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The war of Antichrist with the Church and Christian civilization : $b Lectures delivered in Edinburgh in October, 1884Dillon, George F.

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The war of Antichrist with the Church and Christian civilization : $b Lectures delivered in Edinburgh in October, 1884

Name: The war of Antichrist with the Church and Christian civilization : $b Lectures delivered in Edinburgh in October, 1884
Author: Dillon, George F.

Dillon, George F.

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The Spirit of Private Judgment advocated by Protestants ends in
    doubt—Disbelief in the Divinity of Christ—Bayle, Spinosa—Deism,
    Pantheism, Atheism—Atheism Absolute—Infidelity in England and
    Germany—Supreme in France through

  III.—VOLTAIRE.                                                         6

    His efforts to advance Atheism—His Parentage, Education and
    Early Life—Corruption of the Age—European Courts, Nobles, and
    People—Gallicanism, Jansenism, and finally Infidelity welcomed
    in France—Voltaire in Society—His banishment to England and
    its Consequences—His return as a confirmed Disbeliever and
    Freemason—His power as a Writer—His attacks upon Religion,
    Morality and Honour—His watchword, “Crush the Wretch”—His
    determination to destroy Christianity—His Conceit—His part in
    the Suppression of the Jesuits—Industry—Disciples—Frederick
    II.—Policy planned for the Destruction of Catholicity—His
    advocacy of Lying—Hypocrisy—Impure, adulterous Life—Every
    form of Christianity doomed by him—Proofs—Faith shown in
    sickness—Final impenitence and terrible Death—Voltaire
    perpetuated in Freemasonry and Secret Societies.

    NOTES.—Correspondence between Frederick II. and Voltaire            10
           Letter of Voltaire to Damilaville                            12

  IV.—FREEMASONRY.                                                      16

    Coincidence of the spread of Freemasonry with that of Atheism
    in Europe—Its Origin from Lælius and Faustus Socinus—The
    Conspiracy of Vicenza—Doctrines and migrations of the
    Socinians—Oliver Cromwell a Socinian and Freemason—Judaism
    in Masonry—Ancient Catholic Guilds of real Masons—Papal
    Charters—Degeneracy consequent on the Reformation—Charter of
    Cologne—Freemasonry in Scotland—Obscurity of its history, until
    the time of Elias Ashmole, its real Modern Founder—Use of
    English and Scotch Freemasonry, by the Stuart partisans—Reason
    of its adoption by Atheism.

    NOTE.—Connection of the Jews with Masonry                           20

  V.—THE UNION AND “ILLUMINISM” OF MASONRY.                             26

    Different “Obediences” in Masonry—Philip Egalité, Grand
    Master of the Scotch Obedience in France, unites it
    with the English and French to form the Grand Orient of
    France—Formation of Lodges, “_Androgyne_” or “Adoption” for
    women—Consequences—“Illuminism” of Saint Martin—Horrible
    corruption and assassination—Various affiliations of
    “Illuminated” Lodges—Designs—Suppression of the Jesuits before
    “Illuminism.”

  VI.—THE ILLUMINISM OF ADAM WEISHAUPT.                                 29

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