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The six sisters of the valleys : an historical romance - University Library

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BEQUESTS OF THE INQUISITION. 49<br />

" We are fr<strong>an</strong>k <strong>an</strong>d sincere, my lord,"<br />

<strong>an</strong>swered <strong>the</strong>y, " <strong>an</strong>d we dare not promise<br />

<strong>an</strong>ything that we c<strong>an</strong>not keep."<br />

" Do you dispute <strong>the</strong> authority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Pope to forgive sin ?" asked De la Mena.<br />

"I do. If <strong>the</strong> Pope had had <strong>the</strong> power<br />

<strong>of</strong> pardoning sins, it would have been need-<br />

less for Jesus Christ to have come down<br />

<strong>an</strong>d died for sinners."<br />

" We have nothing to do with disputa-<br />

tions, but to know if you will abjure—aye<br />

or no."<br />

"No."<br />

" Ah ! well, <strong>the</strong>n, it goes <strong>the</strong> devil's<br />

way," replied <strong>the</strong> auditor, <strong>an</strong>d signed him-<br />

self four times with <strong>the</strong> sign <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cross.<br />

jure."<br />

m<strong>an</strong>."<br />

" At least confess, if you will not ab-<br />

" I only confess to God."<br />

" Come to mass, or you shall be a dead<br />

"Jesus says, ' If ye believe in me,<br />

though ye were dead, yet shall ye live.' "<br />

VOL. II. E

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