Gold Nugget 191 - Gorgeous and Plethoric Hierarchs

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     There is a class of ecclesiastics who live in palaces, fare sumptuously every day, and roll in chariots of opulence, who profess to be the chief ministers of him who made himself of no reputation, took upon himself the form of a servant, and who, when on earth, had nowhere to lay his head.  What is it that sustains these men, keeps up the huge imposture?  Simply the “sin of the people.”  Their credulity, their ignorance, their servility, their superstition.  Let these sins die out, and these gorgeous and plethoric hierarchs will have to doff their splendour, live on humble fare, and work as honest men or starve. 

The Pulpit Commentary, Hosea p.129, Hosea 4:8, (D. Thomas)

Gold Nugget 191

Gorgeous and Plethoric Hierarchs