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A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near…A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere…
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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Hierom of Prague to like purpose thus, If I had feared the fire, I had not come hither.
Hierom of Prage to like purpose thus, If I had feared the fire, I had not come hither.
Martin Luther (though no Martyr, yet to show his undaunted spirit in maintaining the truth) being dissuaded by his friends from going to Worms, where his adversaries were assembled to dispute against him, returned this answer, I am resolved and certainly determined to enter Worms in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, though I knew there were so many Devils to resist me, as there are tiles to cover the houses in Worms; can we imagine that this man would have accepted deliverance on his adversaries terms?
Martin Luther (though no Martyr, yet to shew his undaunted spirit in maintaining the truth) being disswaded by his friends from going to Wormes, where his adversaries were assembled to dispute against him, returned this answer, I am resolved and certainely determined to enter Wormes in the name of our Lord Iesus Christ, though I knew there were so many Divells to resist me, as there are tiles to cover the houses in Wormes; can we imagine that this man would have accepted deliverance on his adversaries termes?
Galeazius a Gentleman of great estate, who suffered Martyrdom at Saint-angelo in Italy being much pressed by his friends to recant and save his life, replied that Death was much more sweet to him with testimony of verity then life with the least denial of truth.
Galeazius a Gentleman of great estate, who suffered Martyrdome at Sant-angelo in Italy being much pressed by his friends to recant and save his life, replied that Death was much more sweete to him with testimony of verity then life with the least deniall of truth.