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THE A fVl fcz. h- ic; a ij READ AND COMPARE A. P. A. Principle! With the Canon Law and Several O.itht of the Ro man CiithotiC Church, Hot Judg for Vour.nl Which H Ilia Trua Spir.t of Amerumiitm in Thm, th A. P. A. Principle or tlte Dilolcal Otol.gat-on Tkn by Rom' Minion a. A. 1". A. IVIm The rilln Inii ar the divIarwUon of prlti C'l'", t ! I.y ili National t'ouix'll nf th rV. I'. A. Ml lMM.lin: "Uiynlty In mir AiiifrlraiiUni, )iU-h known iiclili r Mi tli. pUi-o, rit. mist, unr ptrty. In llu'llr-l rHjiili'iiii'iil fur lui'nitnr afclp In tli Annririiu Prutivilve Awnt'lntlnn "I'll Aim'Hriiu I'riMivltvi! AmiK'IiiI luu l oi unlit lent parly, anil il.ni nut o.iiilrul tli Hli I allliiiil Inn uf Hi iiii'iiitii r; tit I It tarlit'i tln'iu U 1h lnlMiN4y urilvti lu tlir t. niri;l' i.f I lu ir jtitlit ii-nl itutii's In or mil f party lim it, boi-nuM) It lii'llrvoa Unit all proWrnm I'nnfrnMlnit our h-. iplo will In to u ml K.1II1I l y n roUM'IrutiouM dlwlinixw of th iIuiIi'k of clllniikhlp by nviry liullvliliml. "Wlllll' toll'l.lllt of Mil lTi-1'lls. It Imlilit lli' ubjivllon ami miypurt loniiy political power ot conlrolliil by AiihtIouii cKIziwim, unit Utilolu-Ului-i-iiil If not itri'iitvr ovrrrli:iiiy than tin' Kovcriuiifiit of tlio InlU'd Stitton, In IrnvouvlluMu Willi AiimtIchu oil Iwiialilp. It It, tlii'rvforn, oppow'il to t lit- Imlillng of olllcfs tn lnli or imlluiiul gori-tiiim-nt by any mih JtfCt or aiipportvr of such m-lraliuitic&l owir. V uphold tin' ooimtlttitlon of thu United iUi of Aniprlva, anil no port Inn of It moru tb mi ltn mmniiiti'o of rrltKloua liberty, but wu bolil Hi lii rvlUliiiiK lllx'rty to boguariiif W'oJ to tln liiillvlilmil, anil not to moan that nmliT Hi. pi otvt!on any iin-Aini'rlciin eeclp- lMttcnl powi-r can claim any Absolut cim- Irol over the i'il neat Ion of (-hlldri-n, growing np umliT tbn Mars anil strliHs. 'We consbb'r tlio uon-mH't:iiiaii fno public acliool thn tmlwarkof American luMltut-loiiH, ike bent jiliu'o for tin) ctliinnion of Anioriciiii ClilMren. To keep tbem such, we protest galint tho employment of aubjecta of any uu-Amc rlraii tvclehlastlcal power aa otllcera r toacbem of our public nrliuoU. "We comleinu the auppi.rt out of lln')iil 118 treasury by direct appropriation or by Contract of any aectarliui acliool, reform atory or oilier Institution not owned and Controlled by public authority. "Itollpvlng that exemption from taxation la equivalent to a grant of public funds, wu demand that 110 real or pentoual property be tempt from taxation, the title to which la awl venkid In tlio national or Mate, govern nienta, or In any of their mib-illvlhlmis. "We protest against the enlistment In the Dnlted States army, navy, or the lulllllaof any stum, ot any pcrsou not anactualcitlien Ot the United Sum's. "We demand for the protect Ion of our cltl en laborer the prohibition of the Importa tion of pauper labor, and the restriction of all Immigration to iiersona who cannot show kelr ability and honest Intention to become lf-aupportlng Amerl 'an cltlr.en.s. "We demand the changeof the naturallxa Won lawa by a repeal of the act authorizing the naturalisation of minora, without a pre vious (liH'larallon of Intention, and by pro elding that no alien shall be naturalized or permit ted to vote In any at ate In t he union who cannot apeak the language of the land, afl who cannot prove seven years' cousocu. t)TB rrwidence In thin country from the dat f hla divlaratlon of bis Intention. "We protest against the gross negligence and laxity with which the Judiciary of out land administer the present naturalization laws, and against the practice of naturaliz ing aliens tit the expense of committees ot Candidates as the most prolific source of the present prostitution of American citizenship W the basest uses, "We demand that all hospitals, asylums, rsforinatorles, or other Institutions In which mnople are. under restraint, bo at all times object to public Inspection, whether they re maintained by the public jr by private torporatlons or Individuals. "We demand Unit all u.itlotial or state legislation alTectlng financial, commercial or Industrial Interests bo general In character and lu no Instant tn favor of anyone see I'anof the country, or any one class of the eople." (jllllUUt I. Tlio constitutions of princes are not nporlor, but subordinate to ecclesiastical Constitutions, I The laws of the emperor cannot dis solve the ecclesiastical or canon laws, . It Is not lawful for an emperor to exact anything opposed to the apostolic rules. 