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 exalted himself both directly and indirectly "above all that is called God and worshipped." But Mahomet was not only a religious impostor, "a False Prophet," he aimed at other ends besides the religious veneration of his fellow-men: he aimed at dominion over them, at nothing short of universal empire; for he said that he was sent by God to subdue all other kings and potentates, and to subject them to himself: in this sense, therefore, also he equally exalted himself above all that is called God and worshipped; for in Scripture the term worship is applied not only to the honour which is due to God, but also to that which is due to kings and princes: hence we see how literally and completely Mahomet fulfilled the Apostle’s prediction of the Man of Sin, that he would "lift himself above ALL" (whether in Heaven or on earth) "that is called God and worshipped."

But this is not all that St. Paul foretold, he continues: "So that he sitteth in the Temple of God, showing himself as if he were God." By this I understand that the Man of Sin would endeavour to usurp for himself, in the Temple of God, that is in the public worship paid by mankind to the Supreme Being, whether in material temples or in the temple of conscience, that place, in which He alone had a