. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. er to go on or turn back. Sully claimed to have urged hismaster to take the risk ; and the event more than justified his wisdom. The country was already torn by another civil war. Mayenne attackedTours in the night, but was driven off. Reinforcements came ; the two kingsmarched on Paris with forty thousand men, forced the gates of St. Cloud, andprepared to besiege the capital, where Mayenne had a force of less than tenthousand. The news that he was excommunicated alarmed
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. er to go on or turn back. Sully claimed to have urged hismaster to take the risk ; and the event more than justified his wisdom. The country was already torn by another civil war. Mayenne attackedTours in the night, but was driven off. Reinforcements came ; the two kingsmarched on Paris with forty thousand men, forced the gates of St. Cloud, andprepared to besiege the capital, where Mayenne had a force of less than tenthousand. The news that he was excommunicated alarmed Henry ; for two dayshe would not eat. My brother, said Navarre, the bolts of Rome do not touchconquerors. You will be safe from them in Paris. It was to be assaulted on THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 427 August 2d. But the weapons he had so freely employed were now to be turnedagainst the king: he had done forever with the Louvre and its tinsel joys. MURDER OF HENRY III. At least one priest freely preached assassination. Lincestre, the chieforator of the League, held up in the pulpit a chandelier that he said had come. DEATH OF HENRY III. from the palace, ornamented with figures of satyrs. See, he cried, these arethe kings devils, the gods he worships, the instruments of his enchantments. 428 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. Would it be lawful to kill such a tyrant ? I myself would be ready to do it atany moment—except when I am consecrating the Lords body in the mass. Jacques Clement, a young Dominican monk with a bad record, was excitedhy these tirades. He boasted much of what he meant to do, and was laughed atby his comrades. The prior of his convent told him it would be only a mis-demeanor, not a crime, to slay a tyrant, and spoke to the Dukes of Mayenne andAumale, who did not discourage the design. The Sixteen urged him on andsaid (having no authority to make such promises) that he should be a cardinal ifhe escaped, or canonized if he fell. Guises sister, the Duchess of Mo
Size: 1437px × 1740px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectchurchhistory, bookye
