Excerpt from An Account of the Indexes: Both Prohibitory and Expurgatory, of the Church of Rome It cannot, however, be necessary to rest the value of the subject at least of the present work upon any argument merely temporary and defensive. To those, who can estimate the utility of historical monuments, which display the peculiar features of the human mind in the operations of large, conspicuous and powerful societies, whether good or bad, and throw a light upon the distinguishing acts of provi dence, whether appointing or ...
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Excerpt from An Account of the Indexes: Both Prohibitory and Expurgatory, of the Church of Rome It cannot, however, be necessary to rest the value of the subject at least of the present work upon any argument merely temporary and defensive. To those, who can estimate the utility of historical monuments, which display the peculiar features of the human mind in the operations of large, conspicuous and powerful societies, whether good or bad, and throw a light upon the distinguishing acts of provi dence, whether appointing or permitting; and who perceive, that the productions, which are here reviewed, may be regarded as a Grand Index of the sentiment, Spirit, and policy of an empire claiming, with the most critical exact ness, the terrific appellation of the mystery OF iniquity - a work, in any moderate de gree, developing the history and contents of the Indexes of modern Rome, will amply re-q commend itself by its positive and intrinsic character. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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