B11843:226
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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Persecutions are sent to the Church by the just judgment of god, as the scripture plainly witnesseth were sent unto Job the holly man, and Servant of1 God: the Cross, affliction, and persecution from God. Unto which purpose, God used Satan as an instrument, prescribing him bonds how far he should persecute Job. And Satan through his malice stirred up the ravenous and greedy ⟨image 96⟩people of the Chaldees, to break in upon Jobs goods, to spoil him, and bring him to poverty. Then Job, although he understood y• through the instigation of Satan, he was in such sort endamaged by wicked, and ravenous men: notwithstanding he took regard unto the principal cause of persecution, and he said not as the manner is now a days, that he was sore afflicted by Satan, and maliciously spoiled by the Chaldees: but, said he, the Lord hath given and the Lord hath taken away, y• name of the Lord be blessed for ever.
Persecutions are sent to the Churche by the iust iudgment of god, as the scripture plainely witnesseth were sent vnto Iob the hollie man, and Seruant of1 God: the Crosse, affliction, and persecution from God. Vnto which purpose, God vsed Satan as an instrument, prescribing him bonds how farre he should persecute Iob. And Satan through his malice stirred vp the rauenous and gredie ⟨image 96⟩people of the Chaldees, to breake in vpon Iobs goodes, to spoile him, and bringe him to pouertie. Then Iob, although hée vnderstood y• •through the instigation of Satan, hée was in sutch sort endamaged by wicked, and rauenous men: notwithstandinge hée tooke regard vnto the principall cause of persecution, and hée saide not as the maner is now a daies, that hée was sore afflicted by Satan, and maliciouslye spoiled by the Chaldees: but, said hée, the Lorde hath giuen and the Lord hath taken away, y• name of the Lorde bée blessed for euer.