The two Babylons, or, The papal worship proved to be the worship of Nimrod and his wife : with sixty-one woodcut illustrations from Nineveh, Babylon, Egypt, Pompeii, &c

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by  Hislop, Alexander

\ STUDIA IN
THE LIBRARY
of
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY
Toronto
THE TWO BABYLONS
OR
THE PAPAL WORSHIP
PROVED TO BE
THE WORSHIP OF NIMROD AND HIS WIFE
TKHttb SftB*one IHaoo&cut ^lustrations from
NINEVEH, MBYLON, EGYPT, POftPEH,
BY THE LATE
REV. ALEXANDER HISLOP
OF EAST FREE CHURCH, ARBROATH
popular Edition
LONDON
S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO.
8 & 9 PATERNOSTER ROW
1903
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LOED JOHN
SCOTT,
AS A TESTIMONY OF RESPECT
FOR HIS TALENTS, AND THE DEEP AND ENLIGHTENED INTEREST
TAKEN BY HIM IN THE SUBJECT OF
PRIMEVAL ANTIQUITY
;
AS WELL AS AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE FOR
MANY MARKS OF COURTESY AND KINDNESS
RECEIVED AT HIS HANDS
;
IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED
BY HIS OBLIGED AND FAITHFUL SERVANT,
THE AUTHOR.

CONTENTS.
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NOTB BY THE E.DITOK,... .. .. .. .. .. .. vii
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION, viii
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION, . . . . . . xi
INTRODUCTION, 1
...
CHAPTER
I. .4
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OF THE Two SYSTEMS,
CHAPTER
...II..
OBJECTS OF WORSHIP.
SectionI. TrinityinUnity, 12
II. TheMotherand Child, andthe Original ofthe Child, . .. 2119
Sub-Section i. The ChildinAssyria, . . . .40
IT. The ChildinEgypt, . . . .46
,, in. TheChild inGreece, . . . .55
iv. TheDeathofthe Child, . . .58
v. The Deification ofthe Child, . . .74
III. The Motherofthe Child, . .
CHAPTER
III.
...........
FESTIVALS.
.91
Section I. Christmas and Lady-day, ...
II. Easter, 103
III. The NativityofSt. John, .113
IV. TheFeastoftheAssumption, . . . .125
CHAPTER IV.
...
DOCTRINE A.ND D.ISCIP.LINE.
.129
Section I. BaptismalRegeneration,
.144
II. Justificationby Works,
III. The Sacrificeofthe Mass, . . 156
IV. ExtremeUnction, . .165
,, V. Purgatoryand Prayersfor the Dead, . . .167
vi CONTENTS.
CHAPTER V.
RITES AND CEREMONIES.
PAK
.171
Section I. IdolProcessions, . . . . .
II. RelicWorship, . . 176
III. The Clothing andCrowning ofImages, . . 181
IV. TheRosaryandtheWorshipoftheSacred Heart, . . 187
V. Lampsand Wax-Candles, . . . . . .191
VI. TheSignoftheCross, . 197
CHAPTER VI.
......
RELIGIOUS ORDERS.
Section I. TheSovereign Pontiff, 206
II. Priests, Monks, andNuns, . . 219
CHAPTER VII.
...
THE Two DEVELOPMENTS HISTORICALLY AND PROPHETICALLY CONSIDERED.
Section I. TheGreat Red Dragon. . 225
II. The BeastfromtheSea, . .... 242
III. The BeastfromtheEarth, . . 256
,, IV. The Image ofthe Beast, . . ... 263
V. TheNameofthe Beast, the Numberof hisName theInvisible
......
Head of the Papacy, . 269
... ....
CONCLUSION, 282
. ...
APPENDIX, 291
INDEX, . . . . 325
NOTE BY THE EDITOK.
HAD the lamented Author been spared to superintend the issue of
the Fourth Edition of his work, it is probable he would have felt
himself called upon to say something in reference to the political and
ecclesiastical events that have occurred since the publication of the
last Edition. By the authoritative promulgation of the dogma of
the Popes Infallibility, his argument as to thetime of the slaying of
the Witnesses, and his identification of the Roman pontiff as the
legitimate successor of Belshazzar have been abundantly confirmed.
It is gratifying to the Authors friends to know that the work has
been so favourably received hitherto, and that no one, so far as we
are aware, has ventured to challenge the accuracy of the historical
proofs adduced in support of the startling announcement on the
title page. But it is deplorable to think that, notwithstanding all
the revelations made from time to time of the true character and
origin of Popery, Ritualism still makes progress in the Churches, and
that men of the highest influence in the State are so infatuated as to
seek to strengthen their political position by giving countenance to a
system of idolatry. If Britons would preserve their FREEDOM and
their pre-eminence among the nations, they should never forget the
Divine declaration, "Them that honour ME I will honour, and they
that despise ME shall be lightly esteemed."
It only remains for the Editor to say that the work has been
carefully revised throughout, and a few trifling errors in the refer
ences have, in consequence, been corrected. One or two notes also,
enclosed in brackets, have been added, and the Index has been some
what extended.
R. H.
BLAIR BANK, POLMONT STATION, N.B.,
January 1871.
,
vii
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
SINCE the appearing of the First Edition of this work, the Author
has extensively prosecuted his researches into the same subject;
and the result has been a very large addition of new evidence.
Somewhat of the additional evidence has already been given to
the public, first through the columns of the British Messenger,
and then in the publication entitled "The Moral Identity of Babylon
and Home," issued by Mr. Drummond of Stirling. In the present
edition of " The Two Babylons," the substance of that work is
also included. But the whole has now been re-written, and the
mass of new matter that has been added is so much greater than
all that had previously appeared, that this may fairly be regarded
as an entirely new work. The argument appears now with a com
pleteness which*, consid*ering th*e obscur*ity in w*hich the subject had
long been wrapped, the Author himself, only a short while ago,
could not have ventured to anticipate as a thing capable of attain
ment.
On the principle of giving honour to whom honour is due, the
author gladly acknowledges, as he has done before, his obligations
to the late H. J. Jones, Esq. to whose researches Protestantism
is not a little indebted who was the first that directed his attention
to this field of inquiry. That able, and excellent, and distinguished
writer, however, was called to his rest before his views were matured.
His facts, in important instances, were incorrect; and the conclu
sions at which he ultimately arrived were, in very vital respects,
directly the reverse of those that are unfolded in these pages.
Those who have read, in the Quarterly Journal of Prophecy, his
speculations in regard to the Beast from the Sea, will, it is believed,
readily perceive that, in regard to it, as well as other subjects, his
argument is fairly set aside by the evidence here adduced.
In regard to the subject of the work, there are just two remarks
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