The illustrated Christian martyrology - being an authentic and genuine historical acount of the principal persecutions against the church of Christ, in different parts of the world (1854) (14748753746)

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Title: The illustrated Christian martyrology : being an authentic and genuine historical acount of the principal persecutions against the church of Christ, in different parts of the world
Year: 1854 (1850s)
Authors: Sparry, C
Subjects: Persecution Martyrs Torture
Publisher: Philadelphia : Leary & Getz
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library



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wer so much incensed the < disobedient to the imperial decrees, but hegovernor, that he ordered one Mucassor, a < boldly replied : My present behavior i? person particularly distinguished for inhu-manity, to torture the prelate. Hermes,expressing himself freely against suchbarbarities, was likewise ordered to bescourged. Proceeding to the place where the not the effect of rashness, but proceedsfrom my love and fear of God, who madethe world, and who will judge the livingand the dead, whose commands I dare nottransgress. I have hitherto done my dutyto the emperors, and am always ready to scriptures and the church-plate were kept, j comply with their just orders, according toboth were seized by the pagans ; the s the doctrine of our Lord Christ, who bidschurch was unroofed, the doors were 5 us give both to Crcsar and to God theirwalled up, the plate was embezzled, and \ due ; but I am obliged to prefer heaven to the scriptures were burned. \ earth, and to obey God rather than man.
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THE CHRISTIAN MARTYROLOGY. 59 The governor, on hearing this speech, I bad morals, and having spent his wifes andimmediately passed sentence upon him to his own patrimony, he had the baseness tobe burnt, which was executed accordingly, \ inform against her as a Christian,and the martyr expired, singing praises to j Publius, however, dying soon after, hisGod in the midst of the flames. ) wife was released ; but continuing to per- Agricola, as we are informed by St. form many charitable acts to distressedAmbrose, was a Christian of so very amia-j Christians, she was again apprehendedble a disposition, that he even gained the \ and delivered up to Florus, governor ofesteem and admiration of many pagans. \ Illyricum. Florus commanded that sheBeing apprehended as a Christian, he was should be put to the torture, when findingcrucified in imitation of the death of our \ her constant in the faith, he ordered her toSavior; and his body, together with the \ be burnt, which sentence was put in ex