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Valleys of San Martino and P ^ yrousaJcondudedL < ! ' : ' Actek the examination of his flock was concluded , I was invjted t > y , q $ m of trie worthy mountaineers of Rioclaretto to accompany him to his . c ^ bio , ( hbnse it could not be called , ) where plain , but most abundant , . fere was provided for the pastor of Viila Secca . A baptism was here performed , an 4 as he constantly kept in view the instruction of . that part of his flock whom he was visiting , the pastor had no rest the whole day . At onetime there was a pause in the conversation , and he seemed to be deeply thinking . ' * Thpught travels far , " said l > e , " and I was then thinking of the infamous conduct of Calvin t ^ w ^ rdlSeryeius / ' which heweat on tp condemn in : sever $ terms , and m ^ ' ^ m ^ ti ^^ lj ^ q ^ n ^ e * . I remarked tl ^ at the genuine spirit of Christian liberty yM [ pf ^^ jpaf ^ e tr ^ an partially ^ riderstpod b y the Reformers * who , while they felm ^ Church of Rome , W , er # themselves on & 6 m ^ pccasipps ctorg ^ against th ose - wjjo differed from them . Soemus * for iexumpW was instrumental in the pe ^ seication of ^ nc ) iscu ^ pay ^ des ^ ^^^^ " Fathe ? wa 3 ^ he fiO ^ rf . ^ B ^ . Sct , v " £ > W ^* % ^ ^^ i ^^^| C' ^ r ~^^? l ^^ jy ^\ - T ^ t'ft ^" - ^ ?« Siai » . insisted that " Cb ^ M ; oiU ^ lrt to be gfe hig T ^ , ^ ,. i . ^§ o ^ n ^ y ^ i | § . eyidently wrong eyery way ,, i ^ aid M ^ KPst ^ insf ^ iPore \( erv one § as a ) rieht to ! the free possession of his own 11
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were descendants from the Vaudois of the adjacent Valley of Pragela , extending from La Peyrousa up the river Clusone , to its source , and anciently farming a part of the province of Dauphiny , though now belorj ^ in ^ to the Kmgj of Sardinia . 1 his VajUey had from time immemorial t ^ e ^ p £ QuJ ? je $ by t ^ e V ^ u ( j [ ois but pn the ^ ypcation of the t ^ ] qi ^ i ^^ l ^'^ , 4 ^ ^^ B 4 ft d ^ y ^ p ^ ^ jx xp ^ st and finding mtmyluminWurt ^ b ^ fthm JKayc ^^ i ^ to this day . > They bA ^ erdl Wt la ? i ] r ^} W me KwfoK *®^ « « Wf ^ f !^ ^^ amongst the number me » tiopid % ; ^ | nfprniQti fe aVid it is remarkable that th ^ are the namejB of payish ^ on the < # w ( < b ^ uajk or M ; Clu ^) ne , , fr p ») ^ W
