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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.
The Fourth Persecution began by Marcus Antoninus Verus, who began to Reign in the 162. year of Christ, and was very sharp and severe against Christians: which Christians, when the Armies of this Emperor were warring against the Vandals, and had like to have perished for want of Water five days, did, to the number of a Legion, withdraw themselves suddenly from the Camp, and prostrated themselves before God; and by ardent Prayer obtained of God, by and by, a double relief; Rain for themselves, and Lightning, discomfiting their Enemies, who were ⟨p. 237⟩many of them put to flight: which Miracle so pleased the Emperor, that he abated his fury against the Christians; grew milder, and ordered his Rulers to give thanks to the Christians, no less for his victory, than for the preservation of himself; and also ordered that their Accusers should be burned alive. Vol. 1. p. 54. to 66.
The Fourth Persecution began by Marcus Antoninus Verus, who began to Reign in the 162. year of Christ, and was very sharp and severe against Christians: which Christians, when the Armies of this Emperour were warring against the Vandals, and had like to have perished for want of Water five dayes, did, to the number of a Legion, withdraw themselves suddenly from the Camp, and prostrated themselves before God; and by ardent Prayer obtained of God, by and by, a double relief; Rain for themselves, and Lightning, discomfiting their Enemies, who were ⟨p. 237⟩many of them put to flight: which Miracle so pleased the Emperour, that he abated his fury against the Christians; grew milder, and ordered his Rulers to give thanks to the Christians, no less for his victory, than for the preservation of himself; and also ordered that their Accusers should be burned alive. Vol. 1. p. 54. to 66.
The Fifth Persecution was raised by Severus, the Emperor; who, in the year of Christ, 215. proclaimed, and commanded, no Christian should be suffered. Vol. 1. p. 70.