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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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Theban Soldiers a Legion, having Mauritius their Captain, being sent for by Maximinus the Emperor, under the tenth Persecution, to go against and persecute the Christians, would not; for which every tenth Man was killed: And being still urged, they made a notable Oration to the Emperor, declaring, Though they were his Soldiers, yet were they God's Servants; and would not persecute the Christians, nor sacrifice to the Emperor's devilish Idols: Whereupon again every tenth Man was slain; and afterwards their whole Army totally destroyed, who made no resistance, but laid down their armour and gave their naked Bodies to their Enemies fury. Vol. 3. p. 104, 105.
THeban Souldiers a Legion, having Mauritius their Captain, being sent for by Maximinus the Emperour, under the tenth Persecution, to go against and persecute the Christians, would not; for which every tenth Man was kill'd: And being still urged, they made a notable Oration to the Emperour, declaring, Though they were his Souldiers, yet were they God's Servants; and would not persecute the Christians, nor sacrifice to the Emperour's devillish Idols: Whereupon again every tenth Man was slain; and afterwards their whole Army totally destroy'd, who made no resistance, but laid down their armour and gave their naked Bodies to their Enemies fury. Vol. 3. p. 104, 105.
Nicholas and Francis Thressen, being brought up in Christianity by their Father