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A44364	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.	Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.	1664 (1664)	Wing H2663A; ESTC R224173	399,190	375

before and he was buried with his Fathers after he had been the avenger of the Israelites twenty years The Israelites being grievously oppressed by the Philistines year of the world 2908 Sampson being dead Samuel was raised up of the Lord to be a Prophet unto them who by his faithfulness was found a true Prophet Samuel the Prophet is raised up and by his word he was known to be faithful in Vision he exhorted them to turn unto the Lord with all their hearts and to put away their strange Gods and to prepare their hearts unto the Lord and to serve him only and then