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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Doubtless such carnal reasons as these are, perplexed the minds of many ¹that time, why God suffered that man to be afflicted that was so dear unto the Lord, and greater then whom there was none borne of a woman? Why permitted he him by incestuous persons so miserably to be slain in prison, and they the mean time drowned in rioting, drunkenness, and dancing? why he suffered that holy head, disdainfully to be touched and abused by the hands of a filthy harlot? These things are strange in the sight of men, and the fact it self is horrible, yet no wise man ought to accuse God in permitting the same, which doth all thing in judgment, and justice yea, if he chance at these days to see virtuous and godly men, miserably slain by the ungodly and wicked, and reproachfully ⟨p. 7⟩used, thus he reasoneth with himself: if God could behold it, that so holy a man, Gods friend, the first minister of the Gospel, should so despitefully be murdered in prison, and his head also reproachfully handled: we ought less to marvel if now like wise he suffer the like to befall to his friends, who are not yet in so great estimation, and dignity as John was.

Doubltesse su•ch carnall reasons as these are, perplexed the mindes of manie ¹that time, why God suffred that man to be afflicted that was so dear vnto the Lorde, and greater then whome there was none borne of a woman? Why permitted hée him by incestuous persons so miserablye to bée slayne in prison, and they the meane time drowned in riotinge, drounkennes, and dauncinge? why hée suffred that holye head, disdainfully to be touched and abused by the handes of a filthie harlot? These thinges are straunge in the sight of men, and the fact it self is horrible, yet no wyse man ought to accuse God in permittinge the same, which doth all thinge in iudgment, and iustice yea, if hée chaunce at these dayes to sée verteous and godly men, miserably slayne by the vngodly and wicked, and rereprochefully ⟨p. 7⟩vsed, thus hée reasoneth with himself: if God could beehold it, that so holy a man, Gods freende, the first minister of the Gospell, should so dispightfully bée murthered in prison, and his head also reprochfully handled: wée ought lesse to merueyle if now like wise hée suffre the like to béefall to his fréences, who are not yet in so great estimation, and dignitie as John was.

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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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