4. It Is not lawful for kings to usurp the things that belong to priests. 8. No custom of anyone can thwart the tatutes of I he popes, t. Let no resistance lie offered to the postollc (can in) precept, but let them be alutlferlously fultllled. T The yoke Imposed by the holy see Is to be borne, though It appear Intolerable and Insupportable. i. The pontiff can neither bo loosed no bound by the secular power. 9. That the Pont Itfwas called God by the pious Prince Constantine, and that as god ho eannot be Judged as man. 10. That as god he Is far above the reach f all human law and Judgment. U. That all laws contrary to the canons and decrees of the Koman prelates are of no force. 12. That all of the ordinances of the pope are unbesltatlugly to bo obeyed. 13. We ought not even to speak to one whom the popo has ex -communicated. 14. Trlests are fathers and masters, even f princes. 15. The civil law Is derived from man, but the ecclesiastical or canon law la derived directly from God, by which the pontiff can. In connection with his prelates, make con stitutions for the whole christian world, In natters spiritual. concerning the salvation f aouls, and the right government of the Church; and If necessary Judge and dispose sf all the temporal goods of ail christians. 14. A heretic, holding or teaching false (octrlne concerning the sacraments. Is ex Communicated and degraded, and handed er to the secular court. 17. Secular princes unwilling to swear to lefend the church against heretics are ex. communicated, and they are laid under an Interdict. 18. The goods ot heretics are to be con lacated and applied to the church. 19. Advocates or notaries, favoring here c, or their defenders, or pleading for them In law suits, or writing documents for them, are Infamous and suspended from otlice. 20. The secular powers, whether perma ent or temporary, are bound to swear that they will exterminate, according to their power, Ul heretics condemned by the ch urch ; and a temporal lord not purging his land ot teretlcs, la ex-communlcated. tl Those signed with the cross tor the ex tern. Ion! loo of hrreltcn. relolee In the privi lege gr:iiitsl to to the crusaders for the help of tiu' holy land. J.'. Tin y are absolved from all obligations wtiii are In any Ismnd to tiereUra. ?i Whoever tiles lii bit! I In against the utiU-llf tiio;, iiierimtbe kingdom of heaven. "I We do not t'Mict-in th homlt'leea to w hom It in-iy have liin nej In their aeal for I lu ir motber church against the ei-coujUiU-lil. :ited. 10 kill mm .ie of them. 2. Tint t'uholi : I'rlu.N's are bound, both by civil til l common law, not to receive or tod rate heretics, and much moist am not to penult their riles, or tit her everclse of their religion, or rather, their false m l, but are most solemnly Isiiiud everywhere, to repel and expel theiu, J'l Tlio following temporal punishments are to be enforced on heretics: 1st infamy, and the consequent disqualifications for all civil acts. 2nd-Intestability, as well active as passive dli.it Is. they can neither make nor will Inherit what Is left to them by others). 3rd -Loss of paternal power over children. 4lh Loss of dowry, and other privileges granted to women. fth--l'ont1s4'a-tlou of nil gisids. tith--Thal vassals and slaves and other are free, from all, even sworn ohllgut Ions due to their lord or Mi ni her. Tlh--t'iipltal corporal punishment. esptsMally death, and perpetual Imprison ment, 27, The canon law forbids all toleration. 2s. That metropolitans and bishops are to x-vommunleatti htm who grants liberty of Conscience, 2U. No oath is to be kept toward heretic prlucea. lords or til hers. l. Heretics .irt to be deprived of all civil and paternal rights. 31, The pope can absolve from all oaths. 