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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.
Thomas Bilney, being brought up under Popish ignorance, and did in order ⟨p. 23⟩to his obtaining pardon of sins, use fasting, watching, buying pardons, &c. and at last hearing that the New Testament was translated into Latin elegantly by Erasmus, out of a love to the Latin more than to the Word of God (which he then knew not what it meant) bought one and did read it; and at his first reading he happened on 1 Tim. 1.15. It is a faithful saying, &c. which sentence through Gods instructions, and co-workings, exhilarated him, and was a means of his conversion to the Faith of Christ, learning that all travels and watchings without Christ availed nothing: And having tasted of the sweetness of Christ himself, he greatly endeavoured the promoting of Christ's Gospel, and opposed Popery in its abuses of Pardons, &c. Vol. 2. p. 268. He was instrumental to the conversion of Mr. Latimer, p. 271. He was of Trinity Hall in Cambridge, and first framed that University to the knowledge of Christ, Vol. 2. p. 274.276. He once recanted, and was absolved, which created such trouble ⟨p. 24⟩to him, that for two years he almost despaired, nor could any Scripture comfort him, till at length God, by the means of Mr. Latimer, comforted him. And he propagated the Doctrine of Christ in Norfolk, and was burned at Norwich 1531. The night before which eating an Ale-berry cheerfully, some Friends said they were glad to see him so merry, to whom he said, he did as Husbandmen, repair the ruinous House of his body. He often tried the heat of the fire, by putting his finger in the Candle flame, saying, I feel and know fire to be naturally hot, yet I am persuaded by Gods Word, and by experience of some in it, that in the flames they felt no heat. And I believe howsoever that the stubble of my body shall be wasted by it, yet my Soul shall be thereby purged: it is a pain for a time, on which follows joy unspeakable. Vol. 2. p. 277.
Thomas Bilney, being brought up under Popish ignorance, and did in order ⟨p. 23⟩to his obtaining pardon of sins, use fasting, watching, buying pardons, &c. and at last hearing that the New Testament was translated into Latine elegantly by Erasmus, out of a love to the Latine more than to the Word of God (which he then knew not what it meant) bought one and did read it; and at his first reading he happened on