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A47618 The saints encouragement in evil times: or Observations concerning the martyrs in generall with some memorable collections out of Foxes three volumes. Martin Luther. The covenant and promises. Living and dying by faith. By Edward Leigh Esquire. Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671. 1648 (1648) Wing L1000; ESTC R222045 66,492 178

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blessed * {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} The Septuagint thus translates it {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} The memory of the just is with praises Let the godly therefore comfort themselves against death with these promises Joh. 3. 16. 5. 24. and 10. 28. and 11. 25. 1 Cor. 15. 22 57. 2 Cor. 5. 1. FINIS AN ALPHABETICALL TABLE A. Anne Askew p. 29. Aprice p. 59. B. Bainham p. 24. Beleever freed from the law how p. 111. Bilney p. 20 21 22 23. Blague p. 30. Bradbridges wife p. 59. Bradford p. 44 45 46. C. Covenant the reason of the hebrew name 81 82 What a covenant is 82. The severall kindes of covenants p. 83 84. 1. The covenant of works p. 85 to 91. The covenant of grace p. 91 to 113. Cranmer p. 56 57 58. D. Damplip p. 28. Death is common to all p. 136 137 138 139. The misery which comes to the wicked by death p. 140 141 142. Whether it be lawfull to desire death p. 142 143 144. Whether may one pray against a sudden and violent death p. 145. Whether may one mourn for the dead p. ib. Whether a good man may fear to die p. 144. What a christian should do to die comfortably p. 146. Dying in faith p. 134 to the end E. Error all the errors almost of these times may be confuted from the doctrine of the covenant p. 108. to 110. F. Faith what it is p. 124. Farrar p. 40. Filmer p. 27. Folk p. 60. G. Glover p. 48 49. H. Hamelton p. 19. Hauks p. 42 43. Hector p. 19. Hierome of Prague 17 Holland p. 61. Hooper p. 34 35. Hunter p. 39 40. Hus. p. 16. I. Ignatius p. 14 15 16. Indulgencies Luther first opposed them 68. K. Kerby p. 28 29. L. Lambert p. 26. Latimer p. 52 to 55. Laverock p. 59. Lawrence p. 40. Living by faith p. 124 to 134. Luther divers memorable things of him p. 65. to 81. M. Martin why Luther was so called p. 65. 3. Martins much opposed the papists ib. Martyr Observations concerning the martyrs in generall p. 1 to 13. What a martyr is p. 1 2 3. The great honor of martyrdome p. 3 4. The severall sorts of martyrs p. 4. They suffered cheerfully p. 5. Constantly p. 6 7 8 9. With much comfort and assurance p. 10. The number of them p. 6 7. They were eminent in many graces p. 11. to 13. Moice p. 18. P. Person p. 26 27. Philpot. p. 55 56. Pikes p 62. Policarpus p. 13 14. Pomponius Algerius p. 18. Prests wife p. 64. Promises p. 113 to 124 R. Ridley p. 50 51 52. Rogers p. 30 31. Rough p. 60 61. S. Samuel p. 47 48. Sanders p. 31 32 33. Serre p. 18 19. Sincerity p. 103 104 105. Sparrow p. 60. T. Taylor p. 37 38 39. Tyms p. 58. Tyndall p. 24 25 26. V. Voes p. 17. W. Waid p. 46. White p. 41 42. Y. Young p. 64. FINIS When any common calamity befell the people or State as famine dearth pestilence they straightway imputed it to the Christians saying that they and their wicked religion were the cause thereof Christianos ad Leonem Tertul. Away with them to the Lion to the stake * Consule Commentarios vestros illic reperietis primum Neronem in hanc sectam●tum maxime Romae orientem Caesariano gladio ferocisse Sed tali dedicatore damnationis nostrae gloriamur Qui enim scit illum intelligere potest non nisi grande aliquod bonum à Nerone damnatum Tertul. Apol. cap. 5. * Vide Euseb. lib. 8. * Of all since the conquest her reign was the shortest only excepting that of Richard the tyrant but much more bloudy then was his Speeds Chro. in Q. Marie Foxes Acts and Monum. 