第19章

类别:其他 作者:Ellen G。 White字数:25773更新时间:18/12/19 16:34:43
SaiththeLord:\"BecausethouhastsetthineheartastheheartofGod; behold,thereforeIwillbringstrangersuponthee,theterribleofthenations:andtheyshalldrawtheirswordsagainstthebeautyofthywisdom,andtheyshalldefilethybrightness。Theyshallbringtheedowntothepit。\"\"Iwilldestroythee,Ocoveringcherub,fromthemidstofthestonesoffire……Iwillcasttheetotheground,Iwilllaytheebeforekings,thattheymaybeholdthee……Iwillbringtheetoashesupontheearthinthesightofallthemthatbeholdthee……Thoushaltbeaterror,andnevershaltthoubeanymore。\"Ezekiel28:6-8,16-19。 \"Everybattleofthewarrioriswithconfusednoise,andgarmentsrolledinblood;butthisshallbewithburningandfueloffire。\"\"TheindignationoftheLordisuponallnations,andHisfuryuponalltheirarmies:Hehathutterlydestroyedthem,Hehathdeliveredthemtotheslaughter。\"\"UponthewickedHeshallrainquickburningcoals,fireandbrimstoneandanhorribletempest:thisshallbetheportionoftheircup。\"Isaiah9:5;34:2;Psalm11:6,margin。FirecomesdownfromGodoutofheaven。Theearthisbrokenup。Theweaponsconcealedinitsdepthsaredrawnforth。Devouringflamesburstfromeveryyawningchasm。Theveryrocksareonfire。Thedayhascomethatshallburnasanoven。Theelementsmeltwithferventheat,theearthalso,andtheworksthatarethereinareburnedup。Malachi4:1;2Peter3:10。Theearth’ssurfaceseemsonemoltenmass——avast,seething673 lakeoffire。Itisthetimeofthejudgmentandperditionofungodlymen——\"thedayoftheLord’svengeance,andtheyearofrecompensesforthecontroversyofZion。\"Isaiah34:8。 Thewickedreceivetheirrecompenseintheearth。Proverbs11:31。They\"shallbestubble:andthedaythatcomethshallburnthemup,saiththeLordofhosts。\"Malachi4:1。Somearedestroyedasinamoment,whileotherssuffermanydays。Allarepunished\"accordingtotheirdeeds。\"ThesinsoftherighteoushavingbeentransferredtoSatan,heismadetosuffernotonlyforhisownrebellion,butforallthesinswhichhehascausedGod’speopletocommit。Hispunishmentistobefargreaterthanthatofthosewhomhehasdeceived。Afterallhaveperishedwhofellbyhisdeceptions,heisstilltoliveandsufferon。Inthecleansingflamesthewickedareatlastdestroyed,rootandbranch——Satantheroot,hisfollowersthebranches。 Thefullpenaltyofthelawhasbeenvisited;thedemandsofjusticehavebeenmet;andheavenandearth,beholding,declaretherighteousnessofJehovah。 Satan’sworkofruinisforeverended。Forsixthousandyearshehaswroughthiswill,fillingtheearthwithwoeandcausinggriefthroughouttheuniverse。Thewholecreationhasgroanedandtravailedtogetherinpain。NowGod’screaturesareforeverdeliveredfromhispresenceandtemptations。 \"Thewholeearthisatrest,andisquiet:they[therighteous]breakforthintosinging。\"Isaiah14:7。Andashoutofpraiseandtriumphascendsfromthewholeloyaluniverse。\"Thevoiceofagreatmultitude,\"\"asthevoiceofmanywaters,andasthevoiceofmightythunderings,\"isheard,saying: \"Alleluia:fortheLordGodomnipotentreigneth。\"Revelation19:6。 Whiletheearthwaswrappedinthefireofdestruction,therighteousabodesafelyintheHolyCity。Uponthosethathadpartinthefirstresurrection,theseconddeathhasnopower。WhileGodistothewickedaconsumingfire,HeistoHispeoplebothasunandashield。Revelation20:6;Psalm84:11。 674 \"Isawanewheavenandanewearth:forthefirstheavenandthefirstearthwerepassedaway。\"Revelation21:1。Thefirethatconsumesthewickedpurifiestheearth。Everytraceofthecurseissweptaway。Noeternallyburninghellwillkeepbeforetheransomedthefearfulconsequencesofsin。 Onereminderaloneremains:OurRedeemerwilleverbearthemarksofHiscrucifixion。UponHiswoundedhead,uponHisside,Hishandsandfeet,aretheonlytracesofthecruelworkthatsinhaswrought。Saystheprophet,beholdingChristinHisglory:\"HehadbrightbeamscomingoutofHisside: andtherewasthehidingofHispower。\"Habakkuk3:4,margin。ThatpiercedsidewhenceflowedthecrimsonstreamthatreconciledmantoGod——thereistheSaviour’sglory,there\"thehidingofHispower。\"\"Mightytosave,\" throughthesacrificeofredemption,HewasthereforestrongtoexecutejusticeuponthemthatdespisedGod’smercy。AndthetokensofHishumiliationareHishighesthonor;throughtheeternalagesthewoundsofCalvarywillshowforthHispraiseanddeclareHispower。 \"OToweroftheflock,thestrongholdofthedaughterofZion,untoTheeshallitcome,eventhefirstdominion。\"Micah4:8。ThetimehascometowhichholymenhavelookedwithlongingsincetheflamingswordbarredthefirstpairfromEden,thetimefor\"theredemptionofthepurchasedpossession。\"Ephesians1:14。Theearthoriginallygiventomanashiskingdom,betrayedbyhimintothehandsofSatan,andsolongheldbythemightyfoe,hasbeenbroughtbackbythegreatplanofredemption。Allthatwaslostbysinhasbeenrestored。\"ThussaiththeLord……thatformedtheearthandmadeit;Hehathestablishedit,Hecreateditnotinvain,Heformedittobeinhabited。\"Isaiah45:18。God’soriginalpurposeinthecreationoftheearthisfulfilledasitismadetheeternalabodeoftheredeemed。\"Therighteousshallinherittheland,anddwellthereinforever。\" Psalm37:29。 Afearofmakingthefutureinheritanceseemtoomaterial675 hasledmanytospiritualizeawaytheverytruthswhichleadustolookuponitasourhome。ChristassuredHisdisciplesthatHewenttopreparemansionsforthemintheFather’shouse。ThosewhoaccepttheteachingsofGod’swordwillnotbewhollyignorantconcerningtheheavenlyabode。Andyet,\"eyehathnotseen,norearheard,neitherhaveenteredintotheheartofman,thethingswhichGodhathpreparedforthemthatloveHim。\"1 Corinthians2:9。Humanlanguageisinadequatetodescribetherewardoftherighteous。Itwillbeknownonlytothosewhobeholdit。NofinitemindcancomprehendthegloryoftheParadiseofGod。 IntheBibletheinheritanceofthesavediscalled\"acountry。\"Hebrews11:14-16。TheretheheavenlyShepherdleadsHisflocktofountainsoflivingwaters。Thetreeoflifeyieldsitsfruiteverymonth,andtheleavesofthetreearefortheserviceofthenations。Thereareever-flowingstreams,clearascrystal,andbesidethemwavingtreescasttheirshadowsuponthepathspreparedfortheransomedoftheLord。Therethewide-spreadingplainsswellintohillsofbeauty,andthemountainsofGodreartheirloftysummits。Onthosepeacefulplains,besidethoselivingstreams,God’speople,solongpilgrimsandwanderers,shallfindahome。 \"Mypeopleshalldwellinapeaceablehabitation,andinsuredwellings,andinquietrestingplaces。\"\"Violenceshallnomorebeheardinthyland,wastingnordestructionwithinthyborders;butthoushaltcallthywallsSalvation,andthygatesPraise。\"\"Theyshallbuildhouses,andinhabitthem;andtheyshallplantvineyards,andeatthefruitofthem。Theyshallnotbuild,andanotherinhabit;theyshallnotplant,andanothereat:…… Mineelectshalllongenjoytheworkoftheirhands。\"Isaiah32:18;60:18; 65:21,22。 There,\"thewildernessandthesolitaryplaceshallbegladforthem;andthedesertshallrejoice,andblossomastherose。\"\"Insteadofthethornshallcomeupthefirtree,andinsteadofthebriershallcomeupthemyrtletree。