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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.
This is the matter of the Pages humbly offered, and unfeignedly recommended to thy perusal. And as to the manner of the Epitome, an Alphabetical method, both as to Sufferers and Persecutors, seemed most apt for thy reaping advantage. The reasons moving the Epitomizing the voluminous works of the Author were these:
This is the matter of the Pages humbly offer'd, and unfeignedly recommended to thy perusal. And as to the manner of the Epitome, an Alphabetical method, both as to Sufferers and Persecutors, seemed most apt for thy reaping advantage. The reasons moving the Epitomizing the voluminous works of the Author were these:
1. Because many who probably would read those greater Volumes, either cannot acquire them being scarce, or cannot purchase them being dear, or perhaps have not time to peruse them being great, to occur all which this abstract may suffice.
2. The Chief things in these Volumes desired by the Vulgar (whose instruction is chiefly designed hereby) is the Lives and deaths, the Constancy and Comforts of the Martyrs, which here are briefly contained as to the most remarkable Martyrs ever since Christ's time; which being portable, may serve as a Manual to be oft in our hands to be perused, till we get their experiences on our hearts.