| Show TEMPLE LECTURE history of the protestant reformation and the restoration of 0 the gospel INTHE LOGAN frit FKR 22 1888 RY IY y KI akk A in our lecture of june ath IW we closed with the establishment of popery in the year A D COU it is not our purpose to f follow out ot in detail the indicate growth of popery papery or to expatiate upon the cabor of its development by elaborate ref reference trence to vie uie iniquities which grew out of its administrations further than will merely serve our purpose in the me illustration of the subject in hand it is beyond question that the roman church at the period above named was destitute ot of the spirit and form of the church established by christ this may be easily ascertained by a comparison of tha two churches as given in their respective histon les nor does it appear that ary renewal of the religion of jesus carlstad Carl stas it was taught by him and ills apostles took place at any period intervening between the years vears coo COG and trie the epoch of the rebur lua tiou nor even at that time hence any assertion to the contrary must be rejected by the ahe student of history citory hii hi tory toe conclusion is inevitable that these theae apostate fathers went ou heaping unto themselves teachers having baving itching ears teaching teach in lor for doctrine the commandments mand ments ot of men I 1 having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof the erroneous dogmas that grew up under the patronage of the became so inter woven in the social structure of society that every avenue of social life became affected by them if FT now follows in order to treat upon the leading leadam do domas dogmas mas and errors of the apostate church that the reader may note the abuses the extravagant trava gant gaut foolishness foolish nebS the wrongs and wickedness that obtained onta ined under the name of religion post fostered ered by this dominant and wi militant litant church and was imposed witti a heavy hand upon a large portion of mankind mosheim informs us of the time of which we now treat that nothing can equal the ignorance abic and I 1 darkness that reigned in iii this the seventh century tile the most impartial ial and accurate account will appear incredible to those who are unacquainted with the knowledge of una this barbarous period 11 jl in this barbarous age rp religion ligion lay jay expiring under a motley and une uvious heap of superstitious inventions and had neither the courage bior the force to raise her head or to display her native charms to a darkened and deluded world in the earlier periods of the church the christian worship was confined to the one supreme gud god and his son jesus christ but battau the christians of this century multiplied the object ot of their devotion and paid homage to the remains remail of the true cross to the image of the saints and to bones whose real teal owners were extremely dubious 11 the religious festivals which had already existed in the church were greatly augmented during this period laws merw were passed making the places of refuse refuge to all who sought protection and offering an immunity irom from responsibility for the most unbridled crime and afford affording ing indulgences of tae me most flagrant character churches were embellished with pompous and magnificent ornaments and no pains and ana means were spared to make grand displays of ostentatious beneficence it mastbe must be remembered numbered re that vw I 1 th standing that the tae bishops of ane e haa had become the sole bishops an 0 of the phu church roli they were far from unifying wil it and maintaining harmony harl nony throughout ging christendom and this it appears was due dge IQ in a large measure to their own doings as each succeeding IV pontiff perhaps ps froia rom fastidiousness deer ping it his duty to ikpe sopie some or from some creature of his his fancy bring in such changes in discipline and doctrines as to materi maten ach differ affer from ai his predecessor which naturally 4 produced d in the minds of those ose inclined to be staid in their hurch church rituals a feeling of uneasiness un easiness and ad dissatisfaction and while the boman oman sect was steadfastly gaining power ower and strength in a religious doctrine ne it also exercised its dominion 4 adroitly d to gain gain a temporal W which h ich it eventually accomplished not W withstanding the efforts employed against it the silly drollery of sprinkling masses and bells as a religious religion ceremony in these times with the the high estimate placed upon celip show what little appreciation was felt tor or the true and divine worship ship that was instituted oy ny the savior to the careful student of history the spectacle herewith 4 g r evy it a presented P resented suggests how readily the mind becoming darkened dark eRed the heart way may lose the most precious truths 0 deavet heaven and mans worship P turn to hero an aad relic worship ifor at an nearly date the love and affection which the early christians entertainer ter for one another induced them to obtain some relic or memento from the property prop eity or remains of their martyred marty red brethren and sisters by which to cherish their memory in this way grow grew up an idolatrous worship of images and relies relics which practice