32. Kvery bishop Is ordinary Judge In a cause of heresy. Th reason la because the bishops can ex-ofllclo. and ought to extirpate heretics, and Indict upon them the due pun ishments, and to this are bound on pain of deposition, ltesldes, are the Inquisitors es pecially deputed by tlio apostolic see. Kvery bishop In hla diocese Is thought to bo, and In reality Is, a natural Inquisitor, (liter ally born Inquisitor), so as to have the same power with those already mentioned lu a cause of heresy. 3.1. In every promissory ath, although absolutely taken, there aro certain condi tions tacitly understood, amongst which are: 1st If I can; 2nd To save the right and authority of a superior; 3rd When tko oath supposes the honor of the apostolic see to be Illicit. lit. That tliocouucll of Trent, (the last and groat authority of Homo), decrees and com mands that the sacred canons and all gen eral councils, also the other apostolic enact ments Issued In favor of ecclesiastical per sons of ecclesiastical liberty, and against its violators, allot which by this present decree It renews, and must bo exactly observed by all. ( unllmira Oalli. .cardinal of the Holy Uoman "I, church, do promise and swear that, from this time to the end of m life, I will e faithful and obedient unto St. l'eter, the holy apos tolic Koman church, and our most holy lord, the pope of lloine, and his successors, canon Ically and lawfully elected: that I will give no advice, consent or assistance against tho pontifical majesty and person; that I will never knowingly and advisedly, to their In Jury or disgrace, make public the councils entrusted to nie by themselves, or by mes sengers or letters; also that 1 will give them any assistance In retaining, defending and recovering the Uoman papacy and the regalia of Peter, with all my might and endeavor, so far as the rights and privileges ot my order will allow It, and will defend them against all their honor and state, and I will direct and defend, with due form aud honor, the legates and nuncios of the apostolic see. In tho territories, churches, monasteries and other benefices committed to my keeping; and I will cordially co-operate with them and treat them with honor In their coming, abiding and returning, and that I will resist unto blood all persons whatsoever who shall attempt anything against them. That I will, by every way and by every means strive to preserve, augment, and advance the rights, honors, privileges, the authority of the Holy Komiin bishop, our lord tho popo and his before mentioned successors, and that, at w hatever time anything shall be decided to their prejudice, which is out of my power to hinder, as soon as 1 shall know that any steps or measures have been takeu In the matter. 1 will make It known to the same, our lord or his successors, or some other per son by whose means It may be brought to their knowledge. That I will keep aud carry out and cause others to keep and carry out the rules of tho holy father, the decrees, ordinances, dispens itious, reservations, pro visions, apostolic inundates and constitu tions of the Holy Father Sextus, of happy memory, as to visiting the thresholds of tho apostles at certain prcscrllied times, accord ing to the tenor of that which I have Just read through. That 1 will seek out and op pose, persecute and fight (ouinl conatu per svcuturuiuct lmpugnaturuni) against here tics or schismatics who oppose out lord, the pope of Koine, and his before-mentioned suc cessors, aud this 1 will do with every possible effort." t (Signature) then sent to the popo. ltisliop's Oath. , elect of the diocese, from heuceforward will be faitlif ul and obedient to St. Peter the Apostle aud to the Holy Koman church, and to our lord, the holy pope of Koine, and to his suc cessors, canonically entering, 1 will neither advise, consent nor do anything that they may lose life or member, or that their per sons may be seized, or hands la anywise laid upon them, or any Injuries offered to them, under any pretenco whatsoever. The coun sel with which they shall Intrust me by them selves, their messengers or letters, 1 will not knowingly reveal to any, to their prejudice, 1 will help them to defend and keep the Ko man papacy and the royalties of St. Peter against all men. The legate of the apostolic sec, going aud coming, I will honorably treat and help lu his necessities. The rights, honors, privileges and authority of tho Holy Roman church of our lord, the pope, and his aforesaid successors, I will endeavor to pre serve, defend, Increase and advance. 