Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Devilish names
Michel de L'Hôpital had a similar comment to Sebastian Franck (see May 23 below) about naming others: "We must henceforth . . . assail our enemies with charity, prayer, persuasion and the word of God, which are the proper weapons for such a conflict. . . . Sweetness will achieve more than severity. And let us banish those devilish names--"Lutheran," "Huguenot," "Papist"--which breed only faction and sedition; let us retain only one name: "Christian" (from Lindberg, The European Reformations Sourcebook, p. 195.).
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Of all of these, trappist is the greatest :D
Mmm . . . amen!
Interestingly, one of my top three favorite beers is Duvel, a Belgian ale. While not Trappist, Duvel does mean "devil." Those devilish names!
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