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But, dear Father Viret, you ought to inform yourself of the meaning of the word, to cite.
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Viret cries out that it is not true; that several writers have said that there had been a Moses, that even Josephus had spoken at length upon him, and that the Abbé Bazin is a wretch who would destroy the seven sacraments.
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Idem, Viret æternùm contexens fontem igneum fraxinus.
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Perhaps the first reference to deists which employs that term is found in Pierre Viret's Instruction Chres - tienne (1564), reliably reprinted in Bayle's Dictionnaire entry, Viret.
DEISM ROGER L. EMERSON 1968
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Viret thought these “atheists” greatly abused the liberty which the Reformation had given them to criti - cize idolatry and superstition.
DEISM ROGER L. EMERSON 1968
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The best efforts of Beza and Viret were put forth in their behalf.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird
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Viret, especially, the chief orator of the Calvinists, wanted to have
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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A letter which Calvin wrote at this time to his friend Viret shows where the real tension lay.
Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries Rufus Matthew Jones 1905
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And he writes to Viret that it were better to perish once for all than "_in illa carnificina iterum torqueri_."
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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Viret continued temporarily associated with him at Geneva; but he was soon left to bear the main burden of ecclesiastical rule himself, as his permanent colleagues enjoyed comparatively little esteem.
Luther and Other Leaders of the Reformation 1823-1886 1883
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