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 vonia, of the Latin church of Constantinople and also of the Greek, of Philadelphia in Roumania, of Bulgaria, of Cremona, where we are reminded of the excellent name of Petro Gallo, of Aquileia, of Carinthia, Austria and chiefly of Neustedt and Vienna, of Bagnolo, of Brescia and of my own church of Tragur and of Bosnia. The stream of doctrine that overspread the west, broken indeed and divided by the troubles that followed the death of Charlemagne, yet touched again the former and still living water of the Scoti in Ireland, where the fountain of life has never ceased to flow, especially in the northern region. The Greek brethren of Dragometia and of Trim have met and felicitated each other. Our protest against the innovations, the paganism of our chief persecutor has always been founded on the adulterations of the faith since Bishop Sylvester, who infused the evil spirit of Antichrist into the church. We reject all sacraments but two, baptism and the communion of the Lord as he instituted and administered it. We believe that “he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved,” and therefore we reject the baptism of infants. We reject ali adoration of the cross as being the cruel means of the death of the Master; we believe that the sacrifice of Calvary was offered once for all, and can never be repeated; we believe that prayers and offerings for the dead cannot avail; and we believe that hymns and ceremonies for pay are only a remnant of paganism if offered for souls departed. Believe not then, brethren, any bishop or priest that attempts to seduce you