1 will not be In any counsel, action or treaty. In which shall lie plotted against our said lord aud Roman church, anything to tho hurt or prejudice of their persons, rights honor, state or power, and, if I shall know any such thing to be treated or agitated by any whatsover, I will hinder it to my utmost, and as soon as I can, I will signify It to our lord. The ordi nance and mandates of the pope, 1 will ob serve with all my might and cause to be ob served by others. "Heretics, schismatics and rebels to our said lord or his successors, I will to my " most persecute and oppose. "Hereticos, schlsmatlcos et re belles eldem IXimlno nostro vel successorlbus predictie pro posse perstxjuar et oppugn bo." "I will come to a council whet 'am called, I will visit Uiu threshold of the apostles every throe years and give an account of our lord of all my pastoral office and of the things belonging to my diocese, to the dis cipline of my ciergy aud p-s.ple. I will In like msniH-r humbly twelve and diligently -'!i! !! aputtuUc ctjeisnsiids. !f I as detained by a lawful Impediment, I will per form the aforesaid by a n.en.ls r of my chap ter or a priest of n,y dioet . fully Instruct. si In all things a'love mention, d. The p. klotis belonging to 1. y table. I will neither H'll in. rolhernlse allenale without consult ing the Ktniiuii (mil 1 1 IT. N) k p 11, e God and these holy gospels of God." I tlg nature!, f'iit to the Komlsh Manager. l'rlcsfn iit!lt. .now in the presence of "1 Almighty God. the blessed Virgin .Mary, the blessed Michael the Archangel, the lilesst d St. John tho Hapllst. the Holy Apostles St. l'eter ami St. Paul and the Saints and tho Hat-red Hosts of Heaven, and to you. n,y lord, 1 do de 'litre from 11, y be rt, without mental reservation that the poH Is Christ's vlcar geucral aud Is tho true and only head of the universal church throughout the earth, and that, by virtue of the keys of binding and loosing given to hla holiness by Jesus Christ ho has power to (lepuo heretical kings, princes, stall's, common weall hs and govern ments, all U'iug Illegal without his hat red ronllruialioii, and that they may safely lie destroyed. Therefore to the utmost of my power, 1 will defend this doctrine aud his holiness' rights aud customs against all usurpersof tho Protestant authority what soever, especially against the now pretended authority and church In Kuglaud aud all ad herents, tn regard that they be usurpal and heretical, opposing tue sacred mother of the church of Kome. "I do denounce and disown any allegiance as duo to any Protestant king, prince or state or obedience to any of their Inferior oflicers. 1 do further declare tlio doctrine of tho church of F.nglaud, of tho t'alvlulsts, llugucuota ami other Protestants, to be damnable and those to be damned who will not forsake the same. "I do further declare that 1 will help, assist aud advise all or any of his holiness' agents In any place wherever I shall bo, and to do my utmost to extirpate the Protestant doc trine and to destroy all their pretended power, regal orotherwlse. 1 do further prom ise and declare that, notwithstanding I may be permitted by dispensation to assume any heretical religion (Proteat ant dcnouiluat ions) for the propagation of the mother church's Interest, to keep secret and private all her agents' counsels as they entrust mo, and not to divulge, directly or indirectly, by word, writing or circumstances whatsoever, but to execute all which shall be proposed, given in charge or discovered unto mo by you, my most reverend lord and bishop. "All of which I, , do swear by the blessed Trinity and blessed Sacrament which 1 am about to receive, to perform on my part to keep Inviolably, aud do call on all the Heavenly and Glorious Host of Heaven to witness my real Intentions to keep this my oath. "In testimony whereof I take this most holy and blessed Sacrament of tho Eucharist, and witness the same further with my con secrated band, lu the