Himself, by depriving them of the greatest blessings and

submitting them to most cruel torments, and by hiding from men

the tidings of great joy which He had brought. That thought did

not enter into the mind of any one present.

The priest did his part with a quiet conscience, because he was

brought up from childhood to consider that the only true faith

was the faith which had been held by all the holy men of olden

times and was still held by the Church, and demanded by the State