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The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises
The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson for Thomas Parkhurst, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And it was the usual speech of the Primitive Martyrs, when they were persuaded to leave Christ, rather than to suffer.1 — Spare good Emperor; thou canst but cast into prison: God into Hell.
And it was the usual speech of the Primitive Martyrs, when they were perswaded to leave Christ, rather than to suffer.1 — Spare good Emperour; thou canst but cast into prison: God into Hell.
- 1Parce precot Imperator, tu Carcerem; ille Gehennam.
The like of Cyprian, of Polycarp.
The like of Cyprian, of Policarp.
The like of Frederick the Elector of Saxony; who was prisoner to Charles the fifth; and was promised enlargement and restitution to his former dignity; If he would come to Mass. It was Faith guided him to return this answer. — In earthly things I am ready to yield to Caesar. In heavenly, only to Christ. And Christ is more welcome to me in Bonds, than Caesars Court without Christ.
The like of Frederick the Elector of Saxony; who was prisoner to Charles the fifth; and was promised inlargement and restitution to his former dignity; If hee would come to Mass. It was Faith guided him to return this answer. — In earthly things I am ready to yeeld to Caesar. In heavenly, only to Christ. And Christ is more welcome to mee in Bonds, than Caesars Court without Christ.