Identifier: illustratedchris1854spar (find matches)
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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lerical power were commonenough in that age, but even those actspaved the way for that reformation uuderwhich we now live. It is impossible, in a proper manner, toform any just idea of the corrupt state ofthe clergy at this time. There were threepopes together, which occasioned the call-ing the council of Constance, to considerof these abuses. Happy would it havebeen, had this council confined themselvesto those duties that became their characters;but this was not to take place. It wouldhave been meritorious in them to havedeposed all the three popes, and appointeda new one: but what laughing-stocks wouldthey then have made themselves to thepeople ! About this time thirty-six persons, de-nominated Lollards, suffered death in St.Giles, for no other reason than professingtheir attachment to the doctrines of Wick-liffe. They were hung on gibbets, andfagots being placed under them, as soonas they were suspended, fire was set tothem, so that they were burnt while hang-ing. (See engraving.)
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EXECUTIONS OF THE LOLLARDS IN ST. GILES FIELDS.— PiUTe 179. THE CHRISTIAN MARTYROLOGY. 181 THE LIFE, SUFFERING, AND MARTYRDOM, OF

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