They shall learn through
me that the Church knew no adornment once, but the presence of the pure;
that the priest craved no finer vestment than his holiness; that the
Gospel, which once taught humility and now raises dispute, was in former
days the rule of faith--sufficient for all wants, powerful over all
difficulties. Through me they shall know that in times past it was the
guardian of the heart; through me they shall see that in times present
it is the plaything of the proud; through me they shall fear that in
times future it may become the exile of the Church! To this task I have
vowed myself; to overthrow this idolatry--which, like another paganism,
rises among us with its images, its relics, its jewels, and its gold--I
will devote my child, my life, my energies, and my possessions. From
this attempt I will never turn aside--from this determination I will
never flinch. While I have a breath of life in me, I will persevere in
restoring to this abandoned city the true worship of the Most High!'
He ceased abruptly.
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