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 8: Of the. 10. Tragical Act or persecution, under Severus, and of the. 11. under Julius…Chapter 8: Of the. 10. Tragicall Acte or persecution, vnder Seuerus, and of the. 11. vnder Iulius…

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Afterward, the year of Christ 252. or according to the supputation of other 254. Traianus Decius the emperor persecuted the Church yet far more cruelly, sending a broad through ⟨p. 35⟩out all the empire most vehement, and bloody edicts. And this is the twelveth persecution of the Christian Church, which destroyed many excellent and worthy men. For there were •layn in this persecution Sixtus bishop of the Congregation at Rome, who was beheaded, & Laurence his deacon broiled upon a gridiron as Prudentious writeth by whom also is described the martyrdom of blessed Hippolytus, who was torn in sunder by wild horses. Babilas also bishop of Antioch was then slain, a very famous man, and a noble minister of Christ. This Babilas, desired ¹that the chain wherewith he was lead unto execution, might be buried with him for an ornament, and delight unto him Serapion being first hacked with ²many wounds and stabbed through, at the last was cast down headlong from the top of his own house. Macharius, Alexander & Epimachus: were burnt. Many virgins most singularly with virtues adorned were most miserably tormented and at length cruelly slain, as Appollonia, Eugenia, Victoria, ⟨image 38⟩Theodora, Anatolia, Ruffina and many moe. There is extant in Eusebius in the sixth book of his ecclesiastical history, the 13. chapter, the Epistle of Dionysius Bishop of Alexandria written unto Fabianus of Antioch, wherein he reciteth the blessed Martyrs which suffered martyrdom in Alexandria under Decius. Likewise in Hermannus Contractus in his chronicles, is to be found a long Catalogue of Martyrs that in divers places of the Roman Empire, suffered under Decius. In fine in this twelve persecution under Decius, it is not able wellnigh to be recited what plenty of precious and holy blood of innocent Christians was shed, and many notable men besides made away.

Afterwarde, the yere of Christe 252. or accordinge to the supputation of other 254. Traianus Decius the emperour persecuted the Church yet farre more cruelly, sending a broade through ⟨p. 35⟩

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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 grievous woeful and long tragical Act or persecution, being in number the. 15. under the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian, wherein innumerable Christians were martyred and slain. Chapter. ix.

Of the greeuous woful and long tragicall Acte or persecution, being in number the. 15. vnder the Emperours Dioclecian and Maximian, wherein innumerable Christians were martired and slayne. Chapter. ix.

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Of the grievous woeful and long tragical Act or persecution, being in number the. 15. under the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian, wherein innumerable Christians were martyred and slain. Chapter. ix.

Of the greeuous woful and long tragicall Acte or persecution, being in number the. 15. vnder the Emperours Dioclecian and Maximian, wherein innumerable Christians were martired and slayne. Chapter. ix.

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