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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.
Simeon Archbishop of Seleucia, being by Sapores King of Persia, under the tenth Persecution, called and examined, confessed himself to be a Christian: And being demanded, Why he kneeled not before the King as he used to do, he said, That before he observed what the custom of the Realm did require of him; but now it is not lawful, for I come to stand in defence of our Religion and Doctrine. He was beheaded. Vol. 1. pag. 125, 126. See Usthazares in the latter part of this Book.
Simeon Archbishop of Seleucia, being by Sapores King of Persia, under the tenth Persecution, called and examined, confessed himself to be a Christan: And being demanded, Why he kneeled not before the King as he used to do, he said, That before he observed what the custom of the Realm did require of him; but now it is not lawful, for I come to stand in defence of our Religion and Doctrine. He was beheaded. Vol. 1. pag. 125, 126. See Usthazares in the latter part of this Book.
Henry Sutphen Monk, an associate of Luther's 1524. converted Bremen, and being sent for after two years time to ⟨p. 149⟩Deithmar to preach amongst those great Idolaters, he at last went, designing only to lay the foundation of a Reformation, and so to return to Bremen, to satisfy the importunity of his Friends. He being at Bremen, the Monks and Friars conspire against him, and consult his destruction; accordingly they sent Minatory Letters to the Inhabitants at Deithmar, and also to their Parish Priest, who had received him: But Sutphen's an answer was, That being called by them to preach the Gospel, he would do it; and if it pleased God he should lose his Life at Deithmar; there was as near a way to Heaven as in any other place: for he doubted not at all that once he must suffer for the Gospels sake. Upon this courage he preached divers times, and Popish Priests were sent to supplant him, and to trap him in his Sermons; many of whom were converted by them, and did declare them to be agreeable to the word of God. After this many ways were used to destroy him; and at last the Franciscan Friars conspired with some Presidents of the Country ⟨p. 150⟩