B11843:158
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…
The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of Christ unto this present year. 1572. Containing the causes of them, and the just vengeance of God upon the authors. Also some notable comforts and exhortations to patience. Written by Henry Bullinger, and now Englished.The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of Christ vnto this present yeere. 1572. Containing the causes of them, and the iust vengeance of God vpon the authours. Also some notable comfortes and exhortations to pacience. Written by Henrie Bullinger, and now Englished.
London: printed by William How for Abraham Veale, 1575
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The persecution of Turks, wherewith1 they have molested the Christians is in some respect joined and coupled with the Saracen, making it more grievous and cruel: And the Turks are a people of Tartaria, which in the year of Christ. 764. brake forth of their own confines through the gates Caspiae, & planted themselves in Asia who first serving under the Saracens for wages: afterward increasing their power by good success in wars, about the year of Christ. 1051. they created them princes among themselves, who perpetually have afflicted, and persecuted the poor Christians, for they also had then received the Mahometan religion.
The persecution of Turkes, wherewith1 they haue molested the Christians is in some respect ioyned and coupled with the Sarracen, makinge it more gréeuous and cruell: And the Turkes are a people of Tartaria, whiche in the yeere of Christe. 764. brake forth of their owne confines through the gates Caspiae, & planted themselues in Asia who first seruinge vnder the Sarracens for wagies: afterward increasinge their power by good successe in warres, about the yéere of Christe. 1051. they created them princes amonge themselues, who perpetually haue afflicted, and persecuted the poore Christians, for they also had then receaued the Machometan religion.
- 1Original of Turks.Originall of Turkes.
It is not to be doubted, but that God hath sent this cruel, and superstitious nation of Turks for a scourge unto the Christians. For like as in the time of Solomon, when as he fell from the law ⟨image 66⟩of God, and suffered his wives to build temples unto Idols: there sprang up and increased enemies against him, and all the kingdom: so likewise among the Christians, when Pope Boniface the. 8. committed many things repugnant to the Christian religion, bringing in the Jubilee of the Jews, which was