Excerpt from History of the Persecutions Endured by the Protestants of the South of France, Vol. 1 of 2 To those persons who have admitted that great calamities have been endured by the Protestants, but have denied to their sufferings the character of religious persecution, it may not be improper to oh serve: that the principles of the Reform ation, must ever expose their professors to the hatred of those who advocate, either from interest or inclination, the cause of mental slavery. It is certain that it was rather the spirit than the doctrine of the Reformers that was persecuted by the princes, and priests, and courts of Europe. It was not for the holiness of their lives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.