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A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friars London Herein is the history of the surprisal and admirable escape of the said penitent.A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friers London Herein is the history of the surprizall and admirable escape of the said penitent.
London: printed by George Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1639London: printed by George Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1639
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The fears which usually most affright men, and draw them to be Renegadoes are but of such things which the Apostle (1 Cor. 10.13) styled [Greek or Hebrew] humane or common to man: Such as by man are inflicted, such as by man may be endured.
The feares which usually most affright men, and draw them to be Renegadoes are but of such things which the Apostle (1 Cor. 10.13) stiled 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 humane or common to man: Such as by man are inflicted, such as by man may be indured.
I suppose greater and crueller tortures cannot in these days be by mans wit invented,1 then were of old inflicted by spiteful persecutors on the Jews in the days of Antiochus, and on Christians in the time of the ten notorious persecutions under the Roman Emperors.
I suppose greater and crueller tortures cannot in these daies be by mans wit invented,1 then were of old inflicted by spitefull persecutors on the Iewes in the daies of Antiochus, and on Christians in the time of the ten notorious persecutions under the Romane Emperours.
bSo cruel was the sight of those tortures which persecutors inflicted, as exceeds all expression.
bSo cruell was the sight of those tortures which persecutors inflicted, as exceeds all expression.
cConstant Christians had their flesh torn from their backs with rods, scourges, whips, and cords, so as their bones lay bare, and the raw parts of their body were washed with vinegar and salt.
cConstant Christians had their flesh torne from their backs with rods, scourges, whips, and cords, so as their bones lay bare, and the raw parts of their body were washt with vineger and salt.
eThey were stretched on racks.
fTheir legs were broken, and they so left miserably to perish.
lTheir tongues were cut out by the roots, and pulled out of their jaws.
lTheir tongues were cut out by the rootes, and puld out of their jawes.
nTheir bodies were rent and pulled to pieces by strong boughs, ⟨p. 31⟩forced together by instruments, and let loose when the limbs of the bodies of Martyrs were tied fast unto them. Their limbs were also pulled to pieces with wild horses.
nTheir bodies were rent and pulled to peeces by strong boughs, ⟨p. 31⟩forced together by instruments, and let loose when the limbs of the bodies of Martyrs were tied fast unto them. Their limbs were also pull'd to peeces with wild horses.
