The Huguenot Galley-slave: Being the Autobiography of a French Protestant Condemned to the Galleys for the Sake of His ReligionLeypoldt & Holt, 1867 - 241 Seiten |
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... liberty of conscience and of The worship , absolute security to person and property , and equal rights and privileges before the law . The Edict continued in force for nearly ninety years , though its stipula- tions were often violated ...
... liberty of conscience and of The worship , absolute security to person and property , and equal rights and privileges before the law . The Edict continued in force for nearly ninety years , though its stipula- tions were often violated ...
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... liberty to worship God in foreign lands . The fugitives were from every class in society , and adopted every variety of disguise - pilgrims , cattle - drovers , soldiers , footmen , beggars . Some bribed the guards who lined the ...
... liberty to worship God in foreign lands . The fugitives were from every class in society , and adopted every variety of disguise - pilgrims , cattle - drovers , soldiers , footmen , beggars . Some bribed the guards who lined the ...
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... liberty . But , unfortunately , it was the evening of the day on which the courier left for Paris , and while we were being conducted to prison , the govern- or had written to the court about our detention . Owing to this mischance , he ...
... liberty . But , unfortunately , it was the evening of the day on which the courier left for Paris , and while we were being conducted to prison , the govern- or had written to the court about our detention . Owing to this mischance , he ...
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... liberty within the gaoler's house , and chose himself a bed - room for us . Moreover , he gave the little money which we had given up to him to the gaoler , ordering him to provide us with food as long as the money lasted , not wishing ...
... liberty within the gaoler's house , and chose himself a bed - room for us . Moreover , he gave the little money which we had given up to him to the gaoler , ordering him to provide us with food as long as the money lasted , not wishing ...
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... liberty and brought back to Bergerac . The major had these instructions of the Marquis de la Vril- lière read to us . " I shall give you no advice , " he said to us , " as to what you ought to do ; your faith and your conscience must ...
... liberty and brought back to Bergerac . The major had these instructions of the Marquis de la Vril- lière read to us . " I shall give you no advice , " he said to us , " as to what you ought to do ; your faith and your conscience must ...
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Seite xii - After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands ; And cried with a loud voice ; saying; Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Seite 237 - Christian patience and constancy, they bore their torments : in the extremity of their pain, never expressing anything like rage ; but calling upon Almighty GOD, and imploring his assistance. I visited them, day by day; and as often as I did, my conscience upbraided me for persisting so long in a religion, whose capital errors I had...
Seite i - Huguenot Galley-Slave, being the autobiography of a French Protestant condemned to the Galleys for the sake of his religion. Translated from the French of Jean Marteilhe. 12mo. $1.50. "Open the book where you will, and it is almost Impossible to lay it down again. * It is,
Seite xii - Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters : and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Seite 238 - Christians, having a little money, distributed it to his brethren and fellow-sufferers in the galleys; but the Protestants being watched more narrowly than the rest, he could not do it so secretly, but he was discovered, and brought before M.
Seite 237 - I was myself. It was wonderful to see with what true Christian patience and constancy they bore their torments ; in the extremity of their pain never expressing anything like rage, but calling upon Almighty God and imploring his assistance. I visited them day by day, and as often as I did, my conscience upbraided me for persisting so long in a religion whose capital errors I long before perceived, and, above all, that inspired so much cruelty—a temper directly opposite to the spirit of Christianity.
Seite 180 - Come unto me, all ye who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.