B11843:65
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 causes that moved Nero to persecute y• Christians are not so diligently set down by christian historicians, as they are by profane writers, Suetonius Tranquillus in the life of Nero and Cornelius Tacitus in the. 15. book of the lives of the Emperors. Nero y• emperor was y• sink of all beastly sinfulness, ⟨image 27⟩fullness, chiefly of lechery, and unspeakable incest, defiling himself against all course of nature, so y• in all Histories of you shall not find his match. This horrible wickedness he openly committed at Rome without all shame, in sight of y• Senate, and people. But there was no man that durst speak against him, much less to reprove him, or assay to punish him, but every man winked at him, the most filthy beast in the mean time doing what he list.
The causes that moued Nero to persecute y• Christians are not so dilygentlye set downe by christian historicians, as they are by prophane writers, Suetonius Tranquillus in the lyfe of Nero and Cornelius Tacitus in the. 15. booke of the lyues of the Emperours. Nero y• emperour was y• sinke of al beastly sinfulnesse, ⟨image 27⟩fulnesse, chiefly of lechery, and vnspeakable incest, defilyng himselfe against al course of nature, so y• in all Histories of you shal not finde his match. This horrible wickednesse he openly committed at Rome without al shame, in sight of y• Senate, and people. But there was no man that durste speake against hym, mutch lesse to reproue him, or assay to punish hym, but euery man winked at hym, the most filthy beast in the meane time doyng what he list.