becoming crystallized into romanian rituals ultimately became so ek cessine as to tive disgust to those who possessed ta the least spark of love tor genuine and god fearing worship the whole stream of the history of the church in eighth century shows aws a steady growth of the me apostate church iu in power alu increase of error in general and ana a marked corruption la in the lives ot the clergy ot tile the east and west they abando abandoning nim themselves to their ibbons without moderation or restraint i TEMPORAL the see of rome not conte tit with ecclesiastical dominion aimed at temporal power and accordingly in the year T tag 56 the bishop of home w was raised to the rank ot a temporal prince this extension of power gave rise to an arrogant claim of the see of rrue R me to regulate and dictate the consciences of its subjects the religion of this period was a motley round of eit external rites and cere ceremonies discord ran hi hiti high ti in the churches of spain prance frarick and germany Gerr naDy and endless controversies existed among the bishops concerning cern the he status and identity of the the savior a question which the council ol of nice biad disposed of many hundred years previous much difficulty existed in regard to the worship of images among lae people some were desirous of its abo litzou while others specially among t ane ne clergy were in favor of its con and in fact of its establishment by law charlemagne 01 arleEna rie the emperor of the holy empire of the west labored hard against this idolatry but without success while he was ardently attached to the roman see he may be classed among the ibe early xe re formers who unsuccessfully against a practice which appeared to them to be pernicious and unchristian during the reign of this illustrious monarc under hunder whose auspices christianity was established among amanthe the runs huns saxons Fries Frie landera slanders and other unenlightened nations notwithstanding his endeavors to raise up his fellow man to a knowledge of christ and christianity his PIETY WAS MIXED WITH VIOLENCE and his spiritual conquests were made by thy the force of arms which detract detracted ad much frow from the prestige of his exploits and poi points ats to the low estimate that was placed upon the precepts of the savior it was deemed a justifiable act to convert the heathen and barbarian to christianity with the sword such conversions were but in keeping with the false and perverted character of the system to which they became converts christianity was becoming ampre and more corrupted as the years and centuries rolled on the aggressive and invidious policy of the catholic church to a aggrandize kandize itself on oa the expense of christendom Is apparent upon the pages of history the alie rom roman s pontiffs through the connivance princes biag being a temporal prince as well as the head of the Chur church cli resorted to all the chicanery generally used in these times 1 bv rulers to extend his bis juri uri dic tion and render the same secure the obsequiousness of the masses to the influences of the church rendered it an easy matter to build upon thur thor superstitious ious cupidity historians inform us that in the be ba inning ginning of the tenth century christianity was in a deplorable condition as was also the stale s tat e of letters and philosophy the arts being totally neglected aud and the sciences expiring for want of attention and encouragement it is said that thattie the philosophy philo sophi of the gatins extended no further than the sin single science of logic or dialectics which they looked upon as the sum and substance of all human wisdom As might well be expected in consideration ot the general Oar darkness kness and superstition of this ceil century tury the simple an and cardinal principles of the gospel were perverted and completely obscured with a train of false opinions and foolish fancies aoth oth greek and latin replaced the essence essence and life of ef religion with the worship of images images and departed saints it t is salo said that scarcely dd d siny any christian oare dare to approach the throne of bod without rendering first the saints and images propitious by a of expiatory rites and lust rations ak bellarmin an historian speaking of these times says in he west and almost all the wor world d oyer faath fa h failed and there was no ef ear r r of gad od among them Jt justice stice was ggs perished from among men and violence prevailing against e Y gove governed arned the nations fraud I 1 rand deceit de celt and the arts of cozenage were grown universal sni versal all kinds of virtue gave way wax qs as a grees useless d thag th and wickedness supplied sAp plied its place the world seemed to be declining apace towards its evening arid we second coming coining of the on of man to draw near nes lr tor jor the love was and faith falth was not abt found on the earth all things were in confusion and the orld looked as if it would return retarn to co its old chaos all sorts of bobile atou were committed with t the e same h freedom as if they had been law lawful sime ul actions tor for men neither blushed kt at them nor were punished for them nor did the clergy live better than the people for the bishops were grown negligent of the duty of of ther their alace place