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…

I cannot, nor I ought not in this place ¹let pass to make mention of Felix and Regula being Germans, who were also of Mauricius company: both these & divers other moe, whose service it pleased God that he would use to preach Christ to the Gentiles: by flight escaped from the slaughter at Octodorum, and first they came to Glarona, and so along the Lake were brought unto the most ancient city of Zuirick, in which at y• time y• Ethnic idolatry flourished, where they preached simply the Christian religion, and as we have showed in the beginning of this book, purely & faithfully without any additions of man. The same they approved valiantly, and at length confirmed with their blood. For after many, and diverse torments they were slain with the sword by Decius the Roman lieutenant that dwelt in the castle of zuirick. And these most holly Germans, have left unto us the most holly and precious treasure of the Gospel, and Christian ⟨p. 40⟩faith. These our Apostles, or rather teachers, sent unto us from heaven, are far more ancient then y• counsels. These lived and taught, and are blessedly departed this life, before the Papistical Church was established in form and manner as it is: for at their time there was not that Papacy which afterward ensued: there were then no Images in Churches, there was no sacrifice of Mas, no invocation of saints, no Monks, no institutions or foundations of Abbeys, for they lived in those years after Christ which we have before noted, so that the Christian faith hath continued amongst us, and also the ancient Congregation of Zuirick above. 1270. years, which I pray God always with his grace to preserve.

I cannot, nor I ought not in this place ¹let passe to make mencion of Foelix and Regula being Germans, who were also of Mauricius companie: both these & diuers other moe, whose seruice it pleased God that he woulde vse to preache Christ to the Gentiles: by flight escaped from the slaughter at Octodorum, and first they came to Glarona, and so along the Lake were brought vnto the most auncient citie of Zuirick, in which at y• time y Ethnick idolatry florished, wher they preached simply the Christian relygion, and as wée haue shewed in the beginning of this booke, purely & faithfully without any aditions of man. The same they approued valientlye, and at length confirmed wt their bloud. For after manie, and diuerse torments they were slayn with the sworde by Decius the Romane lieutenant that dwelte in the castle of zuirick. And these most holly Germans, haue left vnto vs the most holly and precious treasure of the Gospell, and Christian