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A Dutch Parish Church Sermon On Freedom In France
Maarten Wierenga recalls the village church filled with worshippers during French dominion. The sermon references Dutch liberty, William of Orange, and Frisians, urging repentance and righteousness to restore land and church. A letter from Maarten in Valenciennes follows, noting his transfer to cavalry and adaptation to life in Napoleonic France.
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Wierenga
Maarten
France
Abel ‘Tasman
Spain
A 'Sniel
A Bethel
Dominie
William of Orange
Wierenga’s
Valenciennes
Tam
Cruvasier
Napoleon
Lrance