The Israel of the Alps, a history of the persecutions of the Waldenses, tr. by W. Hazlitt1852 |
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abjure afterwards Alps Angrogna archbishop of Turin arms army assailed assembled attack Barcelonnette Bobbio brethren Bricherasio Bubiana captain Castrocaro catholic catholicism Charles-Emanuel Christ christian Clusone command condemned confiscation count court d'Oppede Dauphiny death declared decree defend deputies dois duke of Savoy edict Embrun enemy established evangelical exiles faith families favour France French Giaheri Gianavello governor granted heretics holy houses inhabitants inquisitors king king of France latter Louis XIV majesty March marquisate of Saluzzo massacre menaced ministers monks mountains once penalty Perosa persecution persons Piedmont Piedmontese Pinerolo popish Pragela Prali prayer preaching prince prisoners proceeded prohibited protestants Queyras received reformed religion replied Roccapiatta Romish church Rora Saluzzo San Giovanni San Martino seized sent soldiers sovereign sword synod testants tion took Torre town treaty troops Turin Usseaux Vachera valley of Luzerna valley of San Vaudois church Vaudois valleys Victor-Amadeus village Villaro Waldenses worship
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Page 51 - Whosoever . therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven.
Page 307 - Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that, is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship...
Page 310 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness ? And what concord hath Christ with Belial ? or what part hath he thatbelieveth with an infidel?
Page ii - AVENGE, O Lord, Thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold; Even them who kept Thy truth so pure of old When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones...
Page 308 - Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious : and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
Page ii - O'er all the Italian fields, where still doth sway The triple Tyrant ; that from these may grow A hundredfold, who, having learnt thy way, Early may fly the Babylonian woe.
Page 79 - Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
Page ii - When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones, Forget not : in thy book record their groans Who were thy sheep, and in their ancient fold Slain by the bloody Piedmontese, that rolled Mother with infant down the rocks. Their moans The vales redoubled to the hills and they To heaven.
Page 310 - This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Page 297 - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther...