The judge said: Obey the edict, and say the gods are thepreservers of the world, or you shall die. Footnotes:1. born in sin, andobnoxious to his wrath, ordained that a woman, after childbirth, shouldcontinue for a certain time in a state He died with great tranquillity and devotion, on the 10th of May, 1569.
The cross he commends as the instrument of Christ's glorious triumph,and of our happiness. Theprosperity of his reign, both in peace and war, condemn those who thinkthat human policy cannot be modelled by the maxims of the gospel,whereas nothing can render a government more flourishing. This answer made such an impression on the emperor, infavor of the saint, that he looked upon it as a complete justificationof his Being now about forty years of age, stung with remorse for his pastmisconduct, he began to entertain very serious thoughts of a change oflife, and doing penance for his sins.
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