The spirit of the martyrs revived in a brief compendious collection of the most remarkable passages and living testimonies of the true church, seed of God, and faithful martyrs in all ages: contained in several ecclesiastical histories & chronological accounts of the succession of the true church from the creation, the times of the fathers, patriarchs, prophets, Christ and the Apostles.

The Author to the Book it self.

GO forth, O Book, and let the World reveiw The Blood-shed by a Persecuting Crew; Let Popish Bishops and the Prelates see, The dying Martyrs Words revived be, Who though their Bodies for the Truth were slain Their Living Testimonies still remain; Their Souls under the Altar still do Cry, How long, O Lord, most just that rules on High, Ere thou avenge our Cause, who for thy sake Foyfully imbrace the Fire and the Stake. Fear not, O Book, the Frowns of Mortal Foes, Who alwayes did the blessed Truth oppose, Though Foes enough thou shalt be sure to find 'Mong Priests, that have the Souls of many pin'd, And scornful Prelates too, who will not preach, Nor suffer those that carefully would teach Gods Truth, and give Christs Sheep their wholesom Food; All such Restrainers make the sinful Brood; And of that Rank not one of them is found, That feeds the Flock in wholsome Pasture Ground; The Food they give, they Poyson give withall, Which proveth worse then Wormwood mixt with Gall; They suffer not the Milk of Gods Word pure, To work upon the Souls of men a Cure; Though sincere Milk the same is it Which wakes for God the Soul of each man sit; It made the Martyrs witnessing the same, Rejoyce when that they suffered in the Flame.