged it upon others as ameans of extending their influence among the heathe
. The great controversy between Christ and Satan during the Christian dispensation . es, Whosoever willbe chief among you, let him be your servant.* The advancing centuries witnessed a constant increase oferror in the doctrines put forth from Rome. Even beforethe establishment of the papacy, the teachings of heathenphilosophers had received attention and exerted an influencein the church. Many who professed conversion still clungto the tenets of their pagan philosophy, and not only con-tinued its study themselves, but urged it upon others as ameans of extending their influence among the errors were thus introduced into the Christian among these was the belief in mans naturalimmortality and his consciousness in death. This doctrinelaid the foundation upon which Rome established the in-vocation of saints and the adoration of the virgin this sprung also the heresy of eternal torment for thefinally impenitent, which was early incorporated into thepapal faith. \ Then the way was prepared for the introduction of still i Matt. 20 THE APOSTASK 59 another invention of paganism, which Rome named purga-tory, and employed to terrify the credulous and superstitiousmultitudes. By this heresy is affirmed the existence of aplace of torment, in which the souls of such as have notmerited eternal damnation are to suffer punishment for theirsins, and from which, when freed from impurity, the}r areadmitted to Heaven. Still another fabrication was needed to enable Rome toprofit by the fears and the vices of her adherents. This wassupplied by the doctrine of indulgences. Full remission ofsins, past, present, and future, and release from all the painsand penalties incurred, were promised to all who wouldenlist in the pontiffs wars to extend his temporal dominion,to punish his enemies, or to exterminate those who dareddeny his spiritual supremacy. The people were also taughtthat by the payment of money to the church they might freethemselves fr
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