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The
Two Babylons
or
The
Papal Worship
Proved
to be
the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife
By
the Late Rev. Alexander Hislop
First
published as a pamphlet in 1853
greatly expanded in 1858
Contents
Introduction
I.
The Two Systems
Distinctive Character of the Two Systems
II.
Objects of Worship
1. Trinity in Unity
2. The Mother and Child, and the
Original of the Child
a. The Child in Assyria
b. The Child in Egypt
c. The Child in Greece
d. The Death of the Child
e. The Deification of the
Child
3. The Mother of the Child
III.
Festivals
1. Christmas and Lady-day
2. Easter
3. The Nativity of St. John
4. The Feast of the Assumption
IV.
Doctrine and Discipline
1. Baptismal Regeneration
2. Justification by Works
3. The Sacrifice of the Mass
4. Extreme Unction
5. Purgatory and Prayers for the
Dead
V.
Rites and Ceremonies
1. Idol Procession
2. Relic Worship
3. The Clothing and Crowning
of Images
4. The Rosary and the Worship
of the Sacred Heart
5. Lamps and Wax-Candles
6. The Sign of the Cross
VI.
Religious Orders
1. The Sovereign Pontiff
2. Priests, Monks, and Nuns
VII.
The Two Developments Historically and Prophetically Considered
1. The Great Red Dragon
2. The Beast from the Sea
3. The Beast from the Earth
4. The Image of the Beast
5. The Name of the Beast, the Number
of His Name -- the Invisible Head of the Papacy
Conclusion
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