. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. of theflatterers of Symmachus, (who was a prelate of butambiguous fame,) that the Roman pontiff was consti-tuted judge in the 2)lace of God, which he filled as thevice-gevent of the 3Iost High. On the other hand, itis certain, from a variety of the most authentic re-cords, that both the emperors and the nations ingeneral were far from being disposed to bear with pa-tience the yoke of servitude which the see of Romewas arrogantly imp
. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. of theflatterers of Symmachus, (who was a prelate of butambiguous fame,) that the Roman pontiff was consti-tuted judge in the 2)lace of God, which he filled as thevice-gevent of the 3Iost High. On the other hand, itis certain, from a variety of the most authentic re-cords, that both the emperors and the nations ingeneral were far from being disposed to bear with pa-tience the yoke of servitude which the see of Romewas arrogantly imposing on the whole church. In the beginning of the seventh century, accordingto the most learned historians, Boniface III. engaged 108 SEVENTH CENTURY. Phocas, emperor of Constantinople, to take from thebishop of that metropolis the title of oecumenical oruniversal bishop, and to confer it upon the Romanpontiff; and thus was first introduced the supremacyof the pope. The Roman pontiffs used all methods tomaintain and enlarge this authority and pre-emi-nence which they had acquired from one of themost odious tyrants that ever disgraced the annalsof EIGHTH CENTURY. 109 SECTION III. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF ROME FROM THE ERECTIONOF THE popes SUPREMACY TO HIS ASSUMPTION OFUNIVERSAL POWER. IN the eighth century, thepower of the bishop of Rome,and of the clergy in general,increased prodigiously. Thechief cause of this, besides thesuperstition of the people, wasthe method at that time usedby the European princes tosecure themselves on theirthrones. All these princesbeing then employed either inusurpation or in self-defence,and the whole continent beingin the most unsettled and bar-barous condition, they endea-voured to attach warmly totheir interests thosewhom theyconsidered as their friendsand clients. For this pur-pose they distributed amongthem extensive territories,cities, and fortresses, with the various rights and pri-vileges belonging to them; reserving only to them-s
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