Religious Sayings
134 sayings found from the Medieval era from 16 authors
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They worship the devil, and they offer human sacrifices to him, and they practice all kinds of sorcery.
The people of this province are all Mahometans, and they are very fanatic and hostile to Christians.
The people of this kingdom are all idolaters, and they worship images of wood and stone.
These people are very superstitious, and they believe that certain animals have spirits, and they worship them.
These people are very unfaithful, and they will break their promises without any scruple.
The people of Abyssinia are Christians, but they are very ignorant and superstitious.
Let us drink wine, for it is the life of eternity, and the joy of youth, and the companion of old age, and the soul of pleasure.
The heavens are but a turning wheel, and we are like grains of sand upon it.
Enter upon the road to the Holy Sepulcher; wrest that land from the wicked race, and subject it to yourselves.
Set out on this journey and you will obtain the remission of your sins and be sure of the incorruptible glory of the kingdom of heaven.
Whatever Christians still remain in hiding there are sought out with unheard of tortures.
Let our lives be stronger than death to fight against the enemies of the Christian people.
God wills it! God wills it!
We, by the authority of Almighty God and of the blessed apostles Peter and Paul, grant to all who undertake this expedition remission of sins.
They have destroyed the churches of God or have converted them to the rites of their own religion.
They torture Christians with unheard-of cruelties.
They violate the women of the Christians.
Let us avenge the injuries of God.
All who are burdened with debt and wish to escape it, let them join this holy expedition.
Let those who have been for a long time plunderers, now become Christian knights.