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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.
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⟩to kill him, before the Inhabitants of the Town of Deithmar should know of it, or before his cause were tried, not permitting him to speak to them for himself, lest (as they said) he should persuade them to be Heretics: Whereupon the Presidents assembled 500 Husbandmen, to whom (when met together) they imparted the business; who detesting it would not do it, but would have returned home; but were forced to obedience by the threats of their Governor; who to fit them for the work, gave them three Barrels of Hamborough Beer, and then about midnight they came to Deithmar to the Priest's, and first woefully abused him, and then trained Sutphen out of bed naked, and tying his hands behind him, forced him on so fast that his feet were much wounded by the Ice; whereof he complaining and desiring a Horse, they said he should go on foot whether he would or no: And in the morning after much misery by him suffered, without any examination they condemned him to be burnt; and accordingly ⟨p. 151⟩they bound him hands, neck and feet, and brought him to the fire, which was not oftener kindled than it went out, nor could they make the wood burn. As he passed by to the fire, a Woman, seeing the sad usage of him, wept bitterly: