. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. lo, though of a great family, was not of muchhigher character than Entes; but Orange had to use such materials as he could get. Parma sent Martin Shenck to raise the siege of Groningen. Hohenlomoved south to meet him. The States army was feeble both in numbers and inquality, and its general, who, according to a contemporary, was by life andmanners fitter to drive swine than to govern oious and honorable men, knew no 6oo THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY better than to attack
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. lo, though of a great family, was not of muchhigher character than Entes; but Orange had to use such materials as he could get. Parma sent Martin Shenck to raise the siege of Groningen. Hohenlomoved south to meet him. The States army was feeble both in numbers and inquality, and its general, who, according to a contemporary, was by life andmanners fitter to drive swine than to govern oious and honorable men, knew no 6oo THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY better than to attack a superior force when his troops were exhausted by a forcedinarch of twelve or fifteen hours and faiuting with thirst. The action took placeon June i6th,on Hardenburg Heath, near Coewerden in the province of an hour the patriots were slain or scattered, and young William Louisof Nassau, son of Count John, had received a wound which lamed him for life. After this sad affair the north was in hopeless confusion. The traitor Ren-neberg kept his post as stadtholder for the king, but neither side had strength. A DUTCH FISHERMAN AT AN TTNFAMILrAR TASK. enough to accomplish much. A small war now succeeded, with small generals,small armies, small campaigns, small sieges. Bands of ruined peasants, callingthemselves desperates, roamed about with a broken egg for their emblem, anddid great damage in the open country. Much to the discomfort of Orange, Johnof Nassau threw up the government of Gelderland. He had spent huge sumsand loaded himself with debt in the cause of liberty, and his reward was, as hesaid, to be fed with annoyance from a He had not his brothers fund THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 6ot of patience, and his plain mind and warm temper were worn out by the pettyquarrels and invincible meanness of the local authorities. His quarters andsupplies were as poor as those of Henry of Navarre at his worst straits, a littlelater. He was nearly frozen in the winte
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