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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im before the council. He had noticeof this design some hours before the mes-sengers arrival, but he made no use of theintelligence. The messenger found himequipped for his journey, at which, ex-pressing his surprise, Mr. Latimer toldhim, that he was ready to attend him to Lon-don, thus called upon to answer for hisfaith, as he ever was to take any journeyin his life ; and that he doubted not butthat God, who had enabled him to standbefore two princes, would enable him tostand before a third. The messenger thenacquainting him, that he had no orders toseize his person, delivered a letter anddeparted. However, opening the letter,and finding it a citation from the council,ho resolved to obey it, and set out imme-diately. As he passed through Smilhfield,he said, cheerfully : This place of burn-ing hath long groaned for me. The nextmorning he waited upon the council, whohaving loaded him with many severe re-proaches, sent him to the Tower, whence,after some time, he was removed to Ox-ford.
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MARTVRIIOM OF BISHOPS LATIMER AND RIDLEY. Page 185. THE LIFE, SUFFERINGS, AND MARTYRDOM, OF

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