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if the whole subject was referred to his final decision. Doubtless, on this question, Satan would gravely decide, “Let no children ever read the Bible! Rather let the last volume of the book be burnt." And to this sentiment Popes, cardinals, Jesuit priests, and Infidels would respond, "Let no children read the Bible! Rather let the book be annihilated by the flames!" And hence a prediction of the Prophet Daniel is now fulfilling in relation to one characteristical trait of Popery, which was, "That it would think to change times and laws." [Chap. viii. 25.] To change the times and laws of this Republic into a Roman Catholic government, subject to the universal empire of Infidelity, in preparation for a combined onset for the destruction of the Bible and the extermination of the Christian religion from the earth, has evidently been plotted; and the anti-Christian powers of Popery and Infidelity, unclean spirits like frogs, "spirits of devils" under the supervision of their grand-master, Lucifer, are now engaged in efforts to accomplish the design.

Again: The unclean spirit of Mahometanism, also from the mouth of Mahomet the false prophet of Asia, who magnified himself above all the prophets of God, and above Jesus Christ the Prince of princes, is still in existence, like a frog, and is numbered with the spirits of devils; and, in the virtual combination of all the powers of Antichrist, is going forth to the kings of the earth, and to the whole world, by the propagation of his fabulous religion, "to gather" all in his power "to the battle of that great day of God Almighty."

The principal exertions of Mahometans at the present time, are to sustain the Christless religion of the False Prophet in all Mahometan countries; and oppose every measure adopted and pursued to Christianize them. To persecute Missionaries who are

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sent to preach among them. To practise all the natural, and unnatural vices of the heathen, whose gods are idols of metal, wood, or stone. To drone away life in idleness, ignorance, and superstitious veneration of the traditions of the False Prophet. To visit the tomb of the prophet, on pilgrimage at least, once in life, as an essential condition of a safe passage across the bridge" Al Sirat," over the Mahometan hell, into the paradise of endless sensuality, in sight of the palace of the Worshipful Mahomet, and his millions of frolicsome paramours; and to the participation of all the fabled luxuries of Tuba, the notable Tree of Mahometan happiness. To depend for subsistence during the dronings of their wandering pilgrimage life, on plunder, theft, robbery, the pillage of ships wrecked on their coasts, camel's milk, or anything that can be obtained for food, without labor, or an equivalent compensation. To read the Koran, and pay Mahometan religious homage to the remembrance of the Arabian Prophet that made it. And, without fail, to keep possession of the land of Palestine, which Popish Christians once attempted to wrest from their fathers by a train of Crusades during two centuries, at the loss of about two millions of men, and after various repulses and defeats, eventually abandoned their sanguinary enterprise. This territory must he kept sacred, lest the Jews should return and take possession of it according to revelation, and in fulfilment of predictions in the Christian's Bible. Such are the essentials of the present Mahometan faith, and practical religion.

Hence the sum of the whole matter is, That Infidelity and Popery identified, and Mahometanism in conjunction, are to be understood as the fulfilment of the prophetic vision of Three unclean spirits like frogs, which were divinely affirmed to be "the spirits of

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devils." That these spirits are permitted to range the world of mankind as was foretold in the book of God. That they have been, and still are "Going to and fro in the earth," to gather the world in arms against God and true religion; and that their combined object, under the superintendence of Satan and Infidelity, their Generalissimo, is the extermination of true religion from the world.

It is now, almost a century, since the mouth of the dragon in the bottomless pit, was open sufficiently wide to emit from the dark caverns of its infernal bowels, a flame of philosophical illuminism, originating from the principles which inspired the Voltaire system of Infidelity; resulting in the national Revolution of France, from Papal domination, to the establishment of a French Empire of Atheistical Infidelity, under the absolute monarchy of Napoleon Bonaparte. The anti-Christian influence which has been exerted in Christendom, from that period to the present time, is obvious to all, who have eyes to see, and ears to hear, and hearts to feel! On the first emanation of the unclean spirit from the dragon's mouth in the bottomless pit, after the system of revolution had been matured, the anti-Christian spirit of war flamed out of the belly of hell, and set all Christendom in a blaze of fire and brimstone, from the cannon's mouth, which, between 1789 and 1814, left millions of men rolled in blood on battle-fields; multiplied widows and fatherless children in hundreds of thousands; spread terror and demoralization over the nations of earth; and inspired untold millions with that spirit of war, from the mouth of the dragon, which influences men to enlist under the Banner of Antichrist in preparation for war with the GOD OF HEAVEN. Then was doubtless fulfilled, by the "Reign of Terror," the "SEVEN THUNDERS" which John

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heard in vision on the Isle of Palmos, but was forbidden to write. But, when the events came to pass, they explained themselves by the seven thunders of the wars of Napoleon, during the "Reign of Terror," which shook the earth to its centre with the sevenfold thunders of the battle-field, led on by the spirit of Infidelity, and continued, till Bonaparte was secured on the island of St. Helena.

Anti-Christian influence has also poisoned the fountains of education, by causing to be written, and published, millions of novels, romances, fictions, fables, tracts, penny papers, caricatures in comic almanacs, ballads and pictures, of such obscene, filthy and licentious character, as evidently tend to render the Bible, and the Christian religion contemptible; to promote the spirit and principles of Infidelity; to kindle up, even in childhood and youth, the native fires of licentiousness as precursors of future degradation and ruin, after enlistment on the rolls, and under the banner of the combined powers of Antichrist.

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And not the least among the demoralizing influences of Antichrist, are the indelicate modes of adorning the human body, which will soon want no other habiliments than a shroud, a coffin, and the dust. drive all thoughts of the closing scene of life and the grave as far as possible from the mind, there are thousands of fashion-manufacturers, whose business, for a livelihood, is to subserve the cause of Antichrist, by new-modelling the changing fashions of the day, and seasons, in a manner to excite lascivious thoughts and passions by the peculiar dress of the body. The clothing of the human body, with decent and comfortable apparel, should always be considered as an emblem of man's sinful, miserable fall, which brought into the world, in the language of the immortal Milton, "death,

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and all our woe." And it would be well if the sentiment could be impressed upon all beaus and belles, that

"The harmless sheep and silk-worms wore
Their gaudy clothing long before."

But, alas! many prevailing fashions of dress are so far from decent or comfortable clothing, that they are designed rather by fashion-makers to set off the appearance of the human body, of both sexes, in a manner calculated to excite thoughts, desires, and feelings in the voluptuous beholder, the mere mention of which, by a public speaker, would be an unpardonable of fence upon the delicate feelings of every chaste and respectable auditor. And yet the speaker, whose sensibility binds his descriptive powers in silence, is often compelled to witness indelicate appearances which he is forbidden to describe. Numerous indelicate fashions are, doubtless, invented and manufactured in shops of ill-fame, for the sole purpose of enlisting recruits of both sexes into the army of Antichrist.

Anti-Christian influence is manifest also in devising all possible measures to pervert or to prevent the success of the orthodox Gospel ministry. Hypocrites are furnished with means to get into the churches under the most specious appearances. By them discord is sown; faithful ministers are supplanted; their places are filled with popular speakers; new-fashioned excitements put the Bible, and old-fashioned Bible doctrines, in the back-ground; the charm, day and night, almost without intermission, is to run to hear popular preaching, spiced highly with almost every thing but CHRIST CRUCIFIED; the Bible is neglected; the religious instruction of children is neglected; ignorance of the great things of God and salvation prevails; and a

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