presence of my holy bishop and all the priests who assist him In my ordination to the priesthood." Extreme Out h of the Jesuit. I, , now In tho presence of Almighty God, tho blessed Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael tho archangel, the blessed St. John the Baptist, the holy Apostles St. Peter aud St. Paul and tho saints and sacred host tit heaven, and to you my ghostly father, the superior general of the society of Jesus, founded by Saint Ignatus Loyola in the pon tillcatlon of Paul the Third, and continued to the present, do, by the womb of the virgin, tho matrix of God, and tho rod of Jesus Christ declare and swear that his holiness, the pope, Is Christ's viee-gorent, and la the true and only head of the Catholic or uni versal church throughout tho earth; and that by virtue of the keys of binding aud loosing given to his holiness by my Savior, Jesus Christ, ho hath power to depose her etical kings, princes, states, commonwealths and governments, all being illegal without his sacred continuation, and they may be safely destroyed. Therefore, to the utmost of my power, I will defend this doctrine and his holiness' right, and custom against all usurpers of tlio heretical or Protestant authority whatsoever, especially tho Luth eran church of Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and the now pretended authorities and churches of England and Scotland, and branches of the same now established In Ireland, and on the continent of America, and elsewhere, and all adherents in regard that they be usurped and heretical, opposing the sacred church f Koine. 1 do now denounce and disown any alleg iance as due to any heretical king, prince or state named Protestant or Liberals or obedience to any ot their laws, magistrates or officers. I do further declare that the doctrine of the churches of England and Scotland, of the Calvlnists, Huguenots and others of the name of Protestant or Liberals, to bo dam- eablo, and they then. stives to be damned who will not forsake the same. I do further decH 9 that I will help, assist and advise all or any of his holiness' agents, In any place wherever I shall be, In S itzer land, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Not way, England, Iceland or America, or In any other kingdom or territory, I shall come to, and do my utmost to extirpate the hereti cal Protestant or Liberal doctrines, and to destroy all their pretended powers, legal or otherwise. 1 do further promise and declare that, not withstanding I am dispensed with to assume any religion heretical for the propagation of the mother church's Interest, to keep secret and private all her agents' councils from time to time, as tbcv entrust me. and not to divulge, directly or Indirectly, by word, writing or circumstances whatever, but to execute all that shall be proposed, given in charge, or discovered unto me, by you or my ghostly father, or any of this sacred con vent. 1 do further promise and declare that I will have no opinion or will of my own or any mental reservation whatsoever, even as a corpse or cadaver (perlnde ac cadaver), but will unhesitatingly obey each and every Command that I may receive from my super tors in the militia of the pope and of Jesus Christ, That I will go to any part of the world whithersoever I may be sent, to the frozen regions of the north, the burning sands of the desert of Africa, or the plngles of India, to the centers of civilization of Europe, or to the wild haunts of the barbarous savages of America, without murmuring or repining and will be submissive In all things whatso ever, co ntuuiilcated to nie. I do furthermore promise and declare that I will, when opportunity presents, make and wage relentless war, secretly or openly, against all heretics, Protest ants and Liberals as I am directed to do, to extirpate them from the face of the whole earth, and that I will spare neither age, sex or condition, and that C will hang, burn, waste, boll, flay, strangle and bury alive these infamous heretics; rip up the stomachs and wombs of tttelr women and crush their Infants' heads against the walls in order to annihilate their execrable race. That when the same cannot ! done openly, I will ms rvlly