\"\"Thewolfalsoshalldwellwiththelamb,andtheleopardshall676 liedownwiththekid;……andalittlechildshallleadthem。\"\"TheyshallnothurtnordestroyinallMyholymountain,\"saiththeLord。Isaiah35:1;55:13;11:6,9。 Paincannotexistintheatmosphereofheaven。Therewillbenomoretears,nofuneraltrains,nobadgesofmourning。\"Thereshallbenomoredeath,neithersorrow,norcrying:……fortheformerthingsarepassedaway。\" \"Theinhabitantshallnotsay,Iamsick:thepeoplethatdwellthereinshallbeforgiventheiriniquity。\"Revelation21:4;Isaiah33:24。 ThereistheNewJerusalem,themetropolisoftheglorifiednewearth,\"acrownofgloryinthehandoftheLord,andaroyaldiademinthehandofthyGod。\"\"Herlightwaslikeuntoastonemostprecious,evenlikeajasperstone,clearascrystal。\"\"Thenationsofthemwhicharesavedshallwalkinthelightofit:andthekingsoftheearthdobringtheirgloryandhonorintoit。\"SaiththeLord:\"IwillrejoiceinJerusalem,andjoyinMypeople。\"\"ThetabernacleofGodiswithmen,andHewilldwellwiththem,andtheyshallbeHispeople,andGodHimselfshallbewiththem,andbetheirGod。\"Isaiah62:3;Revelation21:11,24;Isaiah65:19;Revelation21:3。 IntheCityofGod\"thereshallbenonight。\"Nonewillneedordesirerepose。TherewillbenowearinessindoingthewillofGodandofferingpraisetoHisname。Weshalleverfeelthefreshnessofthemorningandshalleverbefarfromitsclose。\"Andtheyneednocandle,neitherlightofthesun;fortheLordGodgiveththemlight。\"Revelation22:5。Thelightofthesunwillbesupersededbyaradiancewhichisnotpainfullydazzling,yetwhichimmeasurablysurpassesthebrightnessofournoontide。ThegloryofGodandtheLambfloodstheHolyCitywithunfadinglight。Theredeemedwalkinthesunlessgloryofperpetualday。 \"Isawnotempletherein:fortheLordGodAlmightyandtheLambarethetempleofit。\"Revelation21:22。ThepeopleofGodareprivilegedtoholdopencommunionwiththeFatherandtheSon。\"Nowweseethroughaglass,darkly。\"。PG677 677 1Corinthians13:12。WebeholdtheimageofGodreflected,asinamirror,intheworksofnatureandinHisdealingswithmen;butthenweshallseeHimfacetoface,withoutadimmingveilbetween。WeshallstandinHispresenceandbeholdthegloryofHiscountenance。 Theretheredeemedshallknow,evenasalsotheyareknown。ThelovesandsympathieswhichGodHimselfhasplantedinthesoulshalltherefindtruestandsweetestexercise。Thepurecommunionwithholybeings,theharmonioussociallifewiththeblessedangelsandwiththefaithfulonesofallageswhohavewashedtheirrobesandmadethemwhiteinthebloodoftheLamb,thesacredtiesthatbindtogether\"thewholefamilyinheavenandearth\" (Ephesians3:15)——thesehelptoconstitutethehappinessoftheredeemed。 There,immortalmindswillcontemplatewithnever-failingdelightthewondersofcreativepower,themysteriesofredeeminglove。Therewillbenocruel,deceivingfoetotempttoforgetfulnessofGod。Everyfacultywillbedeveloped,everycapacityincreased。Theacquirementofknowledgewillnotwearythemindorexhausttheenergies。Therethegrandestenterprisesmaybecarriedforward,theloftiestaspirationsreached,thehighestambitionsrealized;andstilltherewillarisenewheightstosurmount,newwonderstoadmire,newtruthstocomprehend,freshobjectstocallforththepowersofmindandsoulandbody。 AllthetreasuresoftheuniversewillbeopentothestudyofGod’sredeemed。Unfetteredbymortality,theywingtheirtirelessflighttoworldsafar——worldsthatthrilledwithsorrowatthespectacleofhumanwoeandrangwithsongsofgladnessatthetidingsofaransomedsoul。Withunutterabledelightthechildrenofearthenterintothejoyandthewisdomofunfallenbeings。TheysharethetreasuresofknowledgeandunderstandinggainedthroughagesuponagesincontemplationofGod’shandiwork。Withundimmedvisiontheygazeuponthegloryofcreation——sunsandstarsandsystems,allintheirappointedordercirclingthethrone678 ofDeity。Uponallthings,fromtheleasttothegreatest,theCreator’snameiswritten,andinallaretherichesofHispowerdisplayed。 Andtheyearsofeternity,astheyroll,willbringricherandstillmoregloriousrevelationsofGodandofChrist。Asknowledgeisprogressive,sowilllove,reverence,andhappinessincrease。ThemoremenlearnofGod,thegreaterwillbetheiradmirationofHischaracter。AsJesusopensbeforethemtherichesofredemptionandtheamazingachievementsinthegreatcontroversywithSatan,theheartsoftheransomedthrillwithmoreferventdevotion,andwithmorerapturousjoytheysweeptheharpsofgold;andtenthousandtimestenthousandandthousandsofthousandsofvoicesunitetoswellthemightychorusofpraise。 \"Andeverycreaturewhichisinheaven,andontheearth,andundertheearth,andsuchasareinthesea,andallthatareinthem,heardIsaying,Blessing,andhonor,andglory,andpower,beuntoHimthatsittethuponthethrone,anduntotheLambforeverandever。\"Revelation5:13。 Thegreatcontroversyisended。Sinandsinnersarenomore。Theentireuniverseisclean。Onepulseofharmonyandgladnessbeatsthroughthevastcreation。FromHimwhocreatedall,flowlifeandlightandgladness,throughouttherealmsofillimitablespace。Fromtheminutestatomtothegreatestworld,allthings,animateandinanimate,intheirunshadowedbeautyandperfectjoy,declarethatGodislove。 (679) APPENDIX GENERALNOTES REVISIONSADOPTEDBYTHEE。G。WHITETRUSTEESNOVEMBER19,1956,ANDDECEMBER6,1979 PAGE50。TITLES——INAPASSAGEWHICHISINCLUDEDINTHEROMANCATHOLICCANON LAW,ORCORPUSJURISCANONICI,POPEINNOCENTIIIDECLARESTHATTHEROMAN PONTIFFIS\"THEVICEGERENTUPONEARTH,NOTOFAMEREMAN,BUTOFVERYGOD;\" ANDINAGLOSSONTHEPASSAGEITISEXPLAINEDTHATTHISISBECAUSEHEISTHE VICEGERENTOFCHRIST,WHOIS\"VERYGODANDVERYMAN。\"SEEDECRETALESDOMINI GREGORIIPAPAEIX(DECRETALSOFTHELORDPOPEGREGORYIX),LIBER1,DE TRANSLATIONEEPISCOPORUM,(ONTHETRANSFERENCEOFBISHOPS),TITLE7,CH。3; CORPUSJURISCANONICI(2DLEIPZIGED。,1881),COL。99;(PARIS,1612),TOM。 2,DECRETALES,COL。205。THEDOCUMENTSWHICHFORMEDTHEDECRETALSWERE GATHEREDBYGRATIAN,WHOWASTEACHINGATTHEUNIVERSITYOFBOLOGNAABOUTTHE YEAR1140。HISWORKWASADDEDTOANDRE-EDITEDBYPOPEGREGORYIXINAN EDITIONISSUEDIN1234。OTHERDOCUMENTSAPPEAREDINSUCCEEDINGYEARSFROM TIMETOTIMEINCLUDINGTHEEXTRAVAGANTES,ADDEDTOWARDTHECLOSEOFTHE FIFTEENTHCENTURY,ALLOFTHESE,WITHGRATIAN’SDECRETUM,WEREPUBLISHEDAS THECORPUSJURISCANONICIIN1582。POPEPIUSXAUTHORIZEDTHECODIFICATION INCANONLAWIN1904,ANDTHERESULTINGCODEBECAMEEFFECTIVEIN1918。 FORTHETITLE\"LORDGODTHEPOPE\"SEEAGLOSSONTHEEXTRAVAGANTESOFPOPE JOHNXXII,TITLE14,CH。4,DECLARAMUS。INANANTWERPEDITIONOFTHE EXTRAVAGANTES,DATED1584,THEWORDS\"DOMINUMDEUMNOSTRUMPAPAM\"(\"OURLORD GODTHEPOPE\")OCCURINCOLUMN153。INAPARISEDITION,DATED1612,THEY OCCURINCOLUMN140。INSEVERALEDITIONSPUBLISHEDSINCE1612THEWORD \"DEUM\"(\"GOD\")HASBEENOMITTED。 PAGE50。INFALLIBILITY——ONTHEDOCTRINEOFINFALLIBILITYASSETFORTHAT THEVATICANCOUNCILOF1870-71,SEEPHILIPSCHAFF,THECREEDSOF CHRISTENDOM,VOL。2,DOGMATICDECREESOFTHEVATICANCOUNCIL,PP。234-271,WHEREBOTHTHELATINANDTHEENGLISHTEXTSAREGIVEN。FORDISCUSSIONSEE,FORTHEROMANCATHOLICVIEW,THECATHOLICENCYCLOPEDIA,VOL。7,ART。 \"INFALLIBILITY,\"BYPATRICKJ。TONER,P。790FF。