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CONTENT S.
LETTER I.
Introductory.-Object of these Letters.-Reasons for addressing them
to Chief Justice Taney
LETTER II.
Page 13
The Beginning to be understood.-A Church of God.--The Jewish
Church became Corrupt--had Reformers and Reformations.-Mainly
corrupted by Priests.-The Christian Church became Corrupt-
through what Causes.-The setting up of Mohammedanism and Ro-
manism.-Romanism not the Church Paul found in Rome
LETTER III.
...
20
The Basilica of Saint Peter's a Temple of Art, not a Church.--A Type
of the Romish Church.-Romanism a System of Policy to retain
Power.-The Power it claims-its means of supporting them.. 27
LETTER IV.
Romanism not the Religion of the New Testament.-A Combination
of various political Elements.-A political Compound.—Great Delu-
sions always put forth monstrous Claims.-Priestly Pretensions to
be spurned...
LETTER V.
.......
35
Romanism as a religious System.-Naples.-St. Paul Major a Type of
the Paganism of Romanism.-Holy Water-how made.-Its Uses and
Ends.--St. Anthony's Day.-The Origin of Holy Water
LETTER VI.
42
The Sistine Chapel.--Angelo's Painting.--The Artist's Reply.-In-
cense.-Its Pagan Origin.-Candles: their Use, End, and Origin.—
Candlemass in Rome.-The Light of Candles can not supply the Light
of Truth
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LETTERS
TO THE
HON. ROGER B. TANEY,
CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES,
BY
KIRWAN. Nich
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
329 & 331 PEARL STREET,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1852. M. a. D.