None of that is true about the Waldenses. I don't know much about the Albigenses but do know the Waldenses were not like that. Here is what some of their biggest persecutors said about them.
But we must not forget the Waldenses of BOHEMIA in this
century. John Leger + quotes the declaration of Reinerus
Sacco to their excellent morality, and remarks that he is not
alone in bearing such testimony ; for the book entitled Rerum
Bohemicarum Scriptores, " the writers of the affairs of Bohe-
mia, " tells us of another inquisitor formerly established
against the Waldenses, whose doctrine the Bohemians had
received, and consequently he is in opposition also to those
same people of the Valleys, as Leger demonstrates in another
place. This inquisitor begins a book against the Leonists or
Waldenses with these words : " Heretics are known by their
morals and words, but they are composed and modest in their
manners, and have no pride in dress." And again, § “ The
Leonists are chaste." And in another place, || " They avoid
whatever things defile nature, and diligently instruct in the
same things those who submit to them."
Here is their exposition on the 7th commandment.
AN EXPOSITION OF THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT.
" THOU shalt not commit adultery. Lo qual commandement defend tota," &c.
This commandment forbids all unlawful lust and pollution of the flesh, as it
is said in the fifth of St Matthew : " He that looketh on a woman to lust after
her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. " And in the fifth
chapter of the Apostle to the Ephesians, it is said ; " This ye know, that no
whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, hath any inheritance in
the kingdom of God. " And in 1 Cor. vi. " Be not deceived : neither forni-
cators nor adulterers shall inherit the kingdom of God. " And in chap. v.
" If any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, covetous, &c. with such an
one no not to eat." Now, as there is a corporeal whoredom, so there is a spi-
ritual ; that is to say, when a man separateth himself from God.
Here is the Waldenses and Albigenses confession of faith..
No. IV.-A CONFESSION OF FAITH OF THE WALDENSES
AND ALBIGENSES.
A. D. 1120.
I. Nos cresen, e firmament tenen tot quant se conten en li doze Articles del Symbolo
loqual ès dict de gli Apostol, tenent esser Heresia tota cosa loqual se discorda, e non
ès convenent à doze Articles, &c.
I. We believe and firmly hold all that is contained in the twelve articles of
the Creed which is called the Apostles, holding to be heresy every thing which
differs and does not agree with the said twelve Articles.
II. We believe in one God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
III. We acknowledge for Holy Canonical Scriptures, the books of the Holy
Bible, namely, that of Moses, otherwise called Genesis ; that of Moses, called
Exodus ; that of Moses, called Leviticus ; that of Moses, called Numbers ; that
of Moses, called Deuteronomy ; Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel,
1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, 1 Esdras ( or Ezra), Nehemiah,
Esther, Job ; the Book of the Psalms, the Proverbs of Solomon, Ecclesiastes,
otherwise the Preacher, the Song of Solomon, the Prophecy of Isaiah, the Pro-
phecy of Jeremiah, the Lamentation of Jeremiah, Ezechiel, Daniel, Ozea, Joel,
Ammos, Abdias, Jonas, Michea, Nahum, Abacuck, Sophonia, Aggea, Sacharia,
Malachia.
Here follow the Apocryphal books which are not received of the Hebrews,
but we read them, as says Jerom in the preface of the Proverbs, for the instruc-
tion of the people, not to confirm the authority of the ecclesiastical doctrines,
namely, the third of Esdras, the fourth of Esdras, Tobias, Judith, Sapientia,
Ecclesiastic, Baruch, with the Epistle of Jeremia, Esther, from the tenth chap-
ter to the end, the Song of the Three Children in the Furnace, the History of
Susanna, the History of the Dragon, the first of the Machabees, the second of
the Machabees, the third of the Machabees.
Now follow the books of the New Testament : the Gospel of St Matheo, the
Gospel of St Marc, the Gospel of St Luc, the Gospel of St Joan, the Acts of
the Apostles, the Epistle of S. Paul to the Romans, first to the Corinthians,
second to the Corinthians, to the Galatians, to the Ephesians, to the Philippians,
to the Colossians, first to the Thessalonians, second to the Thessalonians, first
to Timotheo, second to Timotheo, to Tito, to Philemon, to the Hebrews, the
Epistle of S. Jaco, the first Epistle of S. Peire, the second Epistle of S. Peire,
the first epistle of S. Joan, the second Epistle of S. Joan, the third Epistle of
S. Joan, the Epistle of St Juda, the Apocalis of S. Joan.
IV. The books above said, teach thus, that there is one God almighty, all wise,
and all good, who has made all things by his goodness. For he formed Adam
according to his own image and similitude, but by the envy of the devil, and the
disobedience ofthe said Adam, sin entered into the world, and we are made sin-
ners in Adam, and by Adam.
V. That Christ was promised to our fathers who received the law, that thus
by the law knowing their sins, unrighteousness, and their insufficiency, they
might desire the coming of Christ to satisfy for their sins, and accomplish the
law by himself
VI. That Christ was born at the time appointed by God his Father, that is to
say, at a time when all iniquity abounded, and not for good-works only, for
all were sinners ; but to the end that being faithful, he might cause (fè) grace
and mercy to us.
VII. That Christ is our life, and peace, and righteousness, and pastor, and
advocate, and sacrifice, and priest, who died for the salvation of all those that
believe, and rose for our justification.
VIII. We, in like manner, firmly hold, that there is no other Mediator and
Advocate with God the Father, but only Jesus Christ : but that the Virgin
Mary is holy, humble, and full of grace : and we believe the same thing of all
the other saints, that they in heaven hope the resurrection of their bodies at the
judgment.
IX. We also believe, that after this life, there are only two places, the one for
the saved, which is called by name paradise, and the other for the damned, which
we call hell, altogether denying purgatory, which is a dream of antichrist, and
invented against the truth.
X. We have always believed all the inventions of men to be an unspeakable
abomination before God, such as the feasts, and the vigils of the saints, and the
water which they call blessed, abstinence from flesh on certain days, and the like
things, and principally the masses.
XI. We abominate all human traditions as being antichristian, by which we
are troubled, and which are prejudicial to the liberty of the Spirit.
XII. We believe that the sacraments are signs or visible forms of holy things,
holding it to be good that the faithful do from time to time use these signs or
visible forms, if it can be done. But we do, notwithstanding believe and hold,
that the foresaid faithful can be saved, when they have not place nor means to
use them.
XIII. We do not acknowledge any other sacrament, but baptism and the
eucharist.
XIV. We owe honour to the secular power in subjection, in obedience, in
promptitude, and in tribute.
As you can see your assertions against both the Waldenses and Albigenses are not true.
BTW, this book was written by a Protestant minister, Adam Blair, and published in 1829.
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