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Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the trials and dying expressions of many…Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the tryals and dying expressions of many…
Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the trials and dying expressions of many martyrs of note since Christ : extracted out of Fox's Acts and monuments of the church : with an alphabetical list of God's judgements remarkably shown on many noted and cruel persecutors : together with an appendix of things pertinent to martyrology by N.T., M.A.T.C.C. [i.e. Master of Arts Trinity College Cambridge]Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the tryals and dying expressions of many martyrs of note since Christ : extracted out of Foxe's Acts and monuments of the church : with an alphabetical list of God's judgements remarkably shown on many noted and cruel persecutors : together with an appendix of things pertinent to martyrology by N.T., M.A.T.C.C. [i.e. Master of Arts Trinity College Cambridge]
London: printed for R. Butler, 1677
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.
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Germanicus, a young devout Man, being by the Proconsul of Antoninus Verus in the 4th Persecution, persuaded to favour himself being in the flower of his age; he would not be allured, but constantly, and boldly, and of his own accord provoked the Beasts to come upon him to devour him, to be delivered the more speedily out of this wretched Life. Vol. 1. p. 57.
GErmanicus, a young devout Man, being by the Proconsul of Antoninus Verus in the 4th Persecution, perswaded to favour himself being in the flower of his age; he would not be allured, but constantly, and boldly, and of his own accord provoked the Beasts to come upon him to devour him, to be delivered the more speedily out of this wretched Life. Vol. 1. p. 57.
Gordius, a Centurion of Caesarea, in the 10th Persecution, willingly exiled ⟨p. 66⟩himself, till a public Feast of Mars was celebrated, and much People was assembled; and then appearing in the Theatre, cried out, I am found of them that sought me not: And being examined by the Sheriff, he said, I came hither to publish that I set nothing by your Decrees against Christian Religion, but I profess Christ to be my hope and safety: Hereupon he was scourged, and he said, It would be an hindrance to him, if he could not suffer divers torments for Christ. And having more torments tried on him, he sang, The Lord is my helper, I will not fear the thing that Man can do unto me; I will fear no evil, because thou Lord art with me. After this, being with prayers and entreaties dealt with, he derided the madness of the Magistrates; who being thereby incensed, condemned him. And he being much importuned by divers acquaintance to deny Christ with Tongue, and to keep his Conscience to himself; he said, My Tongue, which by the goodness of God I have, cannot be brought to