of Theodora in 845, and of Basil in 867 and after having effected the destruction of more than ndred thousand victims, compelled the remainder eek refuge, some among the Mussulmans, and rs among the Bulgarians. Once out of the pale ersecution, their faith, of a purer and simpler kind, e rapid progress. In Languedoc and Lombardy name of Paterins was given them, on account of sufferings to which they were exposed wherever papal power extended; and they afterward reed the name of Albigenses, from the numbers that bited the diocess of Alby. lissionaries were despatched into Higher Languein 1147 and 1181, to convert these heretics; but 1 little success. Every day the reformed opinions hed ground, and Bertrand de Saissac, the tutor of young Viscount of Beziers, himself adopted them. ength Innocent III., resolving to destroy these seces, whom he had exterminated in Italy, sent, in 98, two Cistercian monks with the authority of ates à latere, to discover and bring them to justice. e monks, ambitious of extending their already unecedented powers, not contented with merely atking the heretics, quarrelled with all the regular rgy, who had attempted to soften their proceedings. ey suspended the Archbishop of Narbonne, and the shop of Beziers; and degraded the Bishops of pulouse and of Veviers. Pierre de Castelnau, the ost eager of the legates, accused Raymond of Touuse of protecting the heretics, because that prince, ing of a mild disposition, refused to lend himself to e destruction of his subjects. The anger of the iest at length led him to excommunicate the count, ad place his estates under interdict: and he proceeded such irritating insolence, that one of the count's llowers, in his indignation, pursued him to the banks Ithe Rhone and killed him. This crowned the misrtunes of Languedoc. It gave Innocent a pretext dressed a letter to the King of France; ces and most powerful barons, as well politan bishops, exhorting them to venthe extirpation of heresy. All the inpardons, which were usually granted to were promised to those who extermibelievers. Three hundred thousand pilby the united motives of avarice and led the country of the Albigenses with onfusion for a number of years. The not versed in history of this kind can eive the scenes of baseness, perfidy, cency, and hypocrisy over which Inno and which were conducted partly by partly by the infamous Simon de Montd VI., terrified at this storm, submitted required of him; but Raymond Roger, eziers, indignantly refused to give up is subjects. He encouraged them to mself up in Carcassone, and gave Becare of his lieutenants. Beziers was ult in July, 1209, and fifteen thousand cording to the Cistercian monk, or sixty ding to others, were put to the sword. n monk was asked, before the city was could separate the heretics from the replied, "Kill all; God will know his oung Viscount of Beziers did not shrink; led Carcassone. Peter II. of Arragon ake terms for him with his monkish bethat they would grant was, to allow inhabitants, including the count, to ; the remainder were reserved for a hat of Beziers. The viscount declared ayed alive rather than submit to such was at length betrayed; poisoned in undred of his people burnt, and fifty ›n de Montford, the most ferocious mon viscount's titl of France w escaped from by the fagot but massac thrown; kr den under ancient ho Connect the last ho mains to monks, Arr lowed by th who, proce gained the n this inferna their servi in different countries and their can affrig France with the most frightful wars. They who aped from the sacking of the town were sacrificed he fagot. From 1209 to 1229, nothing was seen massacres and tortures. Religion was overwn; knowledge extinguished; and humanity trodunder foot. In the midst of these horrors, the ient house of Toulouse became extinct. Connected with this melancholy history is one of last horrid instruments of papal tyranny which rens to be mentioned-THE INQUISITION. These iks, Arnold Ranier and Pierre Castelnau, were foled by the notorious Spaniard Dominic, and others, , proceeding to seek out and execute heretics, ned the name of INQUISITORS. On their return from infernal expedition, the popes were so sensible of ir services, that they established similar tribunals lifferent places. In time, Italy, Spain, and other ntries were cursed with these hellish institutions; I their history is one of the most awful horror that affright the human soul. CHAPTER XIV. ESUITS AND INQUISITORS. es of the Jesuits-Hudibras's Exposition of such pla, their Founder, sets up, under the name of Geneof Pope-The success of his plans-General Charess of the Jesuits; their Mercantile Concerns; China; in Paraguay; in the European Countries he Lives of Queen Elizabeth and James I.; their y III. and Henry IV. of France-The Inquisition o most Catholic Countries, but permanent in Spain s of the Spanish Inquisition against the Jews, therans-Excessive Power of the Inquisitorshreat-Limborch's Account of the Proceedings -Tortures-Auto-da-fé-Suppression of the Inpoleon; its Restoration by Ferdinand-Present Countries. in which I lived by a fell bane e captive's cry, and to abide ting curse, men had no shame-all vied ave and despot; fear with lust, ellowship through mutual hate had tied, dark serpents tangled in the dust, the paths of men their mingling poison thrust. onward moved the melancholy train THE FOREST SANCTUARY. rveyed strange scenes of priestly wickoodshed, but of all the agents of the ere ever spawned in the black dens of ndemonium, the papal church, none can the Jesuits and Inquisitors. sarose in the latter days of popery. s were those of popery grown to thorough ey seemed created to show to what in conjunction tion, with th which should from the ha favourite do sanctifies th may come which cau tonishmen "bold bad ity, all reli adopted or had in vie kill, all for practice th with that full measure of popular indignation should hasten its great "immedicable wound" the hand of Luther. The Jesuits took up the rite dogmas of the papal church: that the end ifies the means-that evil may be done that good come of it—and pushed them to that degree h caused the good and the simple to stand in ashment at the daring acts and adroit casuistry of d bad men." All oaths, all obligations, all moralall religion, according to their creed, were to be ted or set aside, just as it suited the object they in view. They might cheat and lie, steal and all for righteousness' sake. They imbodied in tice the pithy maxims of Hudibras. That saints may claim a dispensation With pregnant light: the point is clear. But saints whom oaths and vows oblige, For if the devil, to serve his turn, Can tell truth, why the saints should scorn ey thought with him, The Public Faith, which every one Should Private Faith have such a tie? Then why should we ourselves abridge By which they congue conscience, |