with the inheritors of the Prophets. He that beholdeth him hath, verily,
beheld the True One, and he that turneth towards him hath, verily, turned
towards God, the Almighty, the All-Wise.




“O CONCOURSE of divines! Ye shall not henceforth behold...”


O CONCOURSE of divines! Ye shall not henceforth behold yourselves
possessed of any power, inasmuch as We have seized it from you, and
destined it for such as have believed in God, the One, the All-Powerful,
the Almighty, the Unconstrained.




POPE PIUS IX


O POPE! Rend the veils asunder. He Who is the Lord of Lords is come
overshadowed with clouds, and the decree hath been fulfilled by God, the
Almighty, the Unrestrained... He, verily, hath again come down from Heaven
even as He came down from it the first time. Beware that thou dispute not
with Him even as the Pharisees disputed with Him (Jesus) without a clear
token or proof. On His right hand flow the living waters of grace, and on
His left the choice Wine of justice, whilst before Him march the angels of
Paradise, bearing the banners of His signs. Beware lest any name debar
thee from God, the Creator of earth and heaven. Leave thou the world