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No. V.

An allusion was made in a preceding page, to the singular expression in a prayer, uttered by the Reformer John Craig, the colleague of John Knox. The painful tidings of the St. Bartholomew massacre at Paris, which took place on August 20, 1572, had reached him on Sabbath morning; perhaps after he had entered his pulpit. In his morning prayer, during which he was bathed in tears, he poured out the most fervent supplications for "his dear suffering brethren, the Protestants of Paris, who were in the fiery furnace of persecution, and their blood shed in torrents." Then he added:"And, oh! gude Lord, we cannot forget, in this hour of deep distress, to pray for that puir miserable man-our enemy and the cause of all this bludy butchery of thy ain dear children-even Charles IX., king of France. Oh! gude Lord, tak him by the nape o' the neck, and shake him terribly ower the mouth o' hell! But, oh! most merciful and Almighty God, dinna let him fall in!" This is a specimen of the severity, and the genuine benevolence of the old Reformers.

No. VI.

"And the beast opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle," &c.Rev. xiii. 6.

We have quoted several specimens and proofs of this in the Oration. We subjoin the following from St. Ligori, a saint canonized about twelve years ago, by Rome. In his treatise entitled "The glories of Mary, the Mother of God," he prays to Mary and calls her "Holy Queen mother of mercy:" "Mary, the refuge of repenting sinners:" "Mary, our life, since she obtains for us, the pardon of our sins:" Mary, the hope of all the children of Adam:" "Mary, a powerful advocate: Mary, a compassionate advocate: Mary is Mediatrix between God and sinners:" "Mary preserves her servants from hell: Mary succours her servants in Purgatory: Mary conducts her servants to heaven." See the contents of his book. In p. 35 he declares that "as God so loved us as to give his only son for us; even also did Mary so love us, that she gave her only son for salvation." In p. 32 he says " The Son of God offered himself for us; so did Mary immolate herself at his feet for us." In p. 126, he calls Mary "the Mother of God, the spouse of the Holy Ghost, and the Queen of heaven." In p. 116, he prays, -"O glorious lady! the Lord has confided to you, all the gifts he wishes to dispense to his creatures,even all the treasures of his grace." Again-" God,

before he became incarnate, applied to Mary for her consent. Why? To teach us that our salvation depends entirely on the will of Mary." In p. 131, he says: :-"Imperio Virginis, &c. All are subject to the Virgin Mary's empire, even God himself: that means, that God hears Mary's prayers, as if they were commands." This is a specimen of the religion of Rome in our day. The whole works of St. Ligori, I imported from France, a few years ago.

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MARTYRDOM OF COBHAM.

SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE, Lord Cobham, was the first obieman who suffered martyrdom for his religion in these realms. Committed to the Tower of London on the 23rd of September, 1413; still being fearful of executing him as he was a popular character, and, as one of their own historians relates, "a man of integrity, dearly beloved of the king," he was allowed to go at large; but in a few years, towards the end of 1417, he was apprehended upon a pretended charge against him, and his death was not long delayed; he was dragged upon a hurdle, with insult and barbarity to St. Giles's fields, and there hung alive in chains upon a gallows; and a fire being kindled, was burned slowly to death.

OLD CHRISTIANITY against PAPAL NOVELTIES.-Including

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