ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1838, by J. P. CALLENDER, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of NEW-YORK. THE ', 16632 Stereotyped by Francis F. Ripley. CONTENTS. INTRODUCTORY.-Illustration of the Predictions "in the Scripture of Truth," re- specting the Principal Anti-christian Apostacies-Structure and Unity of the CHAPTER L.--ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE POPEDOM.-History of the Develop- ment and Establishment of the Superstitious Opinions, Idolatrous Ceremonies, and Ecclesiastical Power of the Pontificate, and of the Papal Hierarchy; from the Apostolic Age to the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century.-Chronological CHAPTER II.—THE PONTIFICAL HIERARCHY.-Principles of the Papacy-Dignity and Dominion of the Roman Pontiffs, and their Court-Subordinate Appendages of the Papal Hierarchy.-Papal Supremacy and Infallibility-Bull "In Cœna CHAPTER III-THE "DAMNABLE HERESIES" OF POPERY.-Discipline-Canonical Satisfaction-Indulgences-Auricular Confession-Merits-Good Works-Su- pererogation--Purgatory-The Ransom of Christ-Necessity of Baptisin--Bap tismal Regeneration-Free Will-Evangelical Perfection-"Popish Errors and Heresies"-The Romish Doctrine contrary to "the Faith which was once deliver- ed to the Saints," and derogatory to the glory of Christ.--Creed of Pope Pius IV. CHAPTER IV.-" LYING WONDERS AND STRONG DELUSION" OF POPERY.-Paganism amalgamated with Christianity-Masshouses-Altars-Unbloody Sacrifice- Images-Festivals-Canonization-Censers-The Jewish Ceremonial and Popish Superstitions contrasted; Sacrificial Rites; Distinction of Meats; Holiness of Places; Sanctity of Creatures; External Ceremonies; and Pompous Worship- Transubstantiation contrary to Evangelical truth; Self-contradictory, cannot be credited, and unknown to the primitive churches-Adoration of the Host--Im- possibility of Transubstantiation-Intellectual and Practical absurditics of Tran- substantiation, respecting Place, Time, Quantity, Number, Distance, Quality, and Substance-Errors concerning the Eucharist in Theory and Ceremonies-- Recent Invention of the Mass.--Cautilæ or Caveats for Mass Priests--Defects in CHAPTER V.-"ALL DECEIVABLENESS OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS."--Immorality-Pa- pal power to abrogate the laws of God-Indulgences-Direct legalized sanction of Iniquity-Auricular Confession-Blind obedience to the Romish Priesthood- Festivals Superstitious Mummery substituted for Holiness.-Monachism-Bab- ylonian Festivals-Auricular Confession-Canons for Penance-Dens' Theology 300 CHAPTER VI.--JESUITISM.-Historical Notices of Jesuitisin-Character and pro- ceedings of Jesuitisin-Jesuitism incompatible with constitutional order, and the liberty of the press-Morality of the Jesuits-Impiety-Immorality-Caluinny- Falsehood-Dissimulation in Religion-Frauds in business-Perjury-Theft- CHAPTER VII.-" THE WOMAN DRUNKEN WITH THE BLOOD OF THE SAINTS.”— Heresy-Papal laws against Heresy-Corpus Juris Canonici-Decretals of Pope Gregory IX.-"Liber Sextus" of the Decretals of Pope Boniface VIII-Consti- tutions of Pope Clement V.-Extravagants of Pope John XXII-Institutes of the Canon Law-Directory for Inquisitors--Papal Bulls and Rescripts-Acts of Councils-Persecutions-Wars--Treasons--Massacres-Historical Illustrations 372 APPENDIX.-Taxatio Papalis-Jesuitism--Decrees and Canons of the Council of Trent-Exact conformity of Popery and Paganism-Romish Ceremonies....... 439 EXPLANATION OF THE ENGRAVINGS. 1. THE FRONTISPIECE depicts the stormy ocean of theological disputation, with the immoveable rock of TRUTH in its midst, laved by the foaining billows of the Popish controversy. Standing on the rock are four Protestants, representing the principal divisions of the church of Christ in the sixteenth century. The Lutherans, the Reformed, the Episcopalians, and the Presbyterians, are embodied in the portraits of Luther, Zuingle, Cranmer, and Calvin. Luther appears with his manuscript roll, to intimate that he was the first modern translator of the Scriptures. Zuingle is behind with the mass book open, prepared to illustrate its blasphemy and idolatry. Cranmer carries the large English Bible, which was published under his auspices. Calvin stands exhibiting the New Testament, and "preaching peace by Jesus Christ." Beneath, floundering and sinking in the waves, are seen the four Romish contrasts to the Evangelical chiefs. The Pope, with his triple crown, crosier, and "Bull.”—On his right, the Dominican Inquisitor vociferating with rage, appealing to his cross, and "smiting with the fist of wickedness."-Next to him appears a Prelate, having lost his idol, and the lives of the Saints; with which are also seen floating, the string of beads, and the rules of the Inquisition. On the Pope's left hand is the General of the order of Jesuits striving to rescue from the deep the Secreta Monita of his craft. II. MASSACRE OF PROTESTANTS. Page 425.