History of the Huguenots (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of the HuguenotsIT has been truly said of nations as of indi viduals, that the great epochs in their history depend upon causes which have long been Operating. The process is, perhaps, unob served until some slight circumstance all at once develops what has been the growth of years. Those who look at this result often imagine that it is in reality, as it appears to be. The occurrence of a moment; but a discern ing eye detects in it the combined in¿uence of innumerable past events. Perhaps we are never more forcibly reminded of this princi ple than when we examine the origin of the Reformation in Europe. In several different countries, almost by a simultaneous impulse, and without inter-communication, error and superstition gave place to truth and freedom of thought. Such a crisis in the intellectual and moral history of nations (however modi hed by attending circumstances) must ever be contemplated with intense interest.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.