And I also saw gold, and silver, and silks, and scarlets, and fine–twined linen, and all manner of precious clothing; and I saw many harlots. And the angel spake unto me, saying:
“Behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks, and the scarlets, and the fine–twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots, are the desires of this great and abominable church. And also for the praise of the world do they destroy the saints of God, and bring them down into captivity.”