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Title: Christian heroes and martyrs
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: (Foster, William A.) (from old catalog)
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out, and presentinghimself before the legate, implored mercy for the inhabitants. As anadditional reason, he said that there were almost as many Romans asAlbigenses in the city. The legate replied that all excuses were use-less ; the place must be delivered up without terms, or assault wouldat once be made. The governor returned into the city and told the people that hecould obtain no mercy unless the Albigenses would give up theirreligion, and conform to the worship of the church of Rome. Hebegged the Albigenses to do this ; but they answered with one accordthat they would not forsake their religion. Said they, Better to dis-please the pope, who can but kill our bodies, than God, who can castboth body and soul into hell. Upon this the church party sent their bishop to the legate, be-seeching him not to include them in the slaughter of the Albigenses.They also argued that the best means to win these over to the faithwas by gentleness, and not by cruelty. The legate, upon hearing this,
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THE CITY OF BEZIERES TAKEN AND THE PEOPLE SLAIN I90 THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. flew into a violent passion with the bishop, and declared that, If allthe city did not acknowledge their fault, they should fall under onecurse without distinction of religion, sex, or age. The inhabitants refusing to yield upon such terms, a fierce attackwas made, and the place taken by storm, when every cruelty that aruffian soldiery could invent was inflicted upon the unfortunate in-habitants. Then were to be heard the groans of men who lay wel-tering in their blood, and the wailing of wounded mothers, who sawtheir children taken from them and mangled before their eyes. Thecity being fired in various parts, new scenes of horror arose. Theflames drove the wretched inhabitants into the streets, which streamedwith blood, and those who hid themselves in their houses had onlythe dreadful choice left them, either to remain and perish in the fire,or rush out and fall by the swords of the soldiers. The cruel

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