3d vol. pag. 1023. Foxes 3d vol. p. 95. See also in Fox a notable story of the death of Dr Whittington a persecutour Fox ubi supra * Mr Manton on Rev. 2. 3. Mat. 25. Foxes Acts and Monum. 3d vol. p. 433 * Dr Hall * Dr Gouge on Exod. 13. 13. Deut. 32. John 14. 15. 16. and 17. chap. * Mr Marshall and Mr Strong Vide Bezam in Act. 22. 20 Heb. 12. 4. Rev. 2. 13. 6. 9. * Martyrū nomen bodiè duntaxat illis attribuitur qui mortem pro Christo perpessi sunt Olim verò potiss●mum aetate Cypriani etiam illis qui à confessione nominis Christi nulla tormentorum atrocitate abduci poterant quos eleganter Tertullianus lib ad Martyres designatos martyres nuncupat Pamelius ad Cypriani epist. 9. M●Bradford to all that professe the Gospel in Lancashire D. Halls contempl. M. Pinkes fourth Sermon on that Text Luke 14. 26. See more there Phil. 1. 29. Carelesse in his letter to Agnes Glascock Foxes 3. vol p. 29. And Guide Bree 3 vo p. 38. Magnificus martyrij titulus {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Grot. in 21. Joh. 19. * Hic sc. amor spon●● leonis faucibus 〈…〉 eripuit ●uod meritò stupebat mu●dus in medio tot ac etiam potentum hostium infimo homuncioni longam vitam prorogavit placidam mortem intra domesticos parictes concessit Brightman in cant. 6. 2 Spanhom Dub. Evan p●r ● Dub 84. * Ex illa tanta multitudine omnis generis sexusque hominū tot locis ac saeculis distinctorum qui pro hac religione mori non dubitarunt colligendum magnam aliquam tantae constantiae fuisse causam quae alia cogitart non potest quam lux veritatis Grot. de veritate Rel. Christ l. 2. See Foxes 1. volume in Bilney and 2. vol. p. 300. * In a letter to his wife Fox 3. vol. p. p. 138. See Rawlins and William Sparrow Sleid con● l 17. * Meter hist. de reb. Belg. l. 15. From the beginning of the Jesuites to 1580. being the space of 30 years almost 900 thousand Protestants were put to death in France England Spain Italy Germany and other parts of Christendome Reverend Cranmer learned Ridley Down right Latimer zealous Bradford pious Philpot patient Hooper Fuller on Heb. 9. 10. * Speeds chron. in Q. Mary Neither in Q Elizabeths reign nor in the reign of K. James nor King Charles vvas any Papist put to death meerly for his conscience Cic quest Tusc. l. 1. * S. Cyprian●● senten●i●m in se latam audiens dixit gratias ago Deo omnipotenti qui me à vinculis hujus corporis dignatur absolvere Pont. in vita Cypriani * Aug Ser. de Cypr. Foxes Acts and Mon. vol. 1 p. 8● See in Io. Hus. Ierom of Prague Hen. Voes Pet. Serre Ia. Bainham Anth. Person An. Askew * In a letter to his kindred friends at his farevvel Fox vol. 3. pa. 506. D. Tailour in his last vvill and testament Fox vol. 3. p. 175. Crudelitas vestra gloria est nostra ●ert ad Scap. c. 5. Euseb. eccles. hist l. 5. In a praie● a little before his death F●xes vol● 3. p. 154.
