Errors of the Roman Catholic Church, or, Centuries of oppression, persecution and ruin . s word,and from unreliable traditions of the first anti-christianerrorists. What is true of the Mass, as a scriptural per-version, a rational absurdity and a historical novelty, istrue of the entire system of Roman, and of all other Cath-olicism. We want more evangelism and less catholicity which is not gospel, is anti-christian, whether itbe the claim of liberalism or absolutism, of rationalism orritualism. The only catholicity I recognize, is that whichaccepts Christ and him crucified, as t
Errors of the Roman Catholic Church, or, Centuries of oppression, persecution and ruin . s word,and from unreliable traditions of the first anti-christianerrorists. What is true of the Mass, as a scriptural per-version, a rational absurdity and a historical novelty, istrue of the entire system of Roman, and of all other Cath-olicism. We want more evangelism and less catholicity which is not gospel, is anti-christian, whether itbe the claim of liberalism or absolutism, of rationalism orritualism. The only catholicity I recognize, is that whichaccepts Christ and him crucified, as the one and only Priestof our profession ; his sacrifice on Calvary, as the one andonly offering for sin ; his salvation by grace, alone, throughfaith, as the one and only redemption; his word, the oneand only law of our faith and practice ; his Spirit, the one 186 REV. GEO. A. LOFTON, D. D. and only guide of the Christian ; a New Testament Churchor ordinance, as the one and only organism or institutionof our government—each and all stripped of unwarrantable INFERENCE and The Virgin as Worshiped in Mexico. We are Catholics first and citizens next. Bishop Gilmore. The most obvious, interesting and important view of theCatholic in his relations to the century is that of voting.[189] Catholic World. CHAPTER XII, BE V. JOHN A. WILSON. ON IMAGES, INDULGENCES AND INFALLIBILITY. For the priests lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at hismouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. But ye are departed out of the way; yehave caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith theLord of hosts.—[Malachi, ii. 7, 8. Such were the priests of Gods ancient people. Theycorrupted Gods ordinances ; they made void God1 s law bytheir traditions, and the people whom they should haveguided and upheld, they caused to stumble. The blind ledthe blind, till finally both fell into the ditch. History isconstantly repeating itself; as
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