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 2: Of the second Tragical Act or persecution, wherein John the Baptist was beheaded, Jesus…Chapter 2: Of the second Tragical Acte or persecution, wherein Iohn the Baptist was beheaded, Jesu…

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The second persecution began ¹at one time, with the preaching of the Gospel, & John the Baptiste first preached the Gospel, as S. Mark witnesseth writing: how that the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Sun of God, began so as it was foretold by the prophets, namely by the forerunner of of Christ, who prepared his ways, and made the minds of men apt and ready to receive Christ. Which John the Baptist, pointed unto Christ, as it were ²with his finger, testifying that he was the Lamb of God, that should take away the sins of the world. The same exhorted men to believe in Christ, and sent his disciples from him to Christ, as unto him in whom dwelled all fullness, ⟨image 8⟩and through whom only the way was open unto everlasting life: affirming that he was the very Sun of God, into whose hand the father committed all things, and whosoever believed in him should have everlasting life, and whoso believed not, upon him remained the wrath of God. Therewith also he sharply rebuked the vices of men, exhorting all to repentance, pronouncing unto the impenitent and unbelieving, the wrath of God and destruction to hang over them. These are mentioned by the Evangelists Matthew. 3. chap. John. 1. and. 3. chap. and Luke. 3. chapter.

THe second persecution began ¹at one time, with the preaching of the Gospell, & Iohn the Baptiste firste preached the Gospell, as S. Marke witnesseth writting: how that the Gospell of Jesus Christe the Sun of God, began so as it was foretold by ye prophets, namely by the forerunner of of Christ, who prepared his waies, and made the mindes of men apt and ready to receaue Christe. Whiche Iohn the Baptist, pointed vnto Christ, as it were ²with his finger, testefinge that he was the Lambe of God, that shoulde take away the sinnes of the world. The same exhorted men to beléeue in Christe, and sent his disciples from him to Christe, as vnto him in whome dwelled al fulnesse,

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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 third Tragical Act or persecution, wherein the Apostles were taken and scourged Stephen was stoned, the Church and congregation of Jerusalem banished, & dispersed. Chapter. iii.

Of the thirde Tragical Acte or persecutiō, wherin the Apostles were taken and scurged Steeuen was stoned, the Church and congregation of Ierusalem banished, & dispersed. Chapter. iii.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the third Tragical Act or persecution, wherein the Apostles were taken and scourged Stephen was stoned, the Church and congregation of Jerusalem banished, & dispersed. Chapter. iii.

Of the thirde Tragical Acte or persecutiō, wherin the Apostles were taken and scurged Steeuen was stoned, the Church and congregation of Ierusalem banished, & dispersed. Chapter. iii.

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