. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. ^et accomplishednothing, he was of opinion that the king should no longer pursue them in It was agreed that the States-General should meet at Meaux December. ROCK OF CAYLUS, AN OLD HUGUENOT FORTRESS. ioth, and a national council, for a possible reformation of the Church, at ParisJanuary 20th. As to the last, the cardinal with an air of great fairness said that THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 355 he saw little need of it, but would no); oppose it. He was a cunning
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. ^et accomplishednothing, he was of opinion that the king should no longer pursue them in It was agreed that the States-General should meet at Meaux December. ROCK OF CAYLUS, AN OLD HUGUENOT FORTRESS. ioth, and a national council, for a possible reformation of the Church, at ParisJanuary 20th. As to the last, the cardinal with an air of great fairness said that THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 355 he saw little need of it, but would no); oppose it. He was a cunning knave, andcould preach almost in the strain of a reformer on occasion. Meantime the Prince of Conde was under grave suspicion as the secret leaderof the late rising, and the almost certain head of others that were to he was with the court at Amboise, the cardinal had wished to have himarrested and tried ; and he, hearing these rumors, had boldly demanded audienceof the king, denounced his accusers, whoever they might be, as liars, and flungdown his gauntlet in challenge to any such. The Duke of Guise, with whatevermotive, had offered to be Condes second. Nothing more was done just then;but after the assembly in August, the cardinal, whose moderate talk was a mereblind, d
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