The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossaryIllustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents . Primitive Christianity—Chrisr. the Papal Christianity. Tire Pope, the sr\ ant is l»< aster. chap, in.] POPERY ON A TOTTERING THRONE—A. D. 1303-1545. 395 Hus9 loses the favor of the King. Invites a discussion at Prague on the Popes bull of Crusade. provided he pays
The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossaryIllustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents . Primitive Christianity—Chrisr. the Papal Christianity. Tire Pope, the sr\ ant is l»< aster. chap, in.] POPERY ON A TOTTERING THRONE—A. D. 1303-1545. 395 Hus9 loses the favor of the King. Invites a discussion at Prague on the Popes bull of Crusade. provided he pays a sum of money, he can obtain, by means of avery slight contrition, remission of his sins, and of their consequentpenalty: the other is a man of worth who has never committed butvenial sins ; yet, if he gives nothing, he shall have no pardon. Now,according to the bull, if those two men should happen to die, theformer—the criminal—will go straight to heaven, escaping the painsof purgatory ; and the second—the just man—will have to undergothem. Were such indulgences really available in heaven, we oughtto pray to God that war might be waged against the Pope, in orderthat he might throw open all the treasures of the Church !* In reading these extracts from the writings of Huss, it is impos-sible not to think of the still more severe and
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