The history of Romanism- from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time - with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossary. Illustrated by numerous (14593008407)

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Title: The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossary. Illustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents
Year: 1845 (1840s)
Authors: Dowling, John, 1807-1878
Subjects: Catholic Church
Publisher: New York : E. Walker
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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g, and con-version, but also hath not so much as permitted the Nuncios of thisSee to cross the seas into England, &c. . . . We do, there-fore, out of the fulness of our Apostolic power, declare the afore-said Elizabeth, being a heretic, and a favorer of heretics, and heradherence in the matter aforesaid, to have incurred the sentence ofanathema, and to be cut off from the unity of the body of Christ.And, moreover, we do declare her to be deprived of her pretendedtitle to the kingdom aforesaid, and of all dominion, dignity, andprivilege whatsoever: and also the nobility, subjects, and people ofthe said kingdom, and all others which have in any sort sworn untoher, to be for ever absolved from any such oath, and all manner ofduty, of dominion, allegiance, and obedience ; as we also do, by theauthority of these presents, absolve them, and do deprive the b i «eElizabeth of her pretended title to the kingdom, and all otherthings aforesaid. And w7e do command and interdict all and every
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chai\ in.) POPERY DRUNK WITH THE BLOOD OF SAINTS. 567 Original of the bull excommunicating Elizabeth—note The Holy Inquisition one of the noblemen, subjects, people, and others aforesaid, that theypresume not to obey her, or her admonitions, mandates, and laws;and those who shall do the contrary, we do innodate with the likesentence of ANATHEMA.* Given at St. Peters at Rome, in the year 1569, and the 5th ofour pontificate CHAPTER III. THE INQ.UI8ITI0N. SEIZURE OF THE VICTIMS. MODES OF TORTURE, AND CELEBRATION OF THE AUTO DA FE. §16 .—Of all the inventions of popish cruelty the Holy Inquisi-tion is the masterpiece. We have already referred to its establish-ment by Saint Dominic, in the thirteenth century. For the historyof this destructive engine of papal cruelty, we must refer to any,or all of the authentic works of Llorente, Puigblanch, Limborch,Stockdale, Geddes, Dellon, and other historians of the Inquisi-tion. All that we shall undertake will be a brief description ofthe trea