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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.
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 ⟨p. 170⟩Andreas Thressen, who flying into England (out of Germany from their Mother and two other Children) died there: and then these two Sons returned into Germany to their Mother and the two Children with her, and instructed them in Christianity: With whom the Papists laboured to make them recant; and the two youngest being not well grounded, did so: the Mother would not, and was condemned to perpetual prison. These two Sons inveighed against Popery, and despising torments were condemned to the fire; and desiring to speak, had Gags put into their Mouths and balls of wood to hinder it; but they with vehemency of speaking drave them out: and desiring for the Lord's sake that they might have liberty to speak, they sang the Creed with a loud voice, and went and were fastened to the Stake, praying for their Persecutors and exhorting each other, they did abide the fire patiently. The one feeling the flame to burn his beard, said; Ah! what a small pain is this to be compared to the glory to come: