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John Foxe
John Foxe
English Writer
Born: 1516
Died: Apr 18, 1587
Beings Burned Cause Church Place Prisoner
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A prisoner in the Inquisition is never allowed to see the face of his accuser, or of the witnesses against him, but every method is taken by threats and tortures, to oblige him to accuse himself, and by that means corroborate their evidence. John Foxe
Face Prisoner Every Evidence Inquisition See Threats Oblige Never Allowed Taken Him Himself Witnesses Method His Accuse Accuser Against Means
A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause of condemnation, and the greater his wealth the greater his danger. John Foxe
Wealth Cause Prisoner Defence Danger Inquisition Only Greater Condemnation His Suspicion Little Use Deemed Sufficient
When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they, in heaven, received eternal crowns of glory. John Foxe
Martyrdom Crowned Crowns Occasions Glory Were Heaven Which Eternal Received Christians Flowers
A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure. John Foxe
Mercy Christian Secure Seldom Him Protestant Any Being Far Turns Who Shown Jew
The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome. John Foxe
Church First Year Took Emperor Persecution Sixth Rome Place
The Gospel having spread itself into Persia, the pagan priests, who worshipped the sun, were greatly alarmed, and dreaded the loss of that influence they had hitherto maintained over the people's minds and properties. John Foxe
People Minds Worshipped Sun Dreaded Properties Having Had Priests Maintained Over Gospel Spread Were Loss Greatly Itself Persia Hitherto Influence Pagan Who

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