for the truth of all sorts and conditions stout and tender noble and base Famesius departing out of Italy is reported to have said That he would make such a slaughter in Germany that his very horse might swim in the bloud of the Lutherans So much bloud of the Protestants was spilt in France that the very rivers in the streets flowed with bloud The Duke of Alba sitting at his Table * said that he had taken diligent pains in rooting out the tares of heresies having delivered 18000 men in the space of six years only to the hands of the hangman Within the compas●e of lesse then four years continuance there died in England in Q. Maries reign 277 persons without regard * of degree sex or age In the heat of those flames were consumed five Bishops one and twenty Divines eight Gentlemen eighty four Artificers one hundred husbandmen servants and labourers twenty six wives twenty widdows nine virgins two boies and two infants Secondly The persecutours could neither by torments nor pleasures induce them to deny the truth When Valens the Emperour coming to Caesarea commanded Basil to assent to the Arians and threatned to banish and punish him if he obeyed not Pueris saith Basil illa terriculamenta proponenda sunt sibi verò vita eripi potest sed confessio veritatis eripi non potest Those bug-bears were to be propounded to children but for his part said he though they might take away his life yet they could not hinder him from professing the truth When King Lysimachus threatned Cyrenaeus Theodorus with hanging Istis quaeso saith he ista horribilia minitare purpuratis tuis Theodori quidem nihil interest humine an sublimè putrescat Threaten those terrible things to thy brave Courtiers Theodorus cares not whether he rot in the air or on the ground Cyprian said Amen * to his own sentence of martyrdome and the Proconsul bidding him consult about it he answered In re tam justa * nulla est consultatio Bonner said A vengeance on them I think they love to burn When the Proconsul threatned Andrew the Apostle with the crosse if he left not off his preaching I would never said he have preacht the doctrin of the crosse if I had feared the suffering of the crosse Jerom in the life of Paulus the Heremite reciteth a story of a certain souldier whom when the Pretor could not otherwise with torments remove from his Christianity he devised another way which was this he commanded the souldier to be laid upon a soft bed in a pleasant garden among the flourishing lillies and red roses which done all others being removed away and himself there left alone a beautiful harlot came to him who imbraced him and with all other incitements of an harlot laboured to provoke him to her naughtinesse But the godly souldier fearing God more then obeying flesh bit his own tongue with his teeth and spit in the face of the harlot as she was kissing him and so got he the victory by the constant grace of the Lord assisting him Thirdly The Martyrs suffered with much comfort courage and assurance of their salvation going to the fire as to a feast calling the coles roses and the day of their martyrdome their marriage day I am to die said Bishop Ridley * in defence of Gods everlasting truth and verity which death I shall by Gods grace willingly take with hearty thanks to God therefore in certain hope without any doubting to receive at Gods hand again of his free mercy and grace everlasting life Rowland Taylour departing hence in sure hope without all doubting of eternall salvation I thank God my heavenly Father through Jesus Christ my certain Saviour Amen They thanked their Judges for condemning them Sententiis vestris gratias agimus cum damnamur à vobis à Deo absolvimur Tertul. Apol. c. 5. The Martyrs were eminent in many graces 1. In humility They neither called themselves martyrs nor did they give way to others so to entitle them but if any in epistle or speech so named them they did sharply reprove them saying That this appellation was due to Christ alone which only is a faithfall witnes to the truth Ignatius in his Epistles saith I salute you who am ultimus the last and least of all and so in another Epistle Tantillitas nostra Lord said Hooper I am hell but thou art heaven I am a sink of sin but thou art a gracious God and a mercifull Redeemer 2. In love to God and Christ Ignatius called Christ his love Amor meus crucifixus est said he My love was crucified None but Christ none but Christ said John Lambert They offered to some of them gifts and honors to take them off to which one well answered Do but offer me somewhat that is better then my Lord Jesus Christ and you shal see what I will say unto you 3. In love to the brethren and one another Ejusmodi vel maximae dilectiovis operatio notam nobis inurit penes quosdam vide inquiunt ut invicem s● diligant In the primitive times the cry of the Heathens was See how they love one another See how they are ready to die for one another How did they express their affection to one another likewise by their gilt pence nutmegs and other tokens which they sent to one another and by their hearty praiers 4. In * patience Victi sunt Gentiles eorum Idololatria non à repugnantibus sed à morient●bus Christianis Aust. 5. In liberality to the poor * 6. In fidelity John Bradford had often leave of his keeper while he was in prison to go see a friend and he returned to his prison again rather before his time 7. In zeal and fervency in * praier 8. In mildenes * and forgiving their enemies CHAP. II. Some memorable Collections concerning the Martyrs especially out of Foxes three large volumes Polycarpus EVsebius * saith he was wont to say when he fell into the company of hereticks Bone Deus in quae me tempora reservasti Good God what times hast thou kept me for When Marcion the heretick casually met him and said Cognoscis nos Dost thou know us Polycarpus answered Cognosco primogenitum diaboli I know the first born of the devil Being urged by the Proconsull to deny Christ he answered I have served him 86. * years and he hath not once hurt me and shall I now deny him When he should have been tied to the stake he required to stand untied saying Let me alone I pray you for he that gave me strength to come to the fire will also give me patience to abide in the same without your tying Ignatius Being led from Syria to Rome there to be devoured he wished by the way as he went that he were in the midst of those beasts which were ready to rent