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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.
4. In declaring God's fidelity to his People, who in the greatest misery hath shown them the greatest mercy, and often then hath most given his People assurance of their living with him, when they were going to dye for him; which may support our Spirits under pressures, in that they cannot separate us from God here or hereafter, Rom. 8.38. 2 Cor. 7.8, 9.
5. In proposing the Examples of many thousands of constant Martyrs, who chose rather to suffer than sin; and found more joy in dying for Christ than ever they did trouble in serving of Christ.
6. In showing the sad effects of Apostasy upon many of God's People, who found all the worldly enjoyments without a Christ but [Greek or Hebrew], bitter sweets, and have not acquiesced, till through God's Spirit they did reassume the Profession of Christ, and at last did dye for Christ, which may incite our holy jealousy over our selves.
6. In shewing the sad effects of Apostasie upon many of God's People, who found all the wordly enjoyments without a Christ but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, bitter sweets, and have not acquiesced, till through God's Spirit they did reassume the Profession of Christ, and at last did dye for Christ, which may incite our holy jealousie over our selves.