he Son
of God," "Doctor of Divinity," "Reverend," etc. These are titles or
distinctions belonging to God only. "Call no man your Father," is the
command of Jesus; and, "Be ye not called Rabbi."
Vicegerent is one acting in the place of another. The pope's claim was
that God had ceased to reign and had delegated all power unto himself--the
power to forgive sins and to grant indulgences. An indulgence is an act of
the Roman pontiff, wherein men by making certain vows and paying certain
sums of money receive pardon of their sins. By the payment of certain
amounts they can commit most any crime and their purchased indulgence
absolves them from guilt.
The Price Of Pardon.
Below we will give an extract from page 263 of "The Master Key to Popery,"
by Anthony Gavin, formerly one of the Roman Catholic priests at Saragossa,
Spain. He says: According to a book called the "Tax of the Roman
Chancery," in which are contained the exact sums levied for pardon of each
particular sin, we find some of the fees to be thus:
Robbing a church $ 2.25.
Simony 2.25.
Perjury 2.00.
Forgery and lying 2.00.
Robbery 3.00.
Burning a house 2.75.
Eating meat in Lent 2.75.
Killing a layman 1.75.
Striking a priest 2.75.
Procuring abortion 1.50.
Priest to keep a concubine 2.25.
Ravishing a virgin 2.00.
Murder of father, mother, brother, 2.50.
sister or wife
Nun for fornication in or out of 5.00.
the nunnery
Marrying on a day forbidden 10.00.
Adultery committed by a priest with 10.00.
nuns and others
Absolution of all crimes together 12.00.
Following this we will give a few of the secret instructions of the
Jesuits as revealed by Z. T. Griffin:
"A Christian (Romanist) may deliberately discard his Christian character
and act like other men in those things which are not properly Christian.
By the command of God it is lawful to murder the innocent, to rob and
commit all lewdness because he is Lord of all things, and thus to fulfil
his mandate is our duty.
"It is lawful to kill an accuser whose testimony may jeopardize our life
and honor.
"If an adulterous priest, aware of his danger, having visited an
adulteress is assai
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