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A Brief History Of The Religious And Military Order Of The Knights Templars Of St. John Of Jerusalem.
of the Christian world in a united body for the extirpation of the infidels from the holy land , and the recovery of-it once more to the dominion of the cross . The manners and inclinatiori * bf all Europe were exactly in that state as to render such a measure easy , by whomsoever recommended .
He who had the honour ot first preaching up the necessity ot mis expedition was a poor hermit of Amiens , who having visited the holy land under all the difficulties attending such a journey , and having experienced the calamities which were common to those who undertook it , could emphaticalty , and powerfully too , call for the attention of his fellow-christians to so interesting a subject . Peter , for such was his name , burning with the most ardent zeal for the
cause of his fellow-sojourners , applied first to Simeon the Greek Patriarch , a prelate bf considerable piety , munificence , and interest . — Simeon expressed his approbation of the hermit ' s design , and his wishes for its ' - success ; but convinced him , that from the declining state of the Eastern empire no assist nee couid thence be expected towards it . He urged that the holy hind could not be delivered from the rapacious and oppressive hands of the infidels any other way than by a league of the Christian princes of the West .
Though damped in toe outset of his views , the hermit was not disheartened - , but , agreeable to the opinion , and consonant to the advice of the patriarch , he determined to apply to the Pope , and also to tiie principal European potentates , and endeavour to stimulate them all to concur in this glorious design . The soul of Peter was involved in this mighty scheme , and , thereforetaking shipping at Joppahe proceeded to Italywhere he
pre-, , , sented letters of recommendation from the Patriarch of Jerusalem , and depicted the condition of the Christians in Palestine in so moving a manner as greatly to affect both the pontiff and his council . That pope was Urban the Second , a Frenchman by birth , a man of considerable discernment , and animated by a just proportion of religious zeal .
The Pope gave the Hermit his permission to travel over Europe , and to preach up the necessity of the crusade ; promising , at the same time , that if his mission should be attended with success , he would strengthen it by every means in his power . Thus empowered and encouraged , Peter departed with the blessing of his holiness , and visited every part of Europe , representing , whereever he came , in his public harangues , the deplorable condition of the
Eastern Christians , and the miseries sustained by the Pilgrims to the holy land . The warmth of his address , the glowing picture which his experience and zeal so thoroughly qualified him to draw ; the striking figure which he exhibited , being barefoot and bareheaded , with a beard reaching to his girdle ; his great abstinence and charity ; all conspired , in an age of superstition , ignorance , and valour , to ensure him the completest success .
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A Brief History Of The Religious And Military Order Of The Knights Templars Of St. John Of Jerusalem.
of the Christian world in a united body for the extirpation of the infidels from the holy land , and the recovery of-it once more to the dominion of the cross . The manners and inclinatiori * bf all Europe were exactly in that state as to render such a measure easy , by whomsoever recommended .
He who had the honour ot first preaching up the necessity ot mis expedition was a poor hermit of Amiens , who having visited the holy land under all the difficulties attending such a journey , and having experienced the calamities which were common to those who undertook it , could emphaticalty , and powerfully too , call for the attention of his fellow-christians to so interesting a subject . Peter , for such was his name , burning with the most ardent zeal for the
cause of his fellow-sojourners , applied first to Simeon the Greek Patriarch , a prelate bf considerable piety , munificence , and interest . — Simeon expressed his approbation of the hermit ' s design , and his wishes for its ' - success ; but convinced him , that from the declining state of the Eastern empire no assist nee couid thence be expected towards it . He urged that the holy hind could not be delivered from the rapacious and oppressive hands of the infidels any other way than by a league of the Christian princes of the West .
Though damped in toe outset of his views , the hermit was not disheartened - , but , agreeable to the opinion , and consonant to the advice of the patriarch , he determined to apply to the Pope , and also to tiie principal European potentates , and endeavour to stimulate them all to concur in this glorious design . The soul of Peter was involved in this mighty scheme , and , thereforetaking shipping at Joppahe proceeded to Italywhere he
pre-, , , sented letters of recommendation from the Patriarch of Jerusalem , and depicted the condition of the Christians in Palestine in so moving a manner as greatly to affect both the pontiff and his council . That pope was Urban the Second , a Frenchman by birth , a man of considerable discernment , and animated by a just proportion of religious zeal .
The Pope gave the Hermit his permission to travel over Europe , and to preach up the necessity of the crusade ; promising , at the same time , that if his mission should be attended with success , he would strengthen it by every means in his power . Thus empowered and encouraged , Peter departed with the blessing of his holiness , and visited every part of Europe , representing , whereever he came , in his public harangues , the deplorable condition of the
Eastern Christians , and the miseries sustained by the Pilgrims to the holy land . The warmth of his address , the glowing picture which his experience and zeal so thoroughly qualified him to draw ; the striking figure which he exhibited , being barefoot and bareheaded , with a beard reaching to his girdle ; his great abstinence and charity ; all conspired , in an age of superstition , ignorance , and valour , to ensure him the completest success .