etc aa n a word men ran themselves rhems I 1 alved headlong into all vices and and a abesh esa had corrupted its way waly tr citation after citation might be given to show the proportions to which the apostate a h had grown in false doctrine highl a ices and abomination in from the pope to the poor priest who officiated at the confessional the ascetic monk in cell or the barefooted bare footed friar begged his meal from door to door TRY DOCTRINE OP OF transubstantiation which means that thai when the euc eucharist cuch arist harlst is consecrated oy by the priest it is turned into the body or real presence of the savior was first introduced as a doctrine at the council of Const constantinople auti 4 D 74 and enlarged upon by the second council of f nice mice in the year 7 87 to mean that after consecration it was properly the body and blood ol of christ this doctrine was solemnly confirmed by innocent the third about the year 1160 and was was required by the court ot of rome to t be acknowledged by all men As might have been expected this absurd dogma in ia its us in trod action met with great opposition from numbers of the clergy and laity I 1 but alter after a lapse of years it was generally believed foolish and extravagant trava gant ideas which the popes of rome entertained respecting the transformation odthe of ahe eucharist euchari eucha riat ii after consecration mav be seen from the s statement of pope urban the hands of the pontiff are raised to an eminence granted to none of the an angels gels of creating god the creator ol of all things and of offering him up for the salvation of the whole world he that created me says th the cardinal ariti naj gave me if it be lawful to tell to create myself such ft a doctrine as the foregoing could only e emanate from minds en shrouded in clar darkness kness and debased to a degree akin to heathenism its sacrilegious character surpassed blasphemy and breight the idea of deity itself into cou tempt and yet i such a doctrine was held field by the reputed head of the church of christ who arrogated to be the vicegerent ot of god upon earth the communion service or the ceremony ot of the consecration and oblation of the host or was also known as the service of hig high h or low mass low mass when the consecration was spoken bagh mass when it was sun sensor or chanted usually the latter mode was attended with great pomp aud and solemnity TUB THE DOCTRINE OP OF indulgences had its origin in the theory of an intermediate ter mediate state stale ot the saul so ul in which state named purgatory the indulgence of the pope or priest was effectual ual in the emancipation ot ol all who were granted suca forgiveness or indulgence dul gence I 1 his was a doctrine of the most pernicious character and was carriea to such lengths as to completely expose the vile inwardness ot the roman see and the corruption ol of the koman church it may be proper to state stage that isolated individuals and even organized sects were in existe existence nati at and prior to these days of perversity who decried these abuses but their influence iu in the midst ol 01 ox such inch dense i ignorance gu oranee and add scarcely made an impression upon lue sweeping na tide of corruption we we are now treading upon the thres L old ot of the reformation which took a tangible shape in the latter part ot of the laca century in the labors ofleter of 0 peter Veter waldo a rich merchant t ui tf f lyons prance france ruch much importer ioe is atti attached clied uy many Carist Cari iau to the particular part lie he in his hia time many supposing that through the was waa preat preserved ived to modern christianity its pure pare principles and the true remains mains ot of tue priesthood left upon the danh by the savior ORIGIN OF THE VAUDOIS before the days of waldo there had existed in the valleys of piedmont a religious relia ious people called the cathari who in ane eleventh centor yi came from bulgaria into italy they were the puritans of bf that time and known by the names of gazall pauli cans can s or publicans Public ans cans etc milner informs us that they were accused of imbibing the dol doctrines abines arines of the sect of that iii name juie this sect he says first arose la in persia early as the year 70 0 A p a and nd though opposed to the catholic holic olin church wh it 11 was found upon a critical exam examination ina altheir of their tenets tenet of faith which re r e lecter the jd Tests testament men to be b bat n t another outgrowth and iad admixture 0 of I 1 Pagani OT and so termed christianity Alt although nourA ii much at ach het persecuted by tine the Romani Church the sect et survived and about the year 1009 LY emerged from obscurity from aly taly and spread into 0 other aher countries it is also certain that the inhabitants of ed piedmont were known as the vaudois or ses es milner in chapter I 1 t thirteenth century informs us thit that A mistake from rom similarity of names and that reter peter waldo was th adu founder clivi ler of these chesi churches gor fox the e name if anses ses being easily 1 changed d into id dupes the Ru Riman manish tilt improved this very easy easl jand nd natural mistake into an argument argow at against the antiquity of oa I 1 these theop bexes and denied that they hey ba had any ny ey |