;JAMESCARDINALGIBBONS,THEFAITHOFOURFATHERS(BALTIMORE:JOHNMURPHYCOMPANY,110THED。,1917),CHS。7,11。FORROMANCATHOLICOPPOSITIONTOTHEDOCTRINEOFPAPAL INFALLIBILITY,SEEJOHANNJOSEPHIGNAZVONDOLLINGER(PSEUDONYM\"JANUS\")THE POPEANDTHECOUNCIL(NEWYORK:CHARLESSCRIBNER’SSONS,1869);ANDW。J。 SPARROWSIMPSON,ROMANCATHOLICOPPOSITIONTOPAPALINFALLIBILITY(LONDON: JOHNMURRAY,1909)。FORTHENON-ROMANVIEW,SEEGEORGESALMON,INFALLIBILITY OFTHECHURCH(LONDON:JOHNMURRAY,REV。ED。,1914)。 680 THEGREATCONTROVERSY PAGE52。IMAGEWORSHIP——\"THEWORSHIPOFIMAGES……WASONEOFTHOSE CORRUPTIONSOFCHRISTIANITYWHICHCREPTINTOTHECHURCHSTEALTHILYAND ALMOSTWITHOUTNOTICEOROBSERVATION。THISCORRUPTIONDIDNOT,LIKEOTHER HERESIES,DEVELOPITSELFATONCE,FORINTHATCASEITWOULDHAVEMETWITH DECIDEDCENSUREANDREBUKE:BUT,MAKINGITSCOMMENCEMENTUNDERAFAIR DISGUISE,SOGRADUALLYWASONEPRACTICEAFTERANOTHERINTRODUCEDIN CONNECTIONWITHIT,THATTHECHURCHHADBECOMEDEEPLYSTEEPEDINPRACTICAL IDOLATRY,NOTONLYWITHOUTANYEFFICIENTOPPOSITION,BUTALMOSTWITHOUTANY DECIDEDREMONSTRANCE;ANDWHENATLENGTHANENDEAVORWASMADETOROOTIT OUT,THEEVILWASFOUNDTOODEEPLYFIXEDTOADMITOFREMOVAL……ITMUST BETRACEDTOTHEIDOLATROUSTENDENCYOFTHEHUMANHEART,ANDITSPROPENSITY TOSERVETHECREATUREMORETHANTHECREATOR…… \"IMAGESANDPICTURESWEREFIRSTINTRODUCEDINTOCHURCHES,NOTTOBE WORSHIPED,BUTEITHERINTHEPLACEOFBOOKSTOGIVEINSTRUCTIONTOTHOSEWHO COULDNOTREAD,ORTOEXCITEDEVOTIONINTHEMINDSOFOTHERS。HOWFARTHEY EVERANSWEREDSUCHAPURPOSEISDOUBTFUL;BUT,EVENGRANTINGTHATTHISWAS THECASEFORATIME,ITSOONCEASEDTOBESO,ANDITWASFOUNDTHATPICTURES ANDIMAGESBROUGHTINTOCHURCHESDARKENEDRATHERTHANENLIGHTENEDTHEMINDS OFTHEIGNORANT——DEGRADEDRATHERTHANEXALTEDTHEDEVOTIONOFTHEWORSHIPER。 SOTHAT,HOWEVERTHEYMIGHTHAVEBEENINTENDEDTODIRECTMEN’SMINDSTOGOD,THEYENDEDINTURNINGTHEMFROMHIMTOTHEWORSHIPOFCREATEDTHINGS。\"——J。 MENDHAM,THESEVENTHGENERALCOUNCIL,THESECONDOFNICAEA,INTRODUCTION,PAGESIII-VI。 FORARECORDOFTHEPROCEEDINGSANDDECISIONSOFTHESECONDCOUNCILOF NICAEA,A。D。787,CALLEDTOESTABLISHTHEWORSHIPOFIMAGES,SEEBARONIUS,ECCLESIASTICALANNALS,VOL。9,PP。391-407(ANTWERP,1612);J。MENDHAM,THE SEVENTHGENERALCOUNCIL,THESECONDOFNICAEA;ED。STILLINGFLEET,DEFENSEOF THEDISCOURSECONCERNINGTHEIDOLATRYPRACTICEDINTHECHURCHOFROME (LONDON,1686);ASELECTLIBRARYOFNICENEANDPOST-NICENEFATHERS,2D SERIES,VOL。14,PP。521-587(NEWYORK,1900);CHARLESJ。HEFELE,AHISTORY OFTHECOUNCILSOFTHECHURCH,FROMTHEORIGINALDOCUMENTS,B。18,CH。1,SECS。332,333;CH。2,SECS。 345-352(T。ANDT。CLARKED。,1896),VOL。5,PP。260-304,342-372。 PAGE53。THESUNDAYLAWOFCONSTANTINE——THELAWISSUEDBYTHEEMPEROR CONSTANTINEONTHESEVENTHOFMARCH,A。D。321,REGARDINGADAYOFRESTFROM LABOR,READSTHUS: \"ALLJUDGESANDCITYPEOPLEANDTHECRAFTSMENSHALLRESTUPONTHEVENERABLE DAYOFTHESUN。COUNTRYPEOPLE,HOWEVER,MAYFREELYATTENDTOTHE CULTIVATIONOFTHEFIELDS,BECAUSEITFREQUENTLYHAPPENSTHATNOOTHERDAYS AREBETTERADAPTEDFORPLANTINGTHEGRAININTHEFURROWSORTHEVINESIN TRENCHES。SOTHATTHEADVANTAGEGIVENBYHEAVENLYPROVIDENCEMAYNOTFORTHE OCCASIONOFASHORTTIMEPERISH。\"——JOSEPHCULLENAYER,ASOURCEBOOKFOR ANCIENTCHURCHHISTORY(NEWYORK:CHARLESSCRIBNER’SSONS,1913),DIV。2,PER。1,CH。1,SEC。59,G,PP。284,285。 THELATINORIGINALISINTHECODEXJUSTINIANI(CODEXOFJUSTINIAN),LIB。3,681 TITLE12,LEX。3。THELAWISGIVENINLATINANDINENGLISHTRANSLATIONIN PHILIPSCHAFF’SHISTORYOFTHECHRISTIANCHURCH,VOL。3,3DPERIOD,CH。7,SEC。75,P。380,FOOTNOTE1;ANDINJAMESA。HESSEY’SBAMPTONLECTURES,SUNDAY,LECTURE3,PAR。1,3DED。,MURRAY’SPRINTINGOF1866,P。58。SEE DISCUSSIONINSCHAFF,ASABOVEREFERREDTO;INALBERTHENRYNEWMAN,AMANUAL OFCHURCHHISTORY(PHILADELPHIA:THEAMERICANBAPTISTPUBLICATIONSOCIETY,PRINTINGOF1933),REV。ED。,VOL。1,PP。 305-307;ANDINLEROYE。FROOM,THEPROPHETICFAITHOFOURFATHERS (WASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1950),VOL。1,PP 376-381。 PAGE54。PROPHETICDATES——ANIMPORTANTPRINCIPLEINPROPHETIC INTERPRETATIONINCONNECTIONWITHTIMEPROPHECIESISTHEYEAR-DAYPRINCIPLE,UNDERWHICHADAYOFPROPHETICTIMEISCOUNTEDASACALENDARYEAROF HISTORICTIME。BEFORETHEISRAELITESENTEREDTHELANDOFCANAANTHEYSENT TWELVESPIESAHEADTOINVESTIGATE。THESPIESWEREGONEFORTYDAYS,ANDUPON THEIRRETURNTHEHEBREWS,FRIGHTENEDATTHEIRREPORT,REFUSEDTOGOUPAND OCCUPYTHEPROMISEDLAND。THERESULTWASASENTENCETHELORDPASSEDUPON THEM:\"AFTERTHENUMBEROFTHEDAYSINWHICHYESEARCHEDTHELAND,EVEN FORTYDAYS,EACHDAYFORAYEAR,SHALLYEBEARYOURINIQUITIES,EVENFORTY YEARS。\"NUMBERS14:34。ASIMILARMETHODOFCOMPUTINGFUTURETIMEIS INDICATEDTHROUGHTHEPROPHETEZEKIEL。FORTYYEARSOFPUNISHMENTFOR INIQUITIESAWAITEDTHEKINGDOMOFJUDAH。THELORDSAIDTHROUGHTHEPROPHET: \"LIEAGAINONTHYRIGHTSIDE,ANDTHOUSHALTBEARTHEINIQUITYOFTHEHOUSE OFJUDAHFORTYDAYS:IHAVEAPPOINTEDTHEEEACHDAYFORAYEAR。\"EZEKIEL 4:6。THISYEAR-DAYPRINCIPLEHASANIMPORTANTAPPLICATIONININTERPRETING THETIMEOFTHEPROPHECYOFTHE\"TWOTHOUSANDANDTHREEHUNDREDEVENINGSAND MORNINGS\"(DANIEL8:14,R。V。)ANDTHE 1260-DAYPERIOD,VARIOUSLYINDICATEDAS\"ATIMEANDTIMESANDTHEDIVIDING OFTIME\"(DANIEL7:25),THE\"FORTYANDTWOMONTHS\"(REVELATION11:2;13:5),ANDTHE\"THOUSANDTWOHUNDREDANDTHREESCOREDAYS\"(REVELATION11:3;12:6)。 PAGE56。FORGEDWRITINGS——AMONGTHEDOCUMENTSTHATATTHEPRESENTTIMEARE GENERALLYADMITTEDTOBEFORGERIES,THEDONATIONOFCONSTANTINEANDTHE PSEUDO-ISIDORIANDECRETALSAREOFPRIMARYIMPORTANCE。\"THE’DONATIONOF CONSTANTINE’ISTHENAMETRADITIONALLYAPPLIED,SINCETHELATERMIDDLEAGES,TOADOCUMENTPURPORTINGTOHAVEBEENADDRESSEDBYCONSTANTINETHEGREATTO POPESYLVESTERI,WHICHISFOUNDFIRSTINAPARISIANMANUSCRIPT(CODEXLAT。 2777)OFPROBABLYTHEBEGINNINGOFTHENINTHCENTURY。SINCETHEELEVENTH CENTURYITHASBEENUSEDASAPOWERFULARGUMENTINFAVOROFTHEPAPAL CLAIMS,ANDCONSEQUENTLYSINCETHETWELFTHITHASBEENTHESUBJECTOFA VIGOROUSCONTROVERSY。ATTHESAMETIME,BYRENDERINGITPOSSIBLETOREGARD THEPAPACYASAMIDDLETERMBETWEENTHEORIGINALANDTHEMEDIEVALROMAN EMPIRE,ANDTHUSTOFORMATHEORETICALBASISOFCONTINUITYFORTHERECEPTION OFTHEROMANLAWINTHEMIDDLEAGES,ITHASHADNOSMALLINFLUENCEUPON SECULARHISTORY。\"——THENEW 682 SCHAFF-HERZOGENCYCLOPEDIAOFRELIGIOUSKNOWLEDGE,VOL。3,ART。\"DONATIONOF CONSTANTINE,\"PP。484,485。 THEHISTORICALTHEORYDEVELOPEDINTHE\"DONATION\"ISFULLYDISCUSSEDIN HENRYE。CARDINALMANNING’STHETEMPORALPOWEROFTHEVICAROFJESUSCHRIST,LONDON,1862。THEARGUMENTSOFTHE\"DONATION\"WEREOFASCHOLASTICTYPE,AND THEPOSSIBILITYOFAFORGERYWASNOTMENTIONEDUNTILTHERISEOFHISTORICAL CRITICISMINTHEFIFTEENTHCENTURY。NICHOLASOFCUSAWASAMONGTHEFIRSTTO CONCLUDETHATCONSTANTINENEVERMADEANYSUCHDONATION。LORENZAVALLAIN ITALYGAVEABRILLIANTDEMONSTRATIONOFITSSPURIOUSNESSIN1450。SEE CHRISTOPHERB。COLEMAN’STREATISEOFLORENZOVALLAONTHEDONATIONOF CONSTANTINE(NEWYORK,1927)。FORACENTURYLONGER,HOWEVER,THEBELIEFIN THEAUTHENTICITYOFTHE\"DONATION\"ANDOFTHEFALSEDECRETALSWASKEPT ALIVE。