says,  "The  mules  and  horses  which
carry  the  popes  and  cardinals  are  cov-
ered with  scarlet  cloth,  so  that  they
may  be  properly  said  to  ride  upon
a  scarlet-coloured  beasV^  Wordsworth
says,  quoting  the  historian  Platina,
"  Paul  IL  made  it  penal  for  any  one  to
wear  hats  of  scarlet  except  cardinals ;
and  he  gave  them  scarlet  trappings
for  their  mules  and  horses."

4.  Decked  with  gold  and  pre-
cious stones  and  pearls— ^The  pomp
and  glare,  and  lavish  richness  of  the
Romish  equipage  and  worship,  are  no-
torious to  all  the  world.  The  Italian
historian  Platina,  quoted  by  Newton,
says  of  Paul  II.:  "In  his  pontifical
vestments  he  outwent  all  his  predeces-
sors, especially  in  his  regno  or  mitre,
upon  if!iich  he  had  laid  out  a  great
deal  of  money  in  purchasing,  at  vast
rates,  diamonds,  sapphires,  emeralds,
chrysolites,  jaspers,  unions,  and  all
manner  of  precious  stones,  wherewith
adorned,  like  another  Aaron,  he  would
appear  abroad  somewhat  more  august
than  a  man,  delighting  to  be  seen  and
admired  by  every  one."  A  golden
cup  in  her  hand — And  so  it  was  said
of  ancient  Babylon,  Jer.  li,  7 :  "  The
nations  have  drunken  of  her  wine,
therefore  the  nations  are  mad."  Full
of. .  .filthiness. .  .fornication  —  Not
wine  alone  is  in  her  cup,  but  drugs
and  philters,  and  stimulants  to  forni-
cation.
5.  Upon  her  forehead. .  .written
— By  Roman  custom  professional  har-
lots  presented  themselves  to  view  with
their  names  inscribed  upoulYvGVY  ^CiT-\

Bons.     Tiiia  harlot  haa  a  iuV\  awd  mo«X


NATIONS  OF  THE  EARTH.
6  And  I  saw  *the  woman  drunk-
en "with  the  blood  of  the  saints,
and  with  the  blood  of  "the  mar-
tyrs of  Jesus :  and  when  I  saw
her,  I  wondered  with  great  admi-
ration.
