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Protestantism in the Waldensian Valleys - James Aitken Wylie

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All-just God, before whose tribunal we must<br />

all one day appear, that we <strong>in</strong>tend to live and<br />

die <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> holy faith, piety, and religion of our<br />

Lord Jesus Christ, and that we do abhor all<br />

herestes that have been, and are, condemned<br />

by <strong>the</strong> Word of God. We do embrace <strong>the</strong> most<br />

holy doctr<strong>in</strong>e of <strong>the</strong> prophets and apostles, as<br />

likewise of <strong>the</strong> Nicene and Athanasian Creeds;<br />

we do subscribe to <strong>the</strong> four Councils, and to all<br />

<strong>the</strong> ancient Fa<strong>the</strong>rs, <strong>in</strong> all such th<strong>in</strong>gs as are<br />

not repugnant to <strong>the</strong> analogy of faith." (Leger,<br />

livr. 2, pp. 30,31.)<br />

13. See <strong>in</strong> Leger (livr. 2, pp. 30,31) <strong>the</strong> petition of<br />

<strong>the</strong> Vaudois presented "Au Serenissime et tres-<br />

Puissant Pr<strong>in</strong>ce, Philibert Emanuel, Duc de<br />

Saveye, Pr<strong>in</strong>ce de Piemont, notre tres-Clement<br />

Seigneur" (To <strong>the</strong> Serene and most Mighty<br />

Pr<strong>in</strong>ce, Philibert Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy,<br />

Pr<strong>in</strong>ce of Piedmont, our most Gracious Lord).<br />

14. See <strong>in</strong> Leger. (livr. 2, p. 32), "A la tres-<br />

Vertueuse et tres-Excellente Dame, Madame<br />

Marguerite de France, Duchesse de Savoye et<br />

de Berry" -- "<strong>the</strong> petition of her poor and<br />

humble subjects, <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>habitants of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Valleys</strong><br />

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