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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Wherefore, for this cause only they ¹daily persecuted Christ, going about to stone him or kill him, and he oftentimes conveyed himself away, flying out of Judea in to Galilee, and sustained patiently sundry afflictions, reproaches, and travails. And last of all, he was betrayed, and sold by one of his own disciples, apprehended, and brought into the ecclesiastical judgment of the priests, and by Pontius Pilate, the Roman Lieutenant, condemned to the death of the cross, for no other cause, but for that, as indeed he was, he affirmed himself to be the very sun of the living God, the true Messiah or Christ, the only, and eternal saviour of all the world. But before that he was brought unto the Lieutenant: the servants and ministers of the priests shamefully mocked, & misused him in the high bishops hall: they blindfolded him, & spit in his ⟨p. 9⟩face, buffeted him, reproachfully and disdainfully entreating his divine wisdom ²and majesty. In the morning, when they brought him before the lieutenant they falsely accused him to be a seducer of the people, a seditious fellow, & well worthy to be hanged on the Cross.

Wherfore, for this cause only they ¹dayly persecuted Christe, goinge about to stone him or kill him, and hée oftentimes conuaid himself away, flying out of Iudea in to Galile, and sustained paciently sundrie afflictions, reproches, and traueyles. And last of all, hée was béetraid, and sold by one of his owne disciples, apprehended, and brought into the ecclesiasticall iudgment of the priestes, and by Pontius Pilate, the Romane Lieutenant, condemned to the death of ye crosse, for no other cause, but for that, as indéede he was, hée affirmed himselfe to bée the verie sunne of the liuinge God, the trew Messias or Christe, the only, and eternall sauiour of al the world. But before that he was brought vnto the Lieutenant: ye seruāts and ministers of the priests shamefully mocked, & misused him in ye high bishops hal: they blindfolded him, & spet in his ⟨p. 9⟩face, buffeted him, reprochfully and disdainfully intreating his diuine wisdom

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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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