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than in former ages; pride and extravagance were fostered under the
guise of religion, and the churches became corrupted. Satan contin-
ued to pervert the doctrines of the Bible, and traditions that were to
ruin millions were taking deep root. The church was upholding and
defending these traditions, instead of contending for “the faith which
was once delivered unto the saints.” Thus were degraded the principles
for which the Reformers had done and suffered so much.
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