in Afcribing the work of Salvation to the Virgin Mary, as may be feen in his Ladies Pfalter, is one of the Popish Saints. This with much more to the fame purpose may be feen at large in the Synopfis Papifmi, before-mentioned. Nor is this Trade of making of Saints yet given over: No Century paffes, but several new Saints are added to the Popish Calender. And it is not to be fuppofed, that the Roman Pontiff will make fo valuable a Préfent as that of a new Saint, to any of the Churches or Religious Orders for nothing: This like the ancient Freedom among the Romans, must be purchafed with a great Sum. At the fame time,the Popes Brokers don't flick at the Price; fince they are fure of making their Money again of the Shrine, with great Advantage; for as Dr. Edwards in his Treatife of the Idolatry of the Church of Rome obferves, "a new Saint

at firit, and fo for a confiderable time, gets the better of all "the reft. D. A. Gavin before-mention'd fays, The Sum fettled by the Pope for the making a Saint is One hundred thousand Growns.

$2. Secondly. A fecond Branch of the Merchandize made by the Church of Rome of the Souls of Men, is the making and paying of Vows to Saints, or fuch as are Canoniz'd by the Pope.

Having hinted at fomething of this Superftition already under the head of Relicks and Pilgrimages, I-fhall say the lefs here; not but that it very well deferves to be Infifted on, and Exposed.

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This piece of Idolatry is a Branch of that Adoration, which the Church of Rome fay is due to Saints in thefe words, "Vows may be made to 'Saints properly as unto "GOD, tho' not altogether in the fame manner " And they are encouraged to that Degree, that contrary to all Laws Divine and Humane; Husbands are deprived of the Power of hindering their Wives from making them.

The Matter of thefe Vows is Various according to the Humour or Condition of the Perfons that make them. One will Vow to go a Pilgrimage to fomne Saint, or Holy Place: Another to enter into fuch a Religious Society, or do fuch a piece of Service, for the Honour of the Church Others again,to Offer a Sum of Money, or such a particular Present to this or that Saint, Image, Society, or Pious ufe.

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And as the Making these Vows, is very much recom mended by the Doctors of the Romish Church; fo the Performance of them as rigidly Infifted on by the Confeffors, who to that end, diligently enquire, among other things, of the Perfons that come to be Confeffed, What Vows they are under, and how they have been complied with; and thofe of them that are not Originally for Money, may be changed into a pecuniary Mulit, and so made Merchandize.

But we fhall fee a much greater Abomination than this, in the Chambers of the Romish Imagery, '..'

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in Afcribing the work of Salvation to the Virgin Mary, as may be feen in his Ladies Pfalter, is one of the Popish Saints. This with much more to the fame purpose may be feen at large in the Synopfis Papifmi, before-mentioned.

Nor is this Trade of making of Saints yet given over: No Century paffes, but feveral new Saints are added to the Popish Calender. And it is not to be supposed, that the Roman Pontiff will make fo valuable a Prefent as that of a new Saint, to any of the Churches or Religious Orders for nothing: This like the ancient Freedom among the Romans, must be purchased with a great Sum. At the fame time,the Popes Brokers don't ftick at the Price; fince they are fure of making their Money again of the Shrine, with great Advantage; for as Dr. Edwards in his Treatife of the Idolatry of the Church of Rome obferves, " a new Saint σε at firft, and fo for a confiderable time, gets the better of all "the reft. D. A. Gavin before-mention'd fays, The Sum fettled by the Pope for the making a Saint is One hundred thousand Crowns.

2. Secondly. A fecond Branch of the Merchandize made by the Church of Rome of the Souls of Men, is the making and paying of Vows to Saints, or fuch as are Canoniz'd

03. Thirdly. I proceed therefore to the third and last Branch of the Merchandize made of Souls departed by the Church of Rome, which I propofed to fpeak to, viz. the Redeeming Souls out of PURGATORY by the help of MASSES, Prayers and Indulgencies, bucano ora va is This is generally reckoned to be the deepest Corruption, and the most profitable Invention that ever that Church was guilty of; and fo peculiar to Rome Papal, That Mr. Jillet obferves, No other Church in Christendom, even the moft Erronious has ever taken it up; And the Prophet's Charge against Idolatrous Ifrael may be here fitly apply'd, They have feparated themselves to that Shame *

The Popes PURGATORY, for fo it may properly be. called, is Defined by the Romish Church, to be "a certain "Infernal Place in the Earth called Purgatory,in the which, "as in a Prifon house, those who were not fully purged in this Life, are fully cleanfed and purg'd by fire, before they "can can be received into Heaven ".

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It is not to be wondred at, that this Monftre ftuck fo long in the Birth; for tho' it was in a fort Conceived by the Monks between the Fourth and Sixth Centuries, and in the following Ages, formed and fashioned by the Bishops and Popes of Rome; yet it was not perfectly Delivered till the Year 1439; and then this Damnable Doctrine was made an Article of Faith by the Council of Florence," and He was Curfed to Hell, that did not believelit.today dƆ oli ni

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