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with the author on the subject

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ED OF POPE PIUS

the Rev. F. Parry delivered the
now delivering at the Music-hall,
article of the creed of Pope Pius
,on was called to the chair. The

te following

)wer of indulgences was left
and that the use of them is

stian people

lg been opened by prayer, the rev.
applause, stepped forward, and

ent lectur

to confirm and corroborate, but to
) propositions contained in this
appear before you as an
Roman church, I am not
neither, I trust, are

ave a strong claim this evening to
of my auditors,—a claim, the jus-
[link that they will be backward to
e peculiar circumstances in which I
nt occasion. (The rev. gentleman
on that the last subject but one in
-ied to him ; that an alteration had
gements, of which, through some
he had not been apprised, and of
on was the announcement on the
gh the streets, of the present lee-
.nt subject, and affording him very
ime for preparation. He then pro-

ince assigned me is by no means a diffi-
ot difficult to maintain, nor difficult to
can be more baseless, more destitute of
fold assertion of Pius the Fourth. The
'at the power of indulgences was left by
2ndly, that the use of them is most
istian people. " I affirm this," says his
mrie, were we Papists, and consequently
llibility of the pope, his affirmation must

confirmation strong

,ere unproved, unsup-

pope are in our estimation " tri-
eve not in the infallibility of the
f any uninspired man. Affirma-
is not proof. The onus
Aces the affirmation, and
We deny the asser-

r its truth

we are here to sift, to examine,

stent Protestants, as fervent ad-
al seekers of truth, as uncompro-

amicus Plato ;

,otto ; this, this is the principle of

Loud cheers.)

ne the first proposition of Pope Pius,
wer of indulgences was left by Christ
re we address ourselves to the task of
rmation, we shall endeavour to state
y, and as concisely as possible, the

even one of the celebrated schoolmen,
1 of Rome is so deeply indebted for their
worst errors, Durandus, candidly
be said with any certainty
criptures nor the
appears to be this:--

our t

superfluity, a surplus, an
sed Saviour, but in

orks of the saints

---..nists " works of supererogation,"
ed hy there over and above what their
to those of the Saviour, form an ex-
the e benefit of the church, of which the
deository, guardian, distributor, dis-
"

other corruptions of the Romish church,
sire principle
limited to thea terpwer. Punishment of
Originally, it
n was drawn betweinotral
of. sin consisted
riestsremission
he temporal punishment and eter-
; and, in
penance enjoined by the
this
ndulgences were granted as
7e are other punishmeenndtsaueSeyunind
'deed, but which may
it
purifying fires of purr ro!gh a
rt. time, the efficacy of indulgenc's awnad
.
dulgences, which were sold, and pr
h to the Church of Rome, did not rest
mt period it was discovered that they
;enefit the purchaser, in lii.s own per.

tives or friends, who
F:s of the purgatorial
the efficacy of indul-
a within these boun-

ur minds chiefly on

,ains of purga-
devised sys-

Bence was either limited,
r of years,—or plenary,
e pains and penalties in-
iving the boon. Bishop
clulgences is the applying
uch terms as popes shall

der tothe redeeming souls from
her temporal punishments, and
ears as shall be specified in their
;one to thousands of years : one
thousand. And, as these indul-
xl by special ticket, like tallies
) sometimes they are affixed to
•s, to particular times or days,—
. They are also affixed to such
ut, to agnta Deis., to medals, to
le granting of these indulgences
a."