NOTES.

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By the traffic of indulgences immense revenues accrued to the papal treasury. The greater part of the noble pile of St. Peter's of Rome is but a monument of sin, for its expense was defrayed by their sale; and if it be argued that the days of Tetzel are passed away, we would ask our readers what do they understand by the notice of indulgence so often to be seen affixed near the doors of the Catholic chapels, so derogatory to the matchless and glorious work of redemption? The church that once proclaimed the following, still receives money for absolution of sins; and many agree for a stipulated sum to eat meat during Lent, &c. We select only a few of the specimens from the "Tax of the Sacred Roman Chancery," about the time of Tetzel.

For stealing holy things out of a place that

is consecrated

For a layman murdering a layman

For murdering father, mother, wife, or sister

For laying violent hands on a clergyman without drawing blood

For him that burns his neighbour's house

Ꭶ .

d.

10 6

7 6

10 6

For him that forgeth the Pope's hand

forgeth letters apostolical
&c. &c.

1 7 0

1 7 0

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An attentive perusal of "A Critical History of the Inquisition of Spain," translated into French by D. J. A. Llorente, is well worthy the notice of the reader. It is a faithful account taken from the archives of that tribunal by permission of Joseph Bonaparte.

The catalogue of the victims to the Inquisition are given as follows, Tom. iv. p. 271.

Making a total of 340,357

But the inquisitors of Spain, amongst whom stands conspicuous for cruelty Torquemada, Inquisitor General, formerly Prior of the Convent of Dominicans, were not the only men distinguished for their zeal in this cause; the names of Barlaimont Viglius of the inquisition at Brussels, also afford a melancholy proof of the same spirit. Nor was Germany behind. The name of Conrad of Marpurg stands written in characters of blood. But his barbarity did not go unpunished, and he

fell a victim to public vengeance. It is computed that nearly one hundred thousand were put to death under Charles V.

At the massacre of St. Bartholomew, the number asserted to have perished is thirty thousand ; a number so great as almost to exceed credibility, was it not based on very authentic evidence.-Vide Gregory's Christ, Ch.; Mavor's Universal History ; Mosheim; Milner, &c.

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Masses for the dead form a large revenue to the Romish Church. The refusal on the part of the priests to say mass for the repose of the soul of a Protestant, first caused a (now) very zealous Protestant to question the justness of popish tenets, and afterwards to renounce them.

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"The character and spirit of the Jesuits were admirably described, and their transactions and fate foretold, with a sagacity almost prophetic, so early as the year 1551, in a sermon preached in Christ Church, Dublin, by Dr. George Brown, bishop of that see; a copy of which was given to Sir James Ware, and may be found in the Harleian Miscellany vol. v. p. 566. The remarkable passage that relates to the Jesuits is as follows:

"But there are a new fraternity of late sprung

up, who call themselves Jesuits, which will deceive many, who are much after the Scribes and Pharisees' manner. Amongst the Jews, they shall strive to abolish the truth, and shall come very near to do it. For these sorts will turn themselves into several forms; with the heathens a heathenist, with the Atheists an Atheist, with the Jews a Jew, with the Reformers a Reformade, purposely to know your intentions, your minds, your hearts, and your inclinations, and thereby bring you at last to be like the fool that said in his heart, there was no God.' These shall spread over the whole world, shall be admitted into the councils of princes, and they never the wiser-charming of them, yea, making your princes reveal their hearts and the secrets therein, and yet they not perceive it; which will happen from falling from the laws of God and winking at their sins: yet in the end, God, to justify his law, shall suddenly cut off this society, even by the hand of those who have most succoured them and made use of them, so that at the end they shall become odious to all nations.

"They shall be worse than Jews, having no resting-place upon earth, and then shall a Jew have more favour than a Jesuit."-Vide Mosheim Eccl. Hist. vol. iii. p. 131. Remarkable words, which we of this day should do well to remember.

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