THE TWO REPUBLICS OR ROME AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TO THE COMMON PEOPLE, who heard our common Master gladly, and whose silent, practical experience "throughout the history of the Church, has always been truer and has led the Church in a safer path than have the public decrees of those who claim to be authoritative leaders of theological thought," this book is respectfully dedicated by THE AUTHOR.

PREFACE.

ROME, in its different phases, occupies the largest place of any national name in history. Rome, considered with reference to government, is interesting and important. Considered with reference to religion, it is yet more interesting and more important. But when considered with reference to the interrelationship of government and religion, it is most interesting and most important. It is Rome in this last phase that is the principal subject of study in this book. As in this particular Rome occupies on extreme and the United State of America the other, the latter is considered also, though the plan and limit of the book has made it necessary to give less space to this than the subject deserves.

The principle of Rome in all its phases is that religion and government are inseparable. The principle of the government of the United States is that religion is essentially distinct and totally separate from civil government, and entirely exempt from its cognizance.

The principle of Rome is the abject slavery of the mind ; the principle of the United States of America is the absolute freedom of the mind.

As it Christianity that first and always antagonized this governmental principle of Rome, and established the governmental principle of the United States of America, the fundamental idea, the one thread-thought of the whole book, is to develop the principles of Christianity with reference to civil government, and to portray the mischievous results of the least departure form those principles.

CONTENTS:

CHAPTER I, THE LAST DAYS OF THE REPUBLIC.

CHAPTER II. THE TWO TRIUMVIRATES.

CHAPTER III, THE ROMAN MONARCHY

CHAPTER IV THE TEN PERSECUTIONS OF THE CHRISTIANS

CHAPTER V, CHRISTIANITY AND THE ROMAN EMPIRE STATE

CHAPTER VI, THE RISE OF CONSTANTINE

CHAPTER VII, ANCIENT SUN WORSHIP

CHAPTER VIII, THE FALLING AWAY -- THE GREAT APOSTASY

CHAPTER IX, THE EXALTATION OF THE CHURCH BISHOPS

CHAPTER X, THE RELIGION OF CONSTANTINE

CHAPTER XI. - CONSTANTINE AND THE BISHOPS.

CHAPTER XII. THE UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE.

CHAPTER XIII. THE ORIGINAL SUNDAY LEGISLATION.

CHAPTER XIV. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH.

CHAPTER XV. ARIANISM BECOMES ORTHODOX.

CHAPTER XVI. THE CATHOLIC FAITH RE-ESTABLISHED

CHAPTER XVII. MARY IS MADE THE MOTHER OF GOD.

CHAPTER XVIII. THE EUTYCHIAN CONTROVERSY.

CHAPTER XIX. THE POPE MADE AUTHOR OF THE FAITH - COUNCIL OF LEO.

CHAPTER XX. THE CHURCH USURPS THE CIVIL AUTHORITY.

CHAPTER XXI. THE RUIN OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

CHAPTER XXII. THE SUPREMACY OF THE PAPACY.

CHAPTER XXIII. PROTESTANTISM -- TRUE AND FALSE.

CHAPTER XXIV. THE NEW REPUBLIC.

CHAPTER XXV. THE GREAT CONSPIRACY. National law against God

CHAPTER XXVI. THE BOND OF UNION.

CHAPTER XXVII. WILL IT SUCCEED?

CHAPTER XXVIII. CONCLUSION of The Two Republics - Sunday Papacy

APPENDIX. HOW SUNDAY LAWS ARE ENFORCED.

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