# Confession Of Jacques D’Auchy, Made Before The Commissary And The Inquisitor. · Page 18 of 27

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He looked at me sharply and said to me: “Why
do you think so?” Jac. “Because, my lord, Christ
calls his people sheep and lambs; and it is the nature
of a flock of sheep, that if they see any beast approaching,
and perceive that it is a wolf, they all flee,
yea, though they were a thousand of them against
one wolf, and they do not pursue the wolf, to devour
him, and to shed his blood; but they who boast of
being the flock of Christ, do the very opposite;
whence do they get this nature?” Inq. “This comparison
is good for nothing, and the allegations are
useless: for it does not obtain with the flock of
Christ, as with a flock of sheep.”

Seeing that he rejected this, I asked him: “Is it
not necessary that the children of God should be
born of God, as John testifies? (John 1:13) and
must they not be of such a nature and disposition
as their Father and Lord?” Inq. “Yes, but why?”
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Jac. “Because it is written that the Son of God was
led as a lamb or sheep to the slaughter, and opened
not his mouth; hence his children must be of
such a nature, since they are born of God.” Isaiah
53:7; Luke 8:32. Inq. “This! it had to come so.”
Jac. “Why?” Inq. “That the Scriptures might
be fulfilled.” Jac. “Thus it must also be with regard
to his children, in order that the Scripture may be
fulfilled.” Inq. “What Scripture?” Jac. “This:
‘If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute
you; remember the word that I said unto
you, the servant is not greater than his lord.’ ”
Inq. “This he said to his apostles.” Jac. “I understand
it as having been spoken by him of all his
children, and as having been written for our instruction.”
Inq. “No, no, my son; you must understand
that the apostles were sent to proclaim and
preach the gospel to every creature, and the Lord
predicted that much suffering should come upon
them, and that they should be put to death; but
after they had gained a prince to the faith, they had
rest, and might well put to death the heretics in
their country.” Jac. “My lord, the Scriptures do
not say this, nor can I conceive that it can be the
nature of a lamb, to kill and devour a wolf; for you
people say that you are the flock of Christ, and that
we are ravening wolves, and you put us to death;
this does not seem right to me.”



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