...were still observed, with only some slight alterations ; all this swelled of necessity the torrent of superstition, and deformed the beauty of the Christian...here, that the famous Pagan doctrine, concerning the purijication of departed souk, by means of a certain kind offlre, was more amply explained and confirmed...

...institutions were still observed with only some slight alterations ; all this swelled of necessity the torrent of superstition, and deformed the beauty of the Christian...doctrine, concerning the purification of departed souk, X Lactantius, Diviaar. IntlUutionem, lib. ip 164. Hcsiodus, Opp. ct Dier. vcr. 121 Compare with...

...institutions were still observed with only some slight alterations ; all this swelled of necessity the torrent of superstition, and deformed the beauty of the Christian...paganism, which still subsist in a certain church. Jt will not be improper to observe here, that the famous pagan doctrine, concerning the purification...

...institutions v>ere still observed with only some slight alterations; all this swelled of necessity the torrent of superstition, and deformed the beauty of the Christian...corrupt remains of paganism, which still subsist in the Christian church, and the famous pagan doctrine, concerning the purif -cation of departed souls,...

...Church respecting indulgences. No. 4. Butler's Book of the Roman Catholic Church, In the fifth century, the famous Pagan doctrine, concerning the purification of departed souls, by means of a certain kind of Jire, was more amply explained and confirmed than it had formerly been. See particularly concerning...

...doubtful expressions of the- latter fathers, and in which we may discern art obvious resemblance to the famous pagan doctrine, concerning the purification...departed souls by means of a certain kind of fire, was partly introduced at last in the spirit of it, towards the close of the fifth century, and by Gregory...

...doubtful expressions of the latter fathers, and in which we may discern an obvionjn-eseinblance to the famous pagan doctrine, concerning the purification of departed souls by means of a certain Rind o€ fire, was partly introduced at last in the spirit of it, towards the close of the fifth century,...

...of the cross, in defeating the attempts of Satan, and removing all soils of sickness and calamities. The famous Pagan doctrine concerning the purification...departed, souls by means of a certain kind of fire, ie purgatory, was also fully received and explained. In '.he sixth century Gregory the Great advanced...

...defeating the attempts of Satan, and removing all sorts of sickness and calamities. The famous Paean doctrine concerning the purification of departed souls by means of a certain kind of fire, ie purgatory, was also fully received and explained. In '.he sixth century Gregory the Great advanced...

...which the Church ever inflicted for the most enormous sins. * Mosheim (cent. vp ii. c. iii.) remarks that ' the famous Pagan doctrine concerning the purification...departed souls by means of a certain kind of fire was more amply explained and confirmed now than it had hitherto been,' and he refers to St. Augustin, Da...