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apostle- 2 Thessalonians 2nd 4th There shall come a falling away- & the Man of sin shall be revealed, who opposeth & exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped as God: so that he as God setteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God- This man of sin, the Pope of Rome together with his unclear of cardinals have brought the greatest cloud upon the cause of Christ. The persecution in doctrines, in malice, in tortures & blood, when this false friend has carried on exceed any thing which the pages of history furnish beside. The horrid scenes of murder & devastation which he carried on in Germany France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, & Spanish America, were sparking to every feeling of humanity- It is noticed by historians that cruelty was studied as an art, & that persecution might be carried to the highest pitch, there were societies formed in various parts