FOREXAMPLE,MARTINLUTHERATFIRSTACCEPTEDTHEDECRETALS,BUTHE SOONSAIDTOECK:\"IIMPUGNTHESEDECRETALS;\"ANDTOSPALATIN:\"HE[THE POPE]DOESINHISDECRETALSCORRUPTANDCRUCIFYCHRIST,THATIS,THETRUTH。\" ITISDEEMEDESTABLISHEDTHATTHE\"DONATION\"IS(1)AFORGERY,(2)THEWORK OFONEMANORPERIOD,(3)THEFORGERHASMADEUSEOFOLDERDOCUMENTS,(4) THEFORGERYORIGINATEDAROUND752AND778。ASFORTHECATHOLICS,THEY ABANDONEDTHEDEFENSEOFTHEAUTHENTICITYOFTHEDOCUMENTWITHBARONIUS,ECCLESIASTICALANNALS,IN1592。CONSULTFORTHEBESTTEXT,K。ZEUMER,INTHE FESTGABEFURRUDOLFVONGNEIST(BERLIN,1888)。TRANSLATEDINCOLEMAN’S TREATISE,REFERREDTOABOVE,ANDINERNESTF。HENDERSON,SELECTHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSOFTHEMIDDLEAGES(NEWYORK,1892),P。 319;BRIEFWECHSEL(WEIMARED。),PP。141,161。SEEALSOTHENEW SCHAFF-HERZOGENCYCLOPEDIAOFRELIGIOUSKNOWLEDGE(1950),VOL。3,P。 484;F。GREGOROVIUS,ROMEINTHEMIDDLEAGES,VOL。2,P。329;AND JOHANNJOSEPHIGNAZVONDOLLINGER,FABLESRESPECTINGTHEPOPESOFTHEMIDDLE AGES(LONDON,1871)。 THE\"FALSEWRITINGS\"REFERREDTOINTHETEXTINCLUDEALSOTHE PSEUDO-ISIDORIANDECRETALS,TOGETHERWITHOTHERFORGERIES。THE PSEUDO-ISIDORIANDECRETALSARECERTAINFICTITIOUSLETTERSASCRIBEDTOEARLY POPESFROMCLEMENT(A。D。100)TOGREGORYTHEGREAT(A。D。600),INCORPORATED INANINTHCENTURYCOLLECTIONPURPORTINGTOHAVEBEENMADEBY\"ISIDORE MERCATOR。\"THENAME\"PSEUDO-ISIDORIANDECRETALS\"HASBEENINUSESINCETHE ADVENTOFCRITICISMINTHEFIFTEENTHCENTURY。 PSEUDO-ISIDORETOOKASTHEBASISOFHISFORGERIESACOLLECTIONOFVALID CANONSCALLEDTHEHISPANAGALLICAAUGUSTODUNENSIS,THUSLESSENINGTHEDANGER OFDETECTION,SINCECOLLECTIONSOFCANONSWERECOMMONLYMADEBYADDINGNEW MATTERTOOLD。THUSHISFORGERIESWERELESSAPPARENTWHENINCORPORATEDWITH GENUINEMATERIAL。THEFALSITYOFTHEPSEUDO-ISIDORIANFABRICATIONSISNOW INCONTESTABLYADMITTED,BEINGPROVEDBYINTERNALEVIDENCE,INVESTIGATIONOF THESOURCES,THEMETHODSUSED,ANDTHEFACTTHATTHISMATERIALWASUNKNOWN BEFORE852。HISTORIANSAGREETHAT 850OR851ISTHEMOSTPROBABLEDATEFORTHECOMPLETIONOFTHECOLLECTION,SINCETHEDOCUMENTISFIRSTCITEDINTHEADMONITIOOFTHECAPITULARYOF QUIERCY,IN857。 THEAUTHOROFTHESEFORGERIESISNOTKNOWN。ITISPROBABLETHATTHEY 683 EMANATEDFROMTHEAGGRESSIVENEWCHURCHPARTYWHICHFORMEDINTHENINTH CENTURYATRHEIMS,FRANCE。ITISAGREEDTHATBISHOPHINCMAROFRHEIMSUSED THESEDECRETALSINHISDEPOSITIONOFROTHADOFSOISSONS,WHOBROUGHTTHE DECRETALSTOROMEIN864ANDLAIDTHEMBEFOREPOPENICHOLASI。 AMONGTHOSEWHOCHALLENGEDTHEIRAUTHENTICITYWERENICHOLASOFCUSA (1401-1464),CHARLESDUMOULIN(1500-1566),ANDGEORGECASSENDER(1513- 1564)。THEIRREFUTABLEPROOFOFTHEIRFALSITYWASCONVEYEDBYDAVIDBLONDEL,1628。 ANEARLYEDITIONISGIVENINMIGNEPATROLGIALATINA,CXXX。FORTHEOLDEST ANDBESTMANUSCRIPT,SEEP。HINSCHIUS,DECRETALESPSEUDO-ISIDORIANIAEAT CAPITULAANGILRAMNI(LEIPZIG,1863)。CONSULTTHENEWSCHAFF-HERZOG ENCYCLOPEDIAOFRELIGIOUSKNOWLEDGE(1950),VOL。9,PP。343-345。SEEALSOH。 H。MILMAN,LATINCHRISTIANITY(VOLS。),VOL。3;JOHANNJOSEPHIGNAZVON DOLLINGER,THEPOPEANDTHECOUNCIL(1869);ANDKENNETHSCOTTLATOURETTE,A HISTORYOFTHEEXPANSIONOFCHRISTIANITY(1939),VOL。3;THECATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA,VOL。5,ART。\"FALSEDECRETALS,\"ANDFOURNIER,\"ETUDESSURELES FAUSSESDECRETALS,\"INREVUED’HISTORIQUEECCLESIASTIQUE(LOUVAIN)VOL。7 (1906),ANDVOL。8(1907)。 PAGE57。THEDICTATEOFHILDEBRAND(GREGORYVII)——FORTHEORIGINALLATIN VERSIONSEEBARONIUS,ANNALESECCLESIASTICI,ANN。1076,VOL。 17,PP。405,406OFTHEPARISPRINTINGOF1869;ANDTHEMONUMENTA GERMANIAEHISTORICASELECTA,VOL。3,P。17。FORANENGLISHTRANSLATIONSEE FREDERICA。OGG,SOURCEBOOKOFMEDIEVALHISTORY(NEWYORK:AMERICANBOOK CO。,1907),CH。6,SEC。45,PP。262-264;ANDOLIVERJ。THATCHERANDEDGARH。 MCNEAL,SOURCEBOOKFORMEDIEVALHISTORY(NEWYORK:CHARLESSCRIBNER’SSONS,1905),SEC。3,ITEM65,PP。136-139。 FORADISCUSSIONOFTHEBACKGROUNDOFTHEDICTATE,SEEJAMESBRYCE,THEHOLY ROMANEMPIRE,REV。ED。,CH。10;ANDJAMESW。THOMPSONANDEDGARN。JOHNSON,ANINTRODUCTIONTOMEDIEVALEUROPE,300-1500,PAGES377-380。 PAGE59。PURGATORY——DR。JOSEPHFAADIBRUNOTHUSDEFINESPURGATORY: \"PURGATORYISASTATEOFSUFFERINGAFTERTHISLIFE,INWHICHTHOSESOULSARE FORATIMEDETAINED,WHODEPARTTHISLIFEAFTERTHEIRDEADLYSINSHAVEBEEN REMITTEDASTOTHESTAINANDGUILT,ANDASTOTHEEVERLASTINGPAINTHATWAS DUETOTHEM;BUTWHOHAVEONACCOUNTOFTHOSESINSSTILLSOMEDEBTOF TEMPORALPUNISHMENTTOPAY;ASALSOTHOSESOULSWHICHLEAVETHISWORLD GUILTYONLYOFVENIALSINS。\"——CATHOLICBELIEF(1884ED。;IMPRIMATUR ARCHBISHOPOFNEWYORK),PAGE196。 SEEALSOK。R。HAGENBACH,COMPENDIUMOFTHEHISTORYOFDOCTRINES(T。ANDT。 CLARKED。)VOL。1,PP。234-237,405,408;VOL。2,PP。135-150,308,309;CHARLESELLIOTT,DELINEATIONOFROMANCATHOLICISM,B。2,CH。12;THECATHOLICENCYCLOPEDIA,VOL。12,ART。\"PURGATORY。\" PAGE59。INDULGENCES——FORADETAILEDHISTORYOFTHEDOCTRINEOFINDULGENCES SEEMANDELLCREIGHTON,AHISTORYOFTHEPAPACYFROMTHEGREAT 684 SCHISMTOTHESACKOFROME(LONDON:LONGMANS,GREENANDCO。,1911),VOL。5,PP。56-64,71;W。H。KENT,\"INDULGENCES,\"THECATHOLICENCYCLOPEDIA,VOL。7,PP。783-789;H。C。LEA,AHISTORYOFAURICULARCONFESSIONANDINDULGENCESIN THELATINCHURCH(PHILADELPHIA:LEABROTHERSANDCO。,1896);THOMASM。 LINDSAY,AHISTORYOFTHEREFORMATION(NEWYORK;CHARLESSCRIBNER’SSONS,1917),VOL。1,PP。 216-227;ALBERTHENRYNEWMAN,AMANUALOFCHURCHHISTORY (PHILADELPHIA:THEAMERICANBAPTISTPUBLICATIONSOCIETY,1953),VOL。2,PP。 53,54,62;LEOPOLDRANKE,HISTORYOFTHEREFORMATIONINGERMANY(2D LONDONED。,1845),TRANSLATEDBYSARAHAUSTIN,VOL。1,PP。331,335-337,343-346;PRESERVEDSMITH,THEAGEOFTHEREFORMATION(NEWYORK:HENRY HOLTANDCOMPANY,1920),PP。23-25,66。 ONTHEPRACTICALOUTWORKINGSOFTHEDOCTRINEOFINDULGENCESDURINGTHE PERIODOFTHEREFORMATIONSEEAPAPERBYDR。H。C。LEA,ENTITLED,\"INDULGENCESINSPAIN,\"PUBLISHEDINPAPERSOFTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOF CHURCHHISTORY,VOL。1,PP。129-171。OFTHEVALUEOFTHISHISTORICAL SIDELIGHTDR。LEASAYSINHISOPENINGPARAGRAPH:\"UNVEXEDBYTHECONTROVERSY WHICHRAGEDBETWEENLUTHERANDDR。ECKANDSILVESTERPRIERIAS,SPAIN CONTINUEDTRANQUILLYTOFOLLOWINTHEOLDANDBEATENPATH,ANDFURNISHESUS WITHTHEINCONTESTABLEOFFICIALDOCUMENTSWHICHENABLEUSTOEXAMINETHE MATTERINTHEPURELIGHTOFHISTORY。\" PAGE59。THEMASS——FORTHEDOCTRINEOFTHEMASSASSETFORTHATTHECOUNCIL OFTRENTSEETHECANONSANDDECREESOFTHECOUNCILOFTRENTINPHILIP SCHAFF,CREEDSOFCHRISTENDOM,VOL。2,PP。126-139,WHEREBOTHLATINAND ENGLISHTEXTSAREGIVEN。SEEALSOH。G。SCHROEDER,CANONSANDDECREESOFTHE COUNCILOFTRENT(ST。LOUIS,MISSOURI:B。HERDER,1941)。 FORADISCUSSIONOFTHEMASSSEETHECATHOLICENCYCLOPEDIA,VOL 5,ART。\"EUCHARIST,\"BYJOSEPHPOHLE,PAGE572FF。;NIKOLAUSGIHR,HOLY SACRIFICEOFTHEMASS,DOGMATICALLY,LITURGICALLY,ASCETICALLYEXPLAINED,12THED。(ST。LOUIS,MISSOURI:B。HERDER,1937);JOSEFANDREASJUNGMANN,THE MASSOFTHEROMANRITE,ITSORIGINSANDDEVELOPMENT,TRANSLATEDFROMTHE GERMANBYFRANCISA。BRUNNER(NEWYORK:BENZIGERBROS。,1951)。FORTHE NON-CATHOLICVIEW,SEEJOHNCALVIN,INSTITUTESOFTHECHRISTIANRELIGION,B。 4,CHS。17,18;ANDEDWARDBOUVERIEPUSEY,THEDOCTRINEOFTHEREALPRESENCE (OXFORD,ENGLAND:JOHNH。