The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of…The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of…

Name: The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of…
Author: Heinrich Bullinger

Heinrich Bullinger 1504–1575London: printed by William How for Abraham Veale, 1575

[4], 42, [2] leaves · 33k words · STC 4078 · ESTC S106917

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Chapter 1: Of the first Tragical Act or persecution after the birth of Christ, in which Herod su…Chapter 1: Of the fyrst Tragicall Acte or persecution after the birth of Christ, in which Herod su…

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Of the first Tragical Act or persecution after the birth of Christ, in which Herod surnamed the great, slew the young and innocent Children. Chapter. i.

Of the fyrst Tragicall Acte or persecution after the birth of Christ, in which Herod surnamed the great, slew the young and innocent Children. Chapter. i.

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After the persecutions of the faithful in the ancient holy Church, hereafter I will declare the persecutions of the christian Church, which began immediately after the birth of Christ, in the reign of Augustus the Emperor.

AFter the persecutiōs of the faithfull in the auncient holy Church, hereafter I will declare the persecutions of the christian Church, which began immediatly after the byrth of Christe, in the reigne of Augustus the Emperour.

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When Christ in great poverty was borne in a certain stable, there came wise ¹men from the East unto Jerusalem, declaring the birth of the late borne king. With this tidings Herod (whom they call the great, and Ascalonite) being marvellous affrayed, for he doubted lest the new borne king should drive him out of the kingdom of Judea, which then he possessed at pleasure & good will of the Romans: he determined to slay this new and lately borne King ⟨image 4⟩whilst as yet he lay in his swath clothes. And being ignorant wl• was the lately borne king, yet ki inge that he was borne at Bethe because he would be sure not to […] him: caused all the infants of Be lem and the places near about, sut were two months old or young be slain by his officers, and s ours. Amongst which his officers soldiers, this most cruel T found some, that were not a frai commit this strange tragedy, an ell murder. For the murderers, ungodly rakehells, the servants […] butcherly king, departing unto

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The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of…The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of…

Of the first Tragical Act or persecution after the birth of Christ, in which Herod surnamed the great, slew the young and innocent Children. Chapter. i.

Of the fyrst Tragicall Acte or persecution after the birth of Christ, in which Herod surnamed the great, slew the young and innocent Children. Chapter. i.

Of the second Tragical Act or persecution, wherein John the Baptist was beheaded, Jesus Christ the Sun of God crucified, and his Disciples dispersed. Chapter. ii.

Of the second Tragical Acte or persecution, wherein Iohn the Baptist was beheaded, Jesus Christ the Sunne of God crucified, and his Disciples dispersed. Chapter. ii.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the first Tragical Act or persecution after the birth of Christ, in which Herod surnamed the great, slew the young and innocent Children. Chapter. i.

Of the fyrst Tragicall Acte or persecution after the birth of Christ, in which Herod surnamed the great, slew the young and innocent Children. Chapter. i.

Of the second Tragical Act or persecution, wherein John the Baptist was beheaded, Jesus Christ the Sun of God crucified, and his Disciples dispersed. Chapter. ii.

Of the second Tragical Acte or persecution, wherein Iohn the Baptist was beheaded, Jesus Christ the Sunne of God crucified, and his Disciples dispersed. Chapter. ii.

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