Memoirs of the persecutions of Protestants in France; before and under the revocation of the Edict of Nantes: to which is added, An essay on providence, by L. de Marolles, tr. by J. MartinBarfield, Wardour Street, printer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1803 - 203 pages |
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Page xix
... to me more worthy of attention than the persons whose sufferings I now bring
before the reader ; as , though they were not directly put to , death , they shewed
more real fortitude of mind than those who suffered a violent death in any form .
... to me more worthy of attention than the persons whose sufferings I now bring
before the reader ; as , though they were not directly put to , death , they shewed
more real fortitude of mind than those who suffered a violent death in any form .
Page xx
They who , from a hatred of christianity , give the preference to the courage of the
Indians , in bearing torture and death , to that of the christian martyrs , shew their
utter ignorance of every thing in which true greatness of mind , and dignity of ...
They who , from a hatred of christianity , give the preference to the courage of the
Indians , in bearing torture and death , to that of the christian martyrs , shew their
utter ignorance of every thing in which true greatness of mind , and dignity of ...
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While only duke of Anjou , Henry had attracted their attention ; but he now
appeared weak , both in body and mind , and every way unpromising as a king .
Immediately he abandoned himself to voluptuousness , giving very little attention
to ...
While only duke of Anjou , Henry had attracted their attention ; but he now
appeared weak , both in body and mind , and every way unpromising as a king .
Immediately he abandoned himself to voluptuousness , giving very little attention
to ...
Page 71
cheerful humour , which was well supported by the beauty and good disposition
of his mind ; always having a heart satisfied and contented with his condition .
Such was Marolles , previous to his grievous persecutions . His pastor , a man of
...
cheerful humour , which was well supported by the beauty and good disposition
of his mind ; always having a heart satisfied and contented with his condition .
Such was Marolles , previous to his grievous persecutions . His pastor , a man of
...
Page 96
He says , that he always found him in this confinement , with a chain about his
neck , in a place and company the most horrid ; yet with a cheerful glee and smile
upon his countenance ; such as indicated more than a bare serenity of mind ...
He says , that he always found him in this confinement , with a chain about his
neck , in a place and company the most horrid ; yet with a cheerful glee and smile
upon his countenance ; such as indicated more than a bare serenity of mind ...
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Page 187 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 202 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Page 190 - For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Page x - For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.
Page xxiii - And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them; Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Page 200 - But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me ; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Page 144 - Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon al the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Page xv - I am Alpha and. Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Page 138 - Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace ; and labour, working with our own hands : being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it : being defamed, we intreat : we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
Page 184 - Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground. A fruitful land into barrenness ; for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
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| Title | Memoirs of the persecutions of Protestants in France; before and under the revocation of the Edict of Nantes: to which is added, An essay on providence, by L. de Marolles, tr. by J. Martin |
| Authors | John Martin, Lewis De Marolles |
| Publisher | Barfield, Wardour Street, printer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1803 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2007 |
| Length | 203 pages |
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