PARKER,1855)。 PAGE65。THESABBATHAMONGTHEWALDENSES——THEREAREWRITERSWHOHAVE MAINTAINEDTHATTHEWALDENSESMADEAGENERALPRACTICEOFOBSERVINGTHE SEVENTH-DAYSABBATH。THISCONCEPTAROSEFROMSOURCESWHICHINTHEORIGINAL LATINDESCRIBETHEWALDENSESASKEEPINGTHEDIESDOMINICALIS,ORLORD’SDAY (SUNDAY),BUTINWHICHTHROUGHAPRACTICEWHICHDATESFROMTHEREFORMATION,THEWORDFOR\"SUNDAY\"HASBEENTRANSLATED\"SABBATH。\" BUTTHEREISHISTORICALEVIDENCEOFSOMEOBSERVANCEOFTHESEVENTH-DAY SABBATHAMONGTHEWALDENSES。AREPORTOFANINQUISITIONBEFOREWHOMWERE BROUGHTSOMEWALDENSESOFMORAVIAINTHEMIDDLEOFTHEFIFTEENTHCENTURY DECLARESTHATAMONGTHEWALDENSES\"NOTAFEWINDEEDCELEBRATETHE 685 SABBATHWITHTHEJEWS。\"——JOHANNJOSEPHIGNAZVONDOLLINGER,BEITRAGEZUR SEKTENGESCHICHTEDESMITTELALTERS(REPORTSONTHEHISTORYOFTHESECTSOF THEMIDDLEAGES),MUNICH,1890,2DPT。,P。661。THERECANBENOQUESTION THATTHISSOURCEINDICATESTHEOBSERVANCEOFTHESEVENTH-DAYSABBATH。 PAGE65。WALDENSIANVERSIONSOFTHEBIBLE——ONRECENTDISCOVERIESOF WALDENSIANMANUSCRIPTSSEEM。ESPOSITO,\"SURQUELQUESMANUSCRITSDE L’ANCIENNELITTERATUREDESVAUDOISDUPIEMONT,\"INREVUED’HISTORIQUE ECCLESIASTIQUE(LOUVAIN,1951),P。130FF。;F。JOSTES,\"DIE WALDENSERBIBELN,\"INHISTORISCHESJAHRBUCH,1894;D。LORTSCH,HISTOIREDELA BIBLEENFRANCE(PARIS,1910),CH。10。 ACLASSICWRITTENBYONEOFTHEWALDENSIAN\"BARBS\"ISJEANLEGER,HISTOIRE GENERALEDESEGLISESEVANGELIQUESDESVALLEESDEPIEMONT(LEYDEN,1669),WHICHWASWRITTENATTHETIMEOFTHEGREATPERSECUTIONSANDCONTAINS FIRSTHANDINFORMATIONWITHDRAWINGS。 FORTHELITERATUREOFWALDENSIANTEXTSSEEA。DESTEFANO,CIVILTAMEDIOEVALE (1944);ANDRIFORMATORIEDERETICINELMEDIOEVE(PALERMO,1938);J。D。 BOUNOUS,THEWALDENSIANPATOISOFPRAMOL(NASHVILLE,1936);ANDA。DONDAINE,ARCHIVUMFRATRUMPRAEDICATORUM(1946)。 FORTHEHISTORYOFTHEWALDENSESSOMEOFTHEMORERECENT,RELIABLEWORKS ARE:E。COMBA,HISTORYOFTHEWALDENSESINITALY(SEELATERITALIANEDITION PUBLISHEDINTORREPELLICE,1934);E。GEBHART,MYSTICSANDHERETICS(BOSTON,1927);G。GONNET,ILVALDISMOMEDIOEVALE,PROLEGOMENI(TORREPELLICE,1935); ANDJALLA,HISTOIREDESVAUDOISETLEURSCOLONIES(TORREPELLICE,1935)。 PAGE77。EDICTAGAINSTTHEWALDENSES——ACONSIDERABLEPORTIONOFTHETEXTOF THEPAPALBULLISSUEDBYINNOCENTVIIIIN1487AGAINSTTHEWALDENSES(THE ORIGINALOFWHICHISINTHELIBRARYOFTHEUNIVERSITYOFCAMBRIDGE)IS GIVEN,INANENGLISHTRANSLATION,INJOHNDOWLING’SHISTORYOFROMANISM (1871ED。),B。6,CH。5,SEC。62。 PAGE85。WYCLIFFE——THEHISTORIANDISCOVERSTHATTHENAMEOFWYCLIFFE,HAS MANYDIFFERENTFORMSOFSPELLING。FORAFULLDISCUSSIONOFTHESESEEJ。 DAHMUS,THEPROSECUTIONOFJOHNWYCLYF(NEWHAVEN:YALEUNIVERSITYPRESS,1952),P。7。 PAGE86。INFALLIBILITY。 FORTHEORIGINALTEXTOFTHEPAPALBULLSISSUEDAGAINSTWYCLIFFEWITH ENGLISHTRANSLATIONSEEJ。DAHMUS,THEPROSECUTIONOFJOHNWYCLYF(NEW HAVEN:YALEUNIVERSITYPRESS,1952),PP。35-49;ALSOJOHNFOXE,ACTSAND MONUMENTSOFTHECHURCH(LONDON:PRATTTOWNSEND,1870),VOL。 3,PP。4-13。 FORASUMMARYOFTHESEBULLSSENTTOTHEARCHBISHOPOFCANTERBURY,TOKING EDWARD,ANDTOTHECHANCELLOROFTHEUNIVERSITYOFOXFORD,SEEMERLE D’AUBIGNE,THEHISTORYOFTHEREFORMATIONINTHESIXTEENTHCENTURY(LONDON: BLACKIEANDSON,1885),VOL。4,DIV。7,P。93;AUGUSTNEANDER,GENERAL 686 HISTORYOFTHECHRISTIANCHURCH(BOSTON:CROCKERANDBRESTER,1862),VOL。5,PP。146,147;GEORGESARGEANT,HISTORYOFTHECHRISTIANCHURCH(DALLAS: FREDERICKPUBLISHINGHOUSE,1948),P。323;GOTTHARDV。LECHLER,JOHN WYCLIFFEANDHISENGLISHPRECURSORS(LONDON:THERELIGIOUSTRACTSOCIETY,1878),PP。162-164;PHILIPSCHAFF,HISTORYOFTHECHRISTIANCHURCH(NEW YORK:CHARLESSCRIBNER’SSONS,1915),VOL。5,PT。2,P。317。 PAGE104。COUNCILOFCONSTANCE——APRIMARYSOURCEONTHECOUNCILOF CONSTANCEISRICHENDALULRICH,DASCONCILIUMSOZUCONSTANZGEHALTENIST WORDEN(AUGSBURG,1483,INCUN。)。ANINTERESTING,RECENTSTUDYOFTHISTEXT,BASEDONTHE\"AULENDORFCODEX,\"ISINTHESPENCERCOLLECTIONOFTHENEWYORK PUBLICLIBRARY,PUBLISHEDBYKARLKUP,ULRICHVONRICHENTAL’SCHRONICLEOF THECOUNCILOFCONSTANCE(NEWYORK,1936)。SEEALSOH。FINKE(ED。),ACTA CONCILIICONSTANCIENSIS(1896),VOL。1;HEFELE,CONCILIENGESCHICHTE(9 VOLS。),VOLS。6,7;L。MIRBT,QUELLENZURGESCHICHTEDESPAPSTTUMS(1934); MILMAN,LATINCHRISTIANITY,VOL。 7,PP。426-524;PASTOR,THEHISTORYOFTHEPOPES(34VOLS。),VOL。1,P。197FF。 MORERECENTPUBLICATIONSONTHECOUNCILAREK。ZAHRINGER,DASKARDINAL KOLLEGIUMAUFDEMKONSTANZERKONZIL(MUNSTER,1935);TH。F。GROGAU,THE CONCILIARTHEORYASITMANIFESTEDITSELFATTHECOUNCILOFCONSTANCE (WASHINGTON,1949);FREDA。KREMPLE,CULTURALASPECTSOFTHECOUNCILOF CONSTANCEANDBASEL(ANNARBOR,1955);JOHNPATRICKMCGOWAN,D’AILLYANDTHE COUNCILOFCONSTANCE(WASHINGTON:CATHOLICUNIVERSITY,1936)。 FORJOHNHUSSSEEJOHNHUS,LETTERS,1904;E。J。KITTS,POPEJOHNXXIIIAND MASTERJOHNHUS(LONDON,1910);D。S。SCHAFF,JOHNHUS(1915);SCHWARZE,JOHNHUS(1915);ANDMATTHEWSPINKA,JOHNHUSANDTHECZECHREFORM(1941)。 PAGE234。JESUITISM——FORASTATEMENTCONCERNINGTHEORIGIN,THEPRINCIPLES,ANDTHEPURPOSESOFTHE\"SOCIETYOFJESUS,\"ASOUTLINEDBYMEMBERSOFTHIS ORDER,SEEAWORKENTITLEDCONCERNINGJESUITS,EDITEDBYTHEREV。JOHN GERARD,S。J。,ANDPUBLISHEDINLONDON,1902,BYTHECATHOLICTRUTHSOCIETY。 INTHISWORKITISSAID,\"THEMAINSPRINGOFTHEWHOLEORGANIZATIONOFTHE SOCIETYISASPIRITOFENTIREOBEDIENCE:’LETEACHONE,’WRITESST。 IGNATIUS,’PERSUADEHIMSELFTHATTHOSEWHOLIVEUNDEROBEDIENCEOUGHTTO ALLOWTHEMSELVESTOBEMOVEDANDDIRECTEDBYDIVINEPROVIDENCETHROUGHTHEIR SUPERIORS,JUSTASTHOUGHTHEYWEREADEADBODY,WHICHALLOWSITSELFTOBE CARRIEDANYWHEREANDTOBETREATEDINANYMANNERWHATEVER,ORASANOLD MAN’SSTAFF,WHICHSERVESHIMWHOHOLDSITINHISHANDINWHATSOEVERWAYHE WILL。’ \"THISABSOLUTESUBMISSIONISENNOBLEDBYITSMOTIVE,ANDSHOULDBE,CONTINUESTHE……FOUNDER,’PROMPT,JOYOUSANDPERSEVERING;……THE OBEDIENTRELIGIOUSACCOMPLISHESJOYFULLYTHATWHICHHISSUPERIORSHAVE CONFIDEDTOHIMFORTHEGENERALGOOD,ASSUREDTHATTHEREBYHECORRESPONDS TRULYWITHTHEDIVINEWILL。’\"——THECOMTESSER。DECOURSON,INCONCERNING JESUITS,PAGE6。 687 SEEALSOL。E。DUPIN,ACOMPENDIOUSHISTORYOFTHECHURCH,CENT。 16,CH。33(LONDON,1713,VOL。4,PP。132-135);MOSHEIM,ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY,CENT。16,SEC。3,PT。1,CH。1,PAR。10(INCLUDINGNOTES);THE ENCYCLOPEDIABRITANNICA(9THED。),ART。\"JESUITS;\"C。PAROISSEN,THE PRINCIPLESOFTHEJESUITS,DEVELOPEDINACOLLECTIONOFEXTRACTSFROMTHEIR OWNAUTHORS(LONDON,1860——ANEARLIEREDITIONAPPEAREDIN1839);W。C。 CARTWRIGHT,THEJESUITS,THEIRCONSTITUTIONANDTEACHING(LONDON,1876);E。 L。TAUNTON,THEHISTORYOFTHEJESUITSINENGLAND,1580-1773(LONDON,1901)。 SEEALSOH。BOEHMER,THEJESUITS(TRANSLATIONFROMTHEGERMAN,PHILADELPHIA,CASTLEPRESS1928);E。GOETHEIN,IGNATIUSLOYOLAANDTHEGEGEN-REFORMATION (HALLE,1895);T。CAMPBELL,THEJESUITS,1534 1921(NEWYORK,1922);E。L。TAUNTON,THEHISTORYOFTHEJESUITSIN ENGLAND,1580-1773(LONDON,1901)。 PAGE235。THEINQUISITION——FORTHEROMANCATHOLICVIEWSEETHECATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA,VOL。8,ART。\"INQUISITION\"BYJOSEPHBLOTZER,P。 26FF。:ANDE。