Errors of the Roman Catholic Church, or, Centuries of oppression, persecution and ruin . God, These contrasts might be multiplied, but let this suffice. These astounding contrasts convey a most solemn warn-ing to the Church. Her only safety is in the Scriptures ofGod. If her uninspired teachers are allowed to breakloose from them, and make their own dogmas, security isgone. The wild creations of unfettered fancy, and the proudambitions of aspiring zealots, will be wrought into theChristian creed, and wholly corrupt it. The Church will fallfrom its original righteousness. Superstition will supp
Errors of the Roman Catholic Church, or, Centuries of oppression, persecution and ruin . God, These contrasts might be multiplied, but let this suffice. These astounding contrasts convey a most solemn warn-ing to the Church. Her only safety is in the Scriptures ofGod. If her uninspired teachers are allowed to breakloose from them, and make their own dogmas, security isgone. The wild creations of unfettered fancy, and the proudambitions of aspiring zealots, will be wrought into theChristian creed, and wholly corrupt it. The Church will fallfrom its original righteousness. Superstition will supplantfaith. And the very prerogatives of the Almighty will be as-sumed with unhesitating temerity by poor, frail, sinful man. But the gates of hell shall not prevail. The great watersmay come in like a flood for a time, but, in the midst oftheir roaring, God will still be saying to his people, Fearnot, little flock, it is your Fathers good pleasure to giveyou the kingdom. The whole earth shall ultimately rallyto the Bible, and then righteousness shall cover it as thewaves of the Bunyan in Bedford Gaol. Page 594. Itf This Government will pass through two war3, one overSlavery and the other with the Catholics. Henry Clay. When a religion is good, I conceive that it will supportitself; and when it cannot support itself and God does not take-care to support it, so its professorsf^e obliged to call for helpfrom Civil power, it is a sign I apprehend, of its being a badone. Benjamin Franklin. [129] C_Ei-A__EP\l_ ; -X_. REV. JOHN A. WILSON ON CATHOLICISM. PURGATORY, PENANCE AND PERSECUTION. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.—[1 Cor. hi. 11. A foundation is everything to a building. You and Iwould not accept a free house if it was defective in thisimportant particular. A solid foundation is no less neces-sary for a true faith and a true life. When only buildinga bridge across our river, we dug down a hundred feet,through soil and
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