The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . y in 11 So, tried to make love to a girl who was working in avineyard. She replied that to listen to him would be to lose her soul. Thearchbishop, coming up, recognized the language of heresy and had her arrested,with one who had taught her. The older woman, on being questioned byorthodox divines, showed such knowledge of the Bible and such ability in THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 205 argument as clearly proved her to bs inspired by the evil one. According to thetale, she
The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . y in 11 So, tried to make love to a girl who was working in avineyard. She replied that to listen to him would be to lose her soul. Thearchbishop, coming up, recognized the language of heresy and had her arrested,with one who had taught her. The older woman, on being questioned byorthodox divines, showed such knowledge of the Bible and such ability in THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 205 argument as clearly proved her to bs inspired by the evil one. According to thetale, she flew away like a witch, but the girl was burned. We need not doubtthe latter part of the story. In the neighboring country of Flanders, a yearor two later, many were discovered, including noblemen, clerks, and soldiers, aswell as poor mechanics and their wives, and many executed. IN LANGUEDOC AND PROVENCE. But in the south of France heresy was too strong to be easily Bishop of Toulouse asked a knight of high repute why he did not expelthe Cathari from his estates. How can we ? he answered. We have been. BRESCIA. brought up with these people ; we have kindred among them, and we see them live righteously. Here the fulmina- tions of popes and councils went for nothing. In 1165 the good men or good Christians, as they called themselves, had a debate with the Catholics in presence of nobles and bishops, and cared not that the decision went against them. Two years later they held a council of their own near Toulouse, and elected five bishops for different parts of France; deputies from Italy attended, and the presiding officer was Nicetas of Constantinople, their chief dignitary,.
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