VACANDARD,THEINQUISITION:ACRITICALANDHISTORICAL STUDYOFTHECOERCIVEPOWEROFTHECHURCH(NEWYORK:LONGMANS,GREENAND COMPANY,1908)。 FORANANGLO-CATHOLICVIEWSEEHOFFMANNICKERSON,THEINQUISITION:A POLITICALANDMILITARYSTUDYOFITSESTABLISHMENT。FORTHENON-CATHOLICVIEW SEEPHILIPVANLIMBORCH,HISTORYOFTHEINQUISITION;HENRYCHARLESLEA,A HISTORYOFTHEINQUISITIONOFTHEMIDDLEAGES,3VOLS。;AHISTORYOFTHE INQUISITIONOFSPAIN,4VOLS。,ANDTHEINQUISITIONINTHESPANISH DEPENDENCIES;ANDH。S。TURBERVILLE,MEDIEVALHERESYANDTHEINQUISITION (LONDON:C。LOCKWOODANDSON,1920——AMEDIATINGVIEW)。 PAGE265。CAUSESOFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION——ONTHEFAR-REACHINGCONSEQUENCES OFTHEREJECTIONOFTHEBIBLEANDOFBIBLERELIGION,BYTHEPEOPLEOF FRANCE,SEEH。VONSYBEL,HISTORYOFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION,B。5,CH。1,PARS。3-7;HENRYTHOMASBUCKLE,HISTORYOFCIVILIZATIONINENGLAND,CHS。8,12,14(NEWYORK,1895,VOL。1,PP。364-366,369-371,437,540,541,550);BLACKWOOD’SMAGAZINE,VOL。34,NO。215 (NOVEMBER,1833),P。739;J。G。LORIMER,ANHISTORICALSKETCHOFTHE PROTESTANTCHURCHINFRANCE,CH。8,PARS。6,7。 PAGE267。EFFORTSTOSUPPRESSANDDESTROYTHEBIBLE——THECOUNCILOF TOULOUSE,WHICHMETABOUTTHETIMEOFTHECRUSADEAGAINSTTHEALBIGENSES,RULED:\"WEPROHIBITLAYMENPOSSESSINGCOPIESOFTHEOLDANDNEWTESTAMENT……WEFORBIDTHEMMOSTSEVERELYTOHAVETHEABOVEBOOKSINTHEPOPULAR VERNACULAR。\"\"THELORDSOFTHEDISTRICTSSHALLCAREFULLYSEEKOUTTHE HERETICSINDWELLINGS,HOVELS,ANDFORESTS,ANDEVENTHEIRUNDERGROUND RETREATSSHALLBEENTIRELYWIPEDOUT。\"——COUNCIL。TOLOSANUM,POPEGREGORYIX,ANNO。CHR。1229。CANONS14AND2。THISCOUNCILSATATTHETIMEOFTHE CRUSADEAGAINSTTHEALBIGENSES。 \"THISPEST[THEBIBLE]HADTAKENSUCHANEXTENSIONTHATSOMEPEOPLEHAD 688 APPOINTEDPRIESTSOFTHEIROWN,ANDEVENSOMEEVANGELISTSWHODISTORTEDAND DESTROYEDTHETRUTHOFTHEGOSPELANDMADENEWGOSPELSFORTHEIROWNPURPOSE……(THEYKNOWTHAT)THEPREACHINGANDEXPLANATIONOFTHEBIBLEIS ABSOLUTELYFORBIDDENTOTHELAYMEMBERS。\"——ACTSOFINQUISITION,PHILIPVAN LIMBORCH,HISTORYOFTHEINQUISITION,CHAPTER8。 THECOUNCILOFTARRAGONA,1234,RULEDTHAT:\"NOONEMAYPOSSESSTHEBOOKSOF THEOLDANDNEWTESTAMENTSINTHEROMANCELANGUAGE,ANDIFANYONEPOSSESSES THEMHEMUSTTURNTHEMOVERTOTHELOCALBISHOPWITHINEIGHTDAYSAFTER PROMULGATIONOFTHISDECREE,SOTHATTHEYMAYBEBURNEDLEST,BEHEACLERIC ORALAYMAN,HEBESUSPECTEDUNTILHEISCLEAREDOFALLSUSPICION。\"——D。 LORTSCH,HISTOIREDELABIBLEENFRANCE,1910,P。14。 ATTHECOUNCILOFCONSTANCE,IN1415,WYCLIFFEWASPOSTHUMOUSLYCONDEMNEDBY ARUNDEL,THEARCHBISHOPOFCANTERBURY,AS\"THATPESTILENTWRETCHOFDAMNABLE HERESYWHOINVENTEDANEWTRANSLATIONOFTHESCRIPTURESINHISMOTHER TONGUE。\" THEOPPOSITIONTOTHEBIBLEBYTHEROMANCATHOLICCHURCHHASCONTINUED THROUGHTHECENTURIESANDWASINCREASEDPARTICULARLYATTHETIMEOFTHE FOUNDINGOFBIBLESOCIETIES。ONDECEMBER8,1866,POPEPIUSIX,INHIS ENCYCLICALQUANTACURA,ISSUEDASYLLABUSOFEIGHTYERRORSUNDERTEN DIFFERENTHEADINGS。UNDERHEADINGIVWEFINDLISTED:\"SOCIALISM,COMMUNISM,CLANDESTINESOCIETIES,BIBLESOCIETIES……PESTSOFTHISSORTMUSTBE DESTROYEDBYALLPOSSIBLEMEANS。\" PAGE276。THEREIGNOFTERROR——FORARELIABLE,BRIEFINTRODUCTIONINTOTHE HISTORYOFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTIONSEEL。GERSHOY,THEFRENCHREVOLUTION (1932);G。LEFEBVRE,THECOMINGOFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION(PRINCETON,1947); ANDH。VONSYBEL,HISTORYOFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION(1869),4VOLS。 THEMONITEUROFFICIELWASTHEGOVERNMENTPAPERATTHETIMEOFTHEREVOLUTION ANDISAPRIMARYSOURCE,CONTAININGAFACTUALACCOUNTOFACTIONSTAKENBY THEASSEMBLIES,FULLTEXTSOFTHEDOCUMENTS,ETC。ITHASBEENREPRINTED。SEE ALSOA。AULARD,CHRISTIANITYANDTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION(LONDON,1927),IN WHICHTHEACCOUNTISCARRIEDTHROUGH 1802——ANEXCELLENTSTUDY;W。H。JERVIS,THEGALLICANCHURCHANDTHE REVOLUTION(LONDON,1882),ACAREFULWORKBYANANGLICAN,BUTSHOWS PREFERENCEFORCATHOLICISM。 ONTHERELATIONOFCHURCHANDSTATEINFRANCEDURINGTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION SEEHENRYH。WALSH,THECONCORDATEOF1801:ASTUDYOFNATIONALISMIN RELATIONTOCHURCHANDSTATE(NEWYORK,1933);CHARLESLEDRE,L’ENGLISEDE FRANCESOULSLAREVOLUTION(PARIS,1949)。 SOMECONTEMPORARYSTUDIESONTHERELIGIOUSSIGNIFICANCEOFTHEREVOLUTION AREG。CHAISDESOURCESOL,LELIVREDESMANIFESTES(AVIGNON,1800),INWHICH THEAUTHORENDEAVOREDTOASCERTAINTHECAUSESOFTHEUPHEAVAL,ANDITS RELIGIOUSSIGNIFICANCE,ETC。;JAMESBICHENO,THESIGNSOFTHETIMES(LONDON,1794);JAMESWINTHROP,ASYSTEMATICARRANGEMENTOFSEVERALSCRIPTURE PROPHECIESRELATINGTOANTICHRIST;WITHTHEIRAPPLICATIONTOTHECOURSEOF HISTORY 689 (BOSTON,1795);ANDLATHROP,THEPROPHECYOFDANIELRELATINGTOTHETIMEOF THEEND(SPRINGFIELD,MASSACHUSETTS,1811)。 FORTHECHURCHDURINGTHEREVOLUTIONSEEW。M。SLOAN,THEFRENCHREVOLUTION ANDRELIGIOUSREFORM(1901);P。F。LAGORCE,HISTOIRERELIGIEUSEDELA REVOLUTION(PARIS,1909)。 ONRELATIONSWITHTHEPAPACYSEEG。BOURGIN,LAFRANCEETROMEDE 1788-1797(PARIS,1808),BASEDONSECRETFILESINTHEVATICAN;A。 LATREILLE,L’EGLISECATHOLIQUEETLAREVOLUTION(PARIS,1950),ESPECIALLY INTERESTINGONPIUSVIANDTHERELIGIOUSCRISIS,1775-1799。 FORPROTESTANTSDURINGTHEREVOLUTION,SEEPRESSENSE(ED。),THEREIGNOF TERROR(CINCINNATI,1869)。 PAGE280。THEMASSESANDTHEPRIVILEGEDCLASSES——ONSOCIALCONDITIONS PREVAILINGINFRANCEPRIORTOTHEPERIODOFTHEREVOLUTION,SEEH。VON HOLST,LOWELLLECTURESONTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION,LECTURE1;ALSOTAINE,ANCIENREGIME,ANDA。YOUNG,TRAVELSINFRANCE。 PAGE283。RETRIBUTION——FORFURTHERDETAILSCONCERNINGTHERETRIBUTIVE CHARACTEROFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTIONSEETHOS。H。GILL,THEPAPALDRAMA,B。 10;EDMONDDEPRESSENSE,THECHURCHANDTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION,B。3,CH。1。 PAGE284。THEATROCITIESOFTHEREIGNOFTERROR——SEEM。A。THIERS,HISTORY OFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION,VOL。3,PP。42-44,62-74,106(NEWYORK,1890,TRANSLATEDBYF。SHOBERL);F。A。MIGNET,HISTORYOFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION,CH。9,PAR。1(BOHN,1894);A。ALISON,HISTORYOFEUROPE,1789-1815,VOL。1,CH。14(NEWYORK,1872,VOL。1,PP。293-312)。 PAGE287。THECIRCULATIONOFTHESCRIPTURES——IN1804,ACCORDINGTOMR。 WILLIAMCANTONOFTHEBRITISHANDFOREIGNBIBLESOCIETY,\"ALLTHEBIBLES EXTANTINTHEWORLD,INMANUSCRIPTORINPRINT,COUNTINGEVERYVERSIONIN EVERYLAND,WERECOMPUTEDATNOTMANYMORETHANFOURMILLIONS……THE VARIOUSLANGUAGESINWHICHTHOSEFOURMILLIONSWEREWRITTEN,INCLUDINGSUCH BYGONESPEECHASTHEMOESO-GOTHICOFULFILASANDTHEANGLO-SAXONOFBEDE,ARESETDOWNASNUMBERINGABOUTFIFTY。\"——WHATISTHEBIBLESOCIETY?REV。 ED。,1904,P。23。 THEAMERICANBIBLESOCIETYREPORTEDADISTRIBUTIONFROM1816THROUGH 1955OF481,149,365BIBLES,TESTAMENTS,ANDPORTIONSOFTESTAMENTS。TOTHIS MAYBEADDEDOVER600,000,000BIBLESORSCRIPTUREPORTIONSDISTRIBUTEDBY THEBRITISHANDFOREIGNBIBLESOCIETY。