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The Court of the Gentiles Part 3 · Theophilus Gale

The Court of the Gentiles Part 3, Book 2 · Chapter 2

CHAP. II. Pagan Philoſophie the cauſe of al Antichriſtianiſme.

Pagan Philoſophie the cauſe 1. of Monachiſme and Myſtic Theologie; 2. Of Scholaſtic Theologie and Pelagianiſme; 3. Of Canonic Theologie; (1) Its forme, 1 Tim. 4.1. foreign, Col. 2.8. (2) Its Mater, 1 Tim. 4.1. foreign. Antichriſts Canoniſed Saints an Imitamen of the Philoſophers Demons. Their Parallel [1] in Origine; [2] In formal foreign. [3] In Mediatorſhip, Col. 2.9, 10, 19. 1 Tim. 4.2. foreign, in imitation. foreign, an foreign, or imitation of Pagan foreign. 1 Tim. 4.2. The eſſence of Antichriſts Apoſtaſie in Idolatrie, Rev. 17.5. Rev. 13.1. (1) Al Commemorations of Saints at their Graves, Demon-worſhip. (2) Saints Holy-daies and Feſtivals from Demon-worſhip. (3) Saints Images, Croſſes, and Reliques from Demons, &c. (4) Sacrifices and Offerings to Saints from Demons, Pſal. 106.28. 1 Cor. 10.21. foreign. (5) Exorciſme, and Popiſh Miracles from Demons, 1 Tim. 4.1, 2. Eph. 4.14. Pythagoreans great Magicians, as Apollonius Tyanaeus, &c. (6) Invocation of Saints. (7) Popiſh Rites, viz. holy water, fire, garments, &c. from Demons. (8) Antichriſts Faſts, &c. from Demons, 1 Tim. 4.3. (9) Monaſtic Life and Rules Demon-Doctrines, 1 Tim. 4.3. Col. 2.21. foreign. (10) Workes of Supererogation and Merits from Demon-Doctrines, 1 Tim. 4.7, 8, 9. Col. 2.23. foreign, 2 Tim. 4.4. (11) Purgatorie from Plato's foreign. Offerings and Prayers for the Dead from Pagan foreign. (12) Antichriſts Primatie an Imitamen of the Pagan; its Origine at Alexandria, but its chief ſeat at Rome. The Pope a Demonarch, in Imitation of Divus Auguſtus, who was Pontifex Maximus. 2 Theſ. 2.3. foreign, extenſive and intenſive. v. 4. foreign. the Roman Emperors Demons; foreign the Emperor called foreign, i. e. Divus Auguſtus. foreign, to rule; foreign what? foreign, i.e. as a Demon. The Popes gradual Advances. Al Patriarchs from Pagan Inſtitutes. (13) Al Popiſh Traditions from Demon-Dogmes. 1 Tim. 4.1. A Summarie of the whole.