. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. 4«3 4§4 THE STORY OF OUR all of the Mechlin barelyeighty rioters did whatthey chose, without op-position. In Antwerp,an English knight sawa dozen sack severalchurches, with ten thou-sand persons looking on,too timid or too carelessto interfere, Only oncedoes there seem to havebeen effectual resist-ance. A large mobraged for days over theprovince of Tour nay,and ruined the beauti-ful abbey of Marchi-ennes. Near Auchin anoble with a small bodyo
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. 4«3 4§4 THE STORY OF OUR all of the Mechlin barelyeighty rioters did whatthey chose, without op-position. In Antwerp,an English knight sawa dozen sack severalchurches, with ten thou-sand persons looking on,too timid or too carelessto interfere, Only oncedoes there seem to havebeen effectual resist-ance. A large mobraged for days over theprovince of Tour nay,and ruined the beauti-ful abbey of Marchi-ennes. Near Auchin anoble with a small bodyof countrymen slew fivehundred of them anddrove the rest rising was a briefmidsummer madness,but it left behind it sadwrecks, and an awfulaccount to be settled. THEOUTRAGES PUNISHED. The great mass ofthe Protestants hadnothing to do with theseoutrages, which thebetter sort of theirministers and peopledenounced and de-plored. While theywere going on, Willetold avast congregation THE TOWN HALL, HAGUE. THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 485 that they disgraced the cause of reform. Not only this ; they weakened and im-perilled it. Such excesses were sure to
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