DURINGTHEYEAR1955ALONETHE AMERICANBIBLESOCIETYDISTRIBUTEDAGRANDTOTALOF23,819,733BIBLES,TESTAMENTS,ANDPORTIONSOFTESTAMENTSTHROUGHOUTTHEWORLD。 THESCRIPTURES,INWHOLEORINPART,HAVEBEENPRINTED,ASOFDECEMBER,1955,IN1,092LANGUAGES;ANDNEWLANGUAGESARECONSTANTLYBEINGADDED。 690 PAGE288。FOREIGNMISSIONS——THEMISSIONARYACTIVITYOFTHEEARLYCHRISTIAN CHURCHHASNOTBEENDUPLICATEDUNTILMODERNTIMES。ITHADVIRTUALLYDIEDOUT BYTHEYEAR1000,ANDWASSUCCEEDEDBYTHEMILITARYCAMPAIGNSOFTHE CRUSADES。THEREFORMATIONERASAWLITTLEFOREIGNMISSIONWORK,EXCEPTONTHE PARTOFTHEEARLYJESUITS。THEPIETISTICREVIVALPRODUCEDSOMEMISSIONARIES。 THEWORKOFTHEMORAVIANCHURCHINTHEEIGHTEENTHCENTURYWASREMARKABLE,ANDTHEREWERESOMEMISSIONARYSOCIETIESFORMEDBYTHEBRITISHFORWORKIN COLONIZEDNORTHAMERICA。BUTTHEGREATRESURGENCEOFFOREIGNMISSIONARY ACTIVITYBEGINSAROUNDTHEYEAR1800,AT\"THETIMEOFTHEEND。\"DANIEL12:4。 IN1792WASFORMEDTHEBAPTISTMISSIONARYSOCIETY,WHICHSENTCAREYTO INDIA。IN1795THELONDONMISSIONARYSOCIETYWASORGANIZED,ANDANOTHER SOCIETYIN1799WHICHIN1812BECAMETHECHURCHMISSIONARYSOCIETY。SHORTLY AFTERWARDTHEWESLEYANMISSIONARYSOCIETYWASFOUNDED。INTHEUNITEDSTATES THEAMERICANBOARDOFCOMMISSIONERSFORFOREIGNMISSIONSWASFORMEDIN1812,ANDADONIRAMJUDSONWASSENTOUTTHATYEARTOCALCUTTA。HEESTABLISHED HIMSELFINBURMATHENEXTYEAR。IN1814THEAMERICANBAPTISTMISSIONARY UNIONWASFORMED。THEPRESBYTERIANBOARDOFFOREIGNMISSIONSWASFORMEDIN 1837。 \"INA。D。1800,……THEOVERWHELMINGMAJORITYOFCHRISTIANSWERETHE DESCENDANTSOFTHOSEWHOHADBEENWONBEFOREA。D。1500……NOW,INTHE NINETEENTHCENTURY,CAMEAFURTHEREXPANSIONOFCHRISTIANITY。NOTSOMANY CONTINENTSORMAJORCOUNTRIESWEREENTEREDFORTHEFIRSTTIMEASINTHE PRECEDINGTHREECENTURIES。THATWOULDHAVEBEENIMPOSSIBLE,FORONALLTHE LARGERLANDMASSESOFTHEEARTHEXCEPTAUSTRALIAANDAMONGALLTHEMORE NUMEROUSPEOPLESANDINALLTHEAREASOFHIGHCIVILIZATIONCHRISTIANITYHAD BEENINTRODUCEDBEFOREA。D。1800。WHATNOWOCCURREDWASTHEACQUISITIONOF FRESHFOOTHOLDSINREGIONSANDAMONGPEOPLESALREADYTOUCHED,ANEXPANSION OFUNPRECEDENTEDEXTENTFROMBOTHTHENEWERBASESANDTHEOLDERONES,AND THEENTRANCEOFCHRISTIANITYINTOTHELARGEMAJORITYOFSUCHCOUNTRIES,ISLANDS,PEOPLES,ANDTRIBESASHADPREVIOUSLYNOTBEENTOUCHED…… \"THENINETEENTHCENTURYSPREADOFCHRISTIANITYWASDUEPRIMARILYTOANEW BURSTOFRELIGIOUSLIFEEMANATINGFROMTHECHRISTIANIMPULSE……NEVERIN ANYCORRESPONDINGLENGTHOFTIMEHADTHECHRISTIANIMPULSEGIVENRISETOSO MANYNEWMOVEMENTS。NEVERHADITHADQUITESOGREATANEFFECTUPONWESTERN EUROPEANPEOPLES。ITWASFROMTHISABOUNDINGVIGORTHATTHEREISSUEDTHE MISSIONARYENTERPRISEWHICHDURINGTHENINETEENTHCENTURYSOAUGMENTEDTHE NUMERICALSTRENGTHANDTHEINFLUENCEOFCHRISTIANITY。\"——KENNETHSCOTT LATOURETTE,AHISTORYOFTHEEXPANSIONOFCHRISTIANITY,VOL。IV,THEGREAT CENTURYA。D。1800-A。D。1914(NEWYORK:HARPER&BROTHERS,1941),PP。2-4。 PAGES327,329。PROPHETICDATES——ACCORDINGTOJEWISHRECKONINGTHEFIFTH MONTH(AB)OFTHESEVENTHYEAROFARTAXERXES’REIGNWASFROMJULY23TO AUGUST21,457B。C。AFTEREZRA’SARRIVALINJERUSALEMINTHEAUTUMNOFTHE YEAR,THEDECREEOFTHEKINGWENTINTOEFFECT。FORTHECERTAINTYOFTHEDATE 457B。C。BEINGTHESEVENTHYEAROFARTAXERXES,SEES。H。HORNANDL。H。 WOOD,THE 691 CHRONOLOGYOFEZRA7(WASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1953);E。G。KRAELING,THEBROOKLYNMUSEUMARAMAICPAPYRI(NEWHAVENOR LONDON,1953),PP。191-193;THESEVENTH-DAYADVENTISTBIBLECOMMENTARY (WASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1954),VOL。3,PP。 97-110。 PAGE335。FALLOFTHEOTTOMANEMPIRE——THEIMPACTOFMOSLEMTURKEYUPON EUROPEAFTERTHEFALLOFCONSTANTINOPLEIN1453WASASSEVEREASHADBEEN THECATASTROPHICCONQUESTSOFTHEMOSLEMSARACENS,DURINGTHECENTURYANDA HALFAFTERTHEDEATHOFMOHAMMED,UPONTHEEASTERNROMANEMPIRE。THROUGHOUT THEREFORMATIONERA,TURKEYWASACONTINUALTHREATATTHEEASTERNGATESOF EUROPEANCHRISTENDOM;THEWRITINGSOFTHEREFORMERSAREFULLOFCONDEMNATION OFTHEOTTOMANPOWER。CHRISTIANWRITERSSINCEHAVEBEENCONCERNEDWITHTHE ROLEOFTURKEYINFUTUREWORLDEVENTS,ANDCOMMENTATORSONPROPHECYHAVE SEENTURKISHPOWERANDITSDECLINEFORECASTINSCRIPTURE。 FORTHELATTERCHAPTER,UNDERTHE\"HOUR,DAY,MONTH,YEAR\"PROPHECY,ASPART OFTHESIXTHTRUMPET,JOSIAHLITCHWORKEDOUTANAPPLICATIONOFTHETIME PROPHECY,TERMINATINGTURKISHINDEPENDENCEINAUGUST,1840。LITCH’SVIEWCAN BEFOUNDINFULLINHISTHEPROBABILITYOFTHESECONDCOMINGOFCHRISTABOUT A。D。1843(PUBLISHEDINJUNE,1838);ANADDRESSTOTHECLERGY(PUBLISHEDIN THESPRINGOF1840;ASECONDEDITION,WITHHISTORICALDATAINSUPPORTOFTHE ACCURACYOFFORMERCALCULATIONSOFTHEPROPHETICPERIODEXTENDINGTOTHE FALLOFTHEOTTOMANEMPIRE,WASPUBLISHEDIN1841);ANDANARTICLEINSIGNS OFTHETIMESANDEXPOSITOROFPROPHECY,AUG。1,1840。SEEALSOARTICLEIN SIGNSOFTHETIMESANDEXPOSITOROFPROPHECY,FEB。1,1841;ANDJ。N。 LOUGHBOROUGH,THEGREATADVENTMOVEMENT(1905ED。),PP。129-132。THEBOOKBY URIAHSMITH,THOUGHTSONDANIELANDTHEREVELATION,REV。ED。OF1944,DISCUSSESTHEPROPHETICTIMINGOFTHISPROPHECYONPAGES506-517。 FORTHEEARLIERHISTORYOFTHEOTTOMANEMPIREANDTHEDECLINEOFTHETURKISH POWER,SEEALSOWILLIAMMILLER,THEOTTOMANEMPIREANDITSSUCCESSORS,1801-1927(CAMBRIDGE,ENGLAND:UNIVERSITYPRESS,1936);GEORGEG。S。L。 EVERSLEY,THETURKISHEMPIREFROM1288TO1914(LONDON:T。FISHERUNWIN,LTD。,2DED。,1923);JOSEPHVONHAMMER-PURGSTALL,GESCHICHTEDES OSMANNISCHENREICHES(PESTH:C。A。HARTLEBEN,2DED。,1834-36),4VOLS。; HERBERTA。GIBBONS,FOUNDATIONOFTHEOTTOMANEMPIRE,1300-1403(OXFORD: UNIVERSITYPRESS,1916);ARNOLDJ。TOYNBEEANDKENNETHB。KIRKWOOD,TURKEY (LONDON,1926)。 PAGE340。WITHHOLDINGTHEBIBLEFROMTHEPEOPLE——THEREADERWILLRECOGNIZE THATTHETEXTOFTHISVOLUMEWASWRITTENPRIORTOVATICANCOUNCILII,WITH ITSSOMEWHATALTEREDPOLICIESINREGARDTOTHEREADINGOFTHESCRIPTURES。 THROUGHTHECENTURIES,THEATTITUDEOFTHEROMANCATHOLICCHURCHTOWARD CIRCULATIONOFTHEHOLYSCRIPTURESINVERNACULARVERSIONSAMONGTHELAITY SHOWSUPASNEGATIVE。SEEFOREXAMPLEG。P。FISHER,THEREFORMATION,CH。15,692 PAR。16(1873ED。,PP。530-532);J。CARDINALGIBBONS,THEFAITHOFOUR FATHERS,CH。8(49THED。,1897),PP。98-117;JOHNDOWLING,HISTORYOF ROMANISM,B。7,CH。2,SEC。14;ANDB。9,CH。3,SECS。24-27(1871ED。,PP。 491-496,621-625);L。F。BUNGENER,HISTORYOFTHECOUNCILOFTRENT,PP。 101-110(2DEDINBURGHED。,1853,TRANSLATEDBYD。D。SCOTT);G。H。PUTNAM,BOOKSANDTHEIRMAKERSDURINGTHEMIDDLEAGES,VOL。1,PT。2,CH。2,PARS。 49,54-56。SEEALSOINDEXOFPROHIBITEDBOOKS(VATICANPOLYGLOTPRESS,1930),PP。IX,X;TIMOTHYHURLEY,ACOMMENTARYONTHEPRESENTINDEX LEGISLATION(NEWYORK:BENZIGERBROTHERS,1908),P。 71;TRANSLATIONOFTHEGREATENCYCLICALLETTERSOFLEOXIII(NEW YORK:BENZIGERBROTHERS,1903),P。413。 BUTINRECENTYEARSADRAMATICANDPOSITIVECHANGEHASOCCURREDINTHIS RESPECT。ONTHEONEHAND,THECHURCHHASAPPROVEDSEVERALVERSIONSPREPARED ONTHEBASISOFTHEORIGINALLANGUAGES;ONTHEOTHER,ITHASPROMOTEDTHE STUDYOFTHEHOLYSCRIPTURESBYMEANSOFFREEDISTRIBUTIONANDBIBLE INSTITUTES。THECHURCH,HOWEVER,CONTINUESTORESERVEFORHERSELFTHE EXCLUSIVERIGHTTOINTERPRETTHEBIBLEINTHELIGHTOFHEROWNTRADITION,THUSJUSTIFYINGTHOSEDOCTRINESTHATDONOTHARMONIZEWITHBIBLICAL TEACHINGS。 