The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . met Raymonds persuasions by saying that he could not renounce hisparty or his faith, but would face the next crusade and leave the event to yielded at last to the entreaties of his subjects, who feared to be exterminatedand longed for peace. The noble and pathetic speech in which he announcedto the legate his reluctant submission is as far as possible from a recantation, orfrom the self-abasement of his late feudal superiors, at whom he glanced withmanly scorn : I h
The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . met Raymonds persuasions by saying that he could not renounce hisparty or his faith, but would face the next crusade and leave the event to yielded at last to the entreaties of his subjects, who feared to be exterminatedand longed for peace. The noble and pathetic speech in which he announcedto the legate his reluctant submission is as far as possible from a recantation, orfrom the self-abasement of his late feudal superiors, at whom he glanced withmanly scorn : I have long since bid adieu to rhetoric, being used to plead my cause bythe point of sword and spear. My cousin the Count of Toulouse has earned mythanks by procuring from our enemies a hearing, which they would never granttill now; and he desires us to desist from opposing and making head againstthose who would do us mischief, assuring us that the king of France will gov-ern according to justice. It was ever my desire to maintain and preserve myliberty. Our country owes homage to the Count of Toulouse for making it an. MASSACRE OF THF VANDOIS. 231 232 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. earldom, but it owns no other master than myself. As to the pope, I have neveroffended him, for, as a prince, he has demanded nothing of me in which I havenot obeyed him. (Rogers ideas were evidently not clear on this topic.) Hehas no call to meddle with my religion, since in that every one ought to be freeand to use his own pleasure. My father did always recommend to me this liberty,so that, continuing in this state and posture, I might be able to look up withconfidence when the heavens were dissolved, fearing nothing. This alone it isthat troubles me. ... It is not fear that makes me stoop to your desires, and con-strains me to humble my will so far as coward-like to truckle to your purpose;but being moved by benign and generous dread of the miser}^ of my subjectsand the ruin of my country, and wishi
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