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 7: Of the. 9. Tragical act or persecution, which was under Antoninus Verus, with his brot…Chapter 7: Of the. 9. Tragical acte or persecution, which was vnder Antoninus Verus, with his brot…

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They write moreover, how that the common rascal multitude in this persecution was so savage, cruelly pricked forth with anger and rage: y• they left nothing undone that appertained to the most cruel and ignominious usage of them. For they would not permit the bodies of such as were slain in prison, to be honestly buried, but cast them to dogs, who if they left any thing, that they burned and threw the ashes into Rhodanus: these tormentors in the mean time crying aloud, as it is reported, behold, the Gods have revenged themselves on the enemies of the Ethnic religion, where is now their god? what manner of faith and religion ⟨image 34⟩is this, that spoileth them thus of their lives? Thus they rejoiced, & triumphed ¹like conquerors y• had defended and confirmed their own religion: and on the other part, the Christians remained in great sorrow, heaviness, and danger. Whoso desireth to understand more of this matter, let him read it in Eusebius in the epistle above recited.

They write moreouer, how that the common raskall multitude in this persecution was so sauedge, cruelly pricked foorth with anger and rage: y• they left nothyng vndone that appertayned to the most cruell and ignominious vsedge of them. For they would not permit the bodies of sutch as were slayne in prison, to bée honestly buried, but cast them to dogges, who if they left any thyng, that they burned and threwe the asshes into Rhodanus: these turmentours in the meane time criyng alowd, as it is reported, behold, the Gods haue reuenged themselues on the enemies of the Ethnicke religion, where is now their god? what maner of faith and religion ⟨image 34⟩is this, that spoyleth them thus of their liues? Thus thei reioiced, & triumphed ¹like conquerours y• had defended and confirmed their owne religion: and on th'other part, the Christians remained in great sorow, heauines, and daunger. Whoso desiereth to vnderstande more of this matter, let him read it in Eusebius in the epistle aboue recited.

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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. 10. Tragical Act or persecution, under Severus, and of the. 11. under Julius Maximinus, of the. 12. under Trajan Decius, of the 13. under Valerianus, and of the 14. under Aurelianus the Emp. Chapter. viii.

Of the. 10. Tragicall Acte or persecution, vnder Seuerus, and of the. 11. vnder Iulius Maximinus, of the. 12. vnder Traiane Decius, of the 13. vnder Valerianus, and of the 14. vnder Aurelianus the Emp. Chapter. viii.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the. 10. Tragical Act or persecution, under Severus, and of the. 11. under Julius Maximinus, of the. 12. under Trajan Decius, of the 13. under Valerianus, and of the 14. under Aurelianus the Emp. Chapter. viii.

Of the. 10. Tragicall Acte or persecution, vnder Seuerus, and of the. 11. vnder Iulius Maximinus, of the. 12. vnder Traiane Decius, of the 13. vnder Valerianus, and of the 14. vnder Aurelianus the Emp. Chapter. viii.

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