PAGE373。ASCENSIONROBES——THESTORYTHATTHEADVENTISTSMADEROBESWITH WHICHTOASCEND\"TOMEETTHELORDINTHEAIR,\"WASINVENTEDBYTHOSEWHO WISHEDTOREPROACHTHEADVENTPREACHING。ITWASCIRCULATEDSOINDUSTRIOUSLY THATMANYBELIEVEDIT,BUTCAREFULINQUIRYPROVEDITSFALSITY。FORMANY YEARSASUBSTANTIALREWARDWASOFFEREDFORPROOFTHATONESUCHINSTANCEEVER OCCURRED,BUTNOPROOFHASBEENPRODUCED。NONEWHOLOVEDTHEAPPEARINGOF THESAVIOURWERESOIGNORANTOFTHETEACHINGSOFTHESCRIPTURESASTO SUPPOSETHATROBESWHICHTHEYCOULDMAKEWOULDBENECESSARYFORTHAT OCCASION。THEONLYROBEWHICHTHESAINTSWILLNEEDTOMEETTHELORDISTHE RIGHTEOUSNESSOFCHRIST。SEEISAIAH61:10;REVELATION19:8。 FORATHOROUGHREFUTATIONOFTHELEGENDOFASCENSIONROBES,SEEFRANCISD。 NICHOL,MIDNIGHTCRY(WASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1944),CHS。25-27,ANDAPPENDICESH-J。SEEALSOLEROYEDWINFROOM,PROPHETIC FAITHOFOURFATHERS(WASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1954),VOL。4,PP。822-826。 PAGE374。THECHRONOLOGYOFPROPHECY——DR。GEORGEBUSH,PROFESSOROFHEBREW ANDORIENTALLITERATUREINTHENEWYORKCITYUNIVERSITY,INALETTER ADDRESSEDTOWILLIAMMILLERANDPUBLISHEDINTHEADVENTHERALDANDSIGNSOF THETIMESREPORTER,BOSTON,MARCH6AND13,1844,MADESOMEIMPORTANT ADMISSIONSRELATIVETOHISCALCULATIONOFTHEPROPHETICTIMES。DR。BUSH WROTE: \"NEITHERISITTOBEOBJECTED,ASICONCEIVE,TOYOURSELFORYOURFRIENDS,THATYOUHAVEDEVOTEDMUCHTIMEANDATTENTIONTOTHESTUDYOFTHECHRONOLOGY OFPROPHECY,ANDHAVELABOREDMUCHTODETERMINETHECOMMENCINGANDCLOSING DATESOFITSGREATPERIODS。IFTHESEPERIODSAREACTUALLYGIVENBYTHEHOLY GHOSTINTHEPROPHETICBOOKS,ITWASDOUBTLESSWITHTHEDESIGNTHATTHEY 693 MEDE,SIRISAACNEWTON,BISHOPNEWTON,KIRBY,SCOTT,KEITH,ANDAHOSTOF OTHERSWHOHAVELONGSINCECOMETOSUBSTANTIALLYYOURCONCLUSIONSONTHIS HEAD。THEYALLAGREETHATTHELEADINGPERIODSMENTIONEDBYDANIELANDJOHN,DOACTUALLYEXPIREABOUTTHISAGEOFTHEWORLD,ANDITWOULDBEASTRANGE LOGICTHATWOULDCONVICTYOUOFHERESYFORHOLDINGINEFFECTTHESAMEVIEWS WHICHSTANDFORTHSOPROMINENTINTHENOTICESOFTHESEEMINENTDIVINES。\" \"YOURRESULTSINTHISFIELDOFINQUIRYDONOTSTRIKEMESOFAROUTOFTHE WAYASTOAFFECTANYOFTHEGREATINTERESTSOFTRUTHORDUTY。\"\"YOURERROR,ASIAPPREHEND,LIESINANOTHERDIRECTIONTHANYOURCHRONOLOGY。\"\"YOUHAVE ENTIRELYMISTAKENTHENATUREOFTHEEVENTSWHICHARETOOCCURWHENTHOSE PERIODSHAVEEXPIRED。THISISTHEHEADANDFRONTOFYOUREXPOSITORY OFFENDING。\"SEEALSOLEROYEDWINFROOM,PROPHETICFAITHOFOURFATHERS (WASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1950),VOL。1,CHS。 1,2。 PAGE435。ATHREEFOLDMESSAGE——REVELATION14:6,7FORETELLSTHE PROCLAMATIONOFTHEFIRSTANGEL’SMESSAGE。THENTHEPROPHETCONTINUES: \"THEREFOLLOWEDANOTHERANGEL,SAYING,BABYLONISFALLEN,ISFALLEN…… ANDTHETHIRDANGELFOLLOWEDTHEM。\"THEWORDHERERENDERED\"FOLLOWED\"MEANS \"TOGOALONGWITH,\"\"TOFOLLOWONE,\"\"GOWITHHIM。\"SEEHENRYGEORGELIDDELL ANDROBERTSCOTT,GREEKENGLISHLEXICON(OXFORD:CLARENDONPRESS,1940),VOL。1,P。52。ITALSOMEANS\"TOACCOMPANY。\"SEEGEORGEABBOTT-SMITH,A MANUALGREEKLEXICONOFTHENEWTESTAMENT(EDINBURGH:T。ANDT。CLARK,1950),PAGE17。ITISTHESAMEWORDTHATISUSEDINMARK5:24,\"JESUSWENT WITHHIM;ANDMUCHPEOPLEFOLLOWEDHIM,ANDTHRONGEDHIM。\"ITISALSOUSED OFTHEREDEEMEDONEHUNDREDANDFORTY-FOURTHOUSAND,REVELATION14:4,WHERE ITISSAID,\"THESEARETHEYWHICHFOLLOWTHELAMBWHITHERSOEVERHEGOETH。\" INBOTHTHESEPLACESITISEVIDENTTHATTHEIDEAINTENDEDTOBECONVEYEDIS THATOF\"GOINGTOGETHER,\"\"INCOMPANYWITH。\"SOIN1CORINTHIANS10:4,WHERE WEREADOFTHECHILDRENOFISRAELTHAT\"THEYDRANKOFTHATSPIRITUALROCK THATFOLLOWEDTHEM,\"THEWORD\"FOLLOWED\"ISTRANSLATEDFROMTHESAMEGREEK WORD,ANDTHEMARGINHASIT,\"WENTWITHTHEM。\"FROMTHISWELEARNTHATTHE IDEAINREVELATION14:8,9ISNOTSIMPLYTHATTHESECONDANDTHIRDANGELS FOLLOWEDTHEFIRSTINPOINTOFTIME,BUTTHATTHEYWENTWITHHIM。THETHREE MESSAGESAREBUTONETHREEFOLDMESSAGE。THEYARETHREEONLYINTHEORDEROF THEIRRISE。BUTHAVINGRISEN,THEYGOONTOGETHERANDAREINSEPARABLE。 PAGE447。SUPREMACYOFTHEBISHOPSOFROME——FORTHELEADINGCIRCUMSTANCES INTHEASSUMPTIONOFSUPREMACYBYTHEBISHOPSOFROME,SEEROBERTFRANCIS CARDINALBELLARMINE,POWEROFTHEPOPESINTEMPORALAFFAIRS(THEREISAN ENGLISHTRANSLATIONINTHELIBRARYOFCONGRESS,WASHINGTON,D。C。);HENRY EDWARDCARDINALMANNING,THETEMPORALPOWEROFTHEVICAROFJESUSCHRIST (LONDON:BURNSANDLAMBERT,2DED。,1862);ANDJAMESCARDINALGIBBONS,FAITH OFOURFATHERS(BALTIMORE:JOHNMURPHYCO。,110THED。,1917),CHS。5,9,10,12。FORPROTESTANTAUTHORSSEETREVORGERVASEJALLAND,THECHURCHANDTHE PAPACY(LONDON:SOCIETYFORPROMOTINGCHRISTIANKNOWLEDGE,1944,ABAMP 694 (LONDON:BURNSANDLAMBERT,2DED。,1862);ANDJAMESCARDINALGIBBONS,FAITH OFOURFATHERS(BALTIMORE:JOHNMURPHYCO。,110THED。,1917),CHS。5,9,10,12。FORPROTESTANTAUTHORSSEETREVORGERVASEJALLAND,THECHURCHANDTHE PAPACY(LONDON:SOCIETYFORPROMOTINGCHRISTIANKNOWLEDGE,1944,ABAMPTON LECTURE);ANDRICHARDFREDERICKLITTLEDALE,PETRINECLAIMS(LONDON:SOCIETY FORPROMOTINGCHRISTIANKNOWLEDGE,1899)。FORSOURCESOFTHEEARLYCENTURIES OFTHEPETRINETHEORY,SEEJAMEST。SHOTWELLANDLOUISEROPESLOOMIS,THE SEEOFPETER(NEWYORK:COLUMBIAUNIVERSITYPRESS,1927)。FORTHEFALSE \"DONATIONOFCONSTANTINE\"SEECHRISTOPHERB。COLEMAN,THETREATISEOF LORENZOVALLAONTHEDONATIONOFCONSTANTINE(NEWYORK,1914),WHICHGIVES THEFULLLATINTEXTANDTRANSLATION,ANDACOMPLETECRITICISMOFTHE DOCUMENTANDITSTHESIS。 PAGE565。WITHHOLDINGTHEBIBLEFROMTHEPEOPLE——SEENOTEFORPAGE340。 PAGE578。THEETHIOPIANCHURCHANDTHESABBATH——UNTILRATHERRECENTYEARS THECOPTICCHURCHOFETHIOPIAOBSERVEDTHESEVENTH-DAYSABBATH。THE ETHIOPIANSALSOKEPTSUNDAY,THEFIRSTDAYOFTHEWEEK,THROUGHOUTTHEIR HISTORYASACHRISTIANPEOPLE。THESEDAYSWEREMARKEDBYSPECIALSERVICESIN THECHURCHES。THEOBSERVANCEOFTHESEVENTH-DAYSABBATHHAS,HOWEVER,VIRTUALLYCEASEDINMODERNETHIOPIA。FOREYEWITNESSACCOUNTSOFRELIGIOUS DAYSINETHIOPIA,SEEPEROGOMESDETEIXEIRA,THEDISCOVERYOFABYSSINIABY THEPORTUGUESEIN1520(TRANSLATEDINENGLISHINLONDON:BRITISHMUSEUM,1938),P。79;FATHERFRANCISCOALVEREZ,NARRATIVEOFTHEPORTUGUESEEMBASSY TOABYSSINIADURINGTHEYEARS1520-1527,INTHERECORDSOFTHEHAKLUYT SOCIETY(LONDON,1881),VOL。64,PP。22-49;MICHAELRUSSELL,NUBIAAND ABYSSINIA(QUOTINGFATHERLOBO,CATHOLICMISSIONARYINETHIOPIAIN1622) (NEWYORK:HARPER&BROTHERS,1837),PP。 226-229;S。GIACOMOBARATTI,LATETRAVELSINTOTHEREMOTECOUNTRIESOF ABYSSINIA(LONDON:BENJAMINBILLINGSLEY,1670),PP。134-137;JOBLUDOLPHUS,ANEWHISTORYFORETHIOPIA(LONDON:S。SMITH,1682),PP。 234-357;SAMUELGOBAT,JOURNALOFTHREEYEARS’RESIDENCEINABYSSINIA (NEWYORK:ED。OF1850),PP。55-58,83-98。FOROTHERWORKSTOUCHINGUPONTHE QUESTION,SEEPETERHEYLYN,HISTORYOFTHESABBATH,2DED。,1636,VOL。2,PP。198-200;ARTHURP。STANLEY,LECTURESONTHEHISTORYOFTHEEASTERN CHURCH(NEWYORK:CHARLESSCRIBNER’SSONS,1882),LECTURE1,PAR。1;C。F。 REY,ROMANCEOFTHEPORTUGUESEINABYSSINIA(LONDON:F。H。ANDG。WITHERLEY,1929),PP。59,253-297。 TheEnd