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.

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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.
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Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.
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[London :: s.n.,
1664]
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Church history -- Early works to 1800.
Martyrs -- Early works to 1800.
Freedom of religion -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A44364.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 1, 2024.

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A Brief View OF THE Great Sufferings AND LIVING TESTIMONIES Of the TRUE and Constant Martyrs, Contain'd in the Acts & Monuments of the Church, writ by the industrous Labours of John Fox, and now Epitomiz'd, and a further Account annexed of some that suffered DEATH for RELIGION since.

By E. H.

The CONTENTS.

  • Part I. Containing an Account of the Persecutions and Sufferings inflicted on the Faith∣ful Servants of the Lord, both before and after the Jews Apostacy, and before the Coming of Christ, pag. 1.
  • Part II. Containing an Account of the Great Persecutions and Martyrdoms of the Christians after the Coming of Christ, and before the Apostacy and Darkness wholely spread over the Church, pag. 7.
  • Part III. An Account of the Grievous Sufferings, Persecutions and Martyrdoms of the Servants of the Lord under the Popish Church, after the Apostacy from the An∣cient Primitive Truth, preached by Christ and his Apostles, pag, 20.
  • Part IV. Containing an Account of such as suffered Persecution and Martyrdom un∣der Episcopacy, &c. pag. 235.
  • An Account of the Just Judgments of God inflicted upon Persecutors; wherein is shew∣ed, the Wicked Lives and most Horrible Ʋntimely Deaths of many of the Persecutors of Old, pag. 248.
  • A Christian-Plea against Persecutors for the Cause of Conscience, grounded upon Scrip∣ture, Reason, Experience, and Testimonies of Princes and Learned Authors.

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