use the pola otioua rujk, th Mtraiitriilailng ror.l, th tel of the polnard. or the leaden bullet, regard leaa of the honor, rank, dignity or authority of the person or persons, whatever may their condition In life, either public or priv ate, aa I at any time may be directed ao to do by any agent of the pope or auperlor of the brot he'h' mm of the holy father, of the MH-lety ( f Jeu. In continual Ion of hlch I hereby dedicate my life, iny soul ami all corporal powers, and with this dagger which I now receive, 1 will subscribe my name, written In my blood, in testimony thereof; and should I prove false or weaken lu my determination, may my brethren and fellow soldiers of the militia of the pope cut off my hands and my feet, and my throat from ear to car, my belly opened aud sulphur burned therein, with all the punishment lhat can tie Indicted upon me on earth aud my soul be tortured by demons In an eternal hell forever. All of w hich I do swear by the blessed trinity, and blessed sacrament which I am now to receive, to perform, and on my part to keep Inviolably; and do Call ail the heavenly and glorious host of heaven to witness these, my real Intentions, to keep this my oath. In testimony hereof I take this most holy and blessed sacrament of the eueharlst. and witness tho same further, with my name written with the point of this dagger, dipped tn my own blood, and seal lu the face of this holy convent lie receives the wafer from the superior and writes his name with tin' point of hla dagger, dlppefl In his own hbiod, taken from over the heart. 1 The Fen hut's Out It. "I swear by almighty God, by all In heaven and earth, by the holy prayer-book of my holy church, by the blessed Virgin Mary mot her of God, by hersorrow and grief at the cross, by her tears and waitings, by the holy apostles St. Peter and Paul, by the glorious apostle of Ireland St. Patrick by the blessed and holy church of all ages, by the holy national martyrs, to fight upon the Irish soil, to tight for the Independence of Ireland to fight until I die, wading In the red gore of tlio Sassenach (Protestant) for tho glorious cause of nationality; to fight until not a single vestige, track or footstep. Is left to tell that tlie holy soil of Ireland was ever trodden by the Sassenach tyrants aud murderers; aud, morover, when the Protestant robbers ami oruies in Ireland shall bo murdered and driven Into the sea like tho swine our Lord Jesus Christ caused to bo drowned, then wo shall embark for, and take England, and root out every ves tige of the accursed blood of the heretic adulterer, Henry VIII., and possess our selves of tho hoists who have so long kept our Island of saints Old Ireland In the chains of bondage, driven us from her shores, exiles Into foreign lauus. I will wade In the blood of Orangemen and heretics (Protest ant) who do not Join us and become our selves. Scotland too, having given aid and succor to tho beast, we shall live In her gore. We shall not give up until we have restored our holy faith all ovor the British Isles. To all of this I sincerely and conscien tiously swear with my eyes blinded, not knowing who to me administers this oath Oath of the Clan-na-CJiiel. Tho following is tho oath taken by the members of that famous Romish 1 Catholic society: "I (name in full) do solemnly swear In the presence of Almighty God, that I will labor while life Is left In me to establish and de fend a republican form of government in Ireland; that I will keep secret the names and everything connected with the Irish brotherhood from all not entitled to know such secrets; that I will obey and comply with the constitution and laws of the same, that I will preserve the funds of this order for tlie cause of Irish revolution alone as specified in the constitution; that I will deem It my special duty and mission to promote and foster sentiments of union, brotherly love, nationality, among all Irish. I take this obligation without any mental reservation, boldlngthesame forever binding upon me, and that any violation thereof, or desertion of iny duty to the brotherhood is infamous, and merits the severest punishment, so help me God." 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