-Two methods by which the Christians of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were martyred are there displayed. The disciples, after having been divested of their clothing, were driven to the brow of a high hill, and forced off by spears, whence they fell either into a river and were drowned, The other part repreor into deep pits and were dashed to pieces, or upon sharp stakes which were fixed in the ground, and which pierced their bodies, so that if they had not become insensible by the fall, they expired in unutterable anguish and torture. sents the manner in which the Christian women were excruciated. They were suspended on trees, so that their whole weight was sustained by the cords around their wrist, waist, and feet; and with only a slight wrapper round them, they were whipped as often and as long as the attending Priest enjoined; and then if the butchers felt one emotion of kindness, she was pierced to the heart with the spear, and left to be de voured by carnivorous birds, or burned with other victims of their insatiate thirst for Christian blood. III. EXTREME UNCTION. Page 526.-This engraving represents the mummery of Extreme Unction. The Court of Rome have enjoined those rites as indispensable to ob. tain final remission of sin, and to meeten the soul for a certain reception into purga. tory. By it, they say, all defects of past repentance are compensated, and all sins are pardoned and yet the sinner must stay in purgatory to be purified from remaining unholiness, until the Priests deem it right to release him. The ceremony is never performed until all the claims of the Priest are fully satisfied by the dying person, or are secured to be paid by his friends. IV. CARNAVAL IN A NUNNERY. Page 528.-The scene depicted is an actual repreIt delineates a number of Roman Priests and their sentation of conventual life. "Sisters of Charity," during Carnaval, in their dining-room of the Parisian Nunneries. The Nuns have cast off their vizor, and their usual habiliments, and appear in their natural character and temper. The Priests and their mistresses are at the dessert after dinner, while the chief songster is chanting his ode to Venus; to which the whole company are listening with rapture. One of the Priests exhibits his approbation with a bumper. At the door a hopeful "shaven-crown" youth is entering with the Bacchanalian bowl, to give spirit and life to the carnaval. CATALOGUE OF AUTHORS. THE ensuing "Illustrations of Popery" are the result of accurate and extensive research into the volumes, the titles of which are subjoined. Where there is a specific reference to a writer, his sentiments are generally quoted in his own words, or in a literal translation. A few apparent repetitions were inserted expressly to evince the unchanging identity and the multifarious abominations of the grand "falling away" under "the Man of Sin, and the Son of Perdition." Ambrose de Sanctis Ames Bellarminus Enervatus Ames Explicatio Epistolarum Petri Anastasius Hist. Eccles. et Vita Pon-Bellarmin de Felicitate Sanctorum tificum Ancient Universal History Anglicanæ Ecclesiæ Politia Annesley's Morning Exercises Antiquity triumphing over Novelty Arnauld's Modern Jesuits Arnobius Opera and Bernhardin de Moor Commentarius Beverly Apologia Reformantium Bingham's Origines Ecclesiastica Birt's Lectures on Popery Arte, y Vocabulario de la lengua Qui- Blanc Theses Theologica chua Athanasius Opera Augustin Opera Bale's Image of both Churches Barrow's Supremacy of the Pope Bartholomei Summa Casas Penitenti- Blair's History of the Waldenses Bonaventura Life of Christ Bossuet's Variations of the Protestant Bower's History of the Popes Brevint's New Ways to Tempt Men to British Biography British Reformers:- Bradford.-Lati- Case between English and Roman mer.- -Ridley.-Philpot.-Hooper.- Churches Knox.-Bacon.--Tindal-Frith. Catalogue of Roman Relics Barnes. Hamilton. - Cranmer. - Catechism of the Council of Trent Rogers. - Taylor.- Careless. -Jane Catholic Church Grey.--Jewel.--Wielif.-Thorpe.- Cave Hist. Lit. Script. Eccles. Bilney. Edward VI. Catharine Cave's Lives of the Fathers Parr.-Coverdale.-Hugh.-Gilby-Cave's Primitive Christianity Ceremonies of the Holy Week, by Eng Lever.-Fox. Brokehard's Comment on the Revela- land Brook's History of Religious Liberty. Ceremony of the Cross Brownlee's Popery an enemy to civil Christian Observer Liberty Brown's Dictionary of the Bible Buddæus de Atheismo et Supersti- Buddæus Hist. Eccles. Bullarium Magnum Romanum Rome Burkitt's Exposition Buriannus Synopsis Theologiæ Bush's Life of Mohammed Bush's Millennium Butler's Book of the Roman Church Butler's Catechism Butler's Christian Doctrine Cajetan Authoritat. Papæ et Concilio rum Calamy's Defence of Nonconformity Calvin Comment. in Epist. Calvin Opera Calvin Prælectiones in Daniel Christianopolitanæ Reipublicæ Des- Claude Defense de la Reformation Clemens Alexand. Opera Conference between Laud and Fisher Controversy between Breckinridge and Conversion and Sufferings of Sarah Corpus Juris Cononici Corpus Librorum Symbolicorum tion Cramp's Text-Book of Popery Croly's Ecclesiastical Finance in Ire- Croly's Three Cycles of Divine Reve- Crookshank's History of the Church of Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Re- Cunningham's Church of Rome, the lizion Calvisius Opus Chronologicum Campbell's Lectures on Ecclesiastical Campbell's Lectures on Theology Carpzovius in Libros Eccles. Luth. Apostacy Casa Tractatus Varü Cyprian Opera Cyril Opera Daille's Treatise concerning the Fa thers Daille Traite des Images Cartwright's Confutation of the Rhem-Dancens in Epist. I. ad Timotheum ish Testament Daniel's Prophecy, by Cox Casaubon de rebus sac. et Ecclesias. Davenant de fraterna Communione, |