The genius of popery opposed to the principles of civil and religious liberty

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P. Dixon Hardy and Sons, 1851 - Church and state - 212 pages
 

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Page 101 - See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Page 162 - I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me God.
Page 183 - By the authority of God Almighty, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and of the undefiled Virgin Mary, mother and patroness of our Saviour...
Page 88 - Inasmuch as it is manifest from experience, that if the Holy Bible, translated into the vulgar tongue, be indiscriminately allowed to every one, the temerity of men will cause more evil than good to arise from it, it is, on this point, referred to the judgment of the bishops or inquisitors, who may, by the advice of the priest or confessor, permit the reading of the Bible translated into the vulgar tongue by Catholic authors, to those persons whose...
Page 184 - Almighty, curse him [Obadiah] ! " May the holy choir of the holy virgins, who for the honour of Christ have despised the things of the world, damn him !— May all the saints who from the beginning of the world to everlasting ages are found to be beloved of God, damn him !—May...
Page 184 - May the holy cross which Christ, for our salvation triumphing over his enemies, ascended, curse him. "May the holy and eternal Virgin Mary, mother of God, curse him. May St. Michael, the advocate of holy souls, curse him. May all the angels and archangels, principalities and powers, and all the heavenly armies, curse him.
Page 184 - Holy innocents, who in the sight of the Holy Lamb, are found worthy to sing the new song, of the holy martyrs and holy confessors, and of the holy virgins, and of all the saints, together with the holy and elect of God, May he...
Page 186 - These are (not the herds, but the ravenous wolves going in herds' clothing devouring the flock) the bishops, abbots, priors, deacons, archdeacons, suffragans, priests, monks, canons, friars, pardoners, and summoners. And who is able to number this idle ravenous sort which (setting all labour aside) have begged so importunately that they have gotten into their hands more than the third part of all your realm. The goodliest lordships, manors, lands, and territories are theirs. Besides this they have...
Page 184 - And may the rest of his disciples and four evangelists, who by their preaching converted the universal world, — and may the holy and wonderful company of martyrs and confessors, who by their holy works are found pleasing to God Almighty, curse him
Page 153 - He that reigneth on high, to whom is given all power in heaven and in earth, hath committed the one holy catholic and apostolic church, out of which there is no salvation, to one alone on earth, namely, to Peter, prince of the apostles, and to the Roman pontiff...

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