I Was
Beaten And Dragged About, While The Cry Went Up, 'Death To The
Protestant!' The Fire Was Blazing Outside, As They Had Lots Of
Kerosene, And With All The Forms, Chairs, Texts, Clothes And Books
The Street Was A Veritable Bonfire.
Everything they could lay hands
on was taken.
At this moment the cry arose that the soldiers were
coming, and a cavalry regiment charged down the street, carrying fear
into the hearts of the people. A second charge cleared the street,
and several soldiers rode into the patio slashing with their
swords."
In this riot the missionary had goods to the value of one thousand
dollars burnt, and was himself hauled before the magistrates and,
after a lengthy trial, condemned to die for heresy!
Baronius, a Roman Catholic writer, says: "The ministry of Peter is
twofold - to feed and to kill; for the Lord said, 'Feed My sheep,' and
he also heard a voice from heaven saying, 'Kill and eat.'" Bellarmine
argues for the necessity of burning heretics. He says: "Experience
teaches that there is no other remedy, for the Church has proceeded
by slow steps, and tried all remedies. First, she only
excommunicated. Then she added a fine of money, and afterwards exile.
Lastly she was compelled to come to the punishment of death. If you
threaten a fine of money, they neither fear God nor regard men,
knowing that fools will not be wanting to believe in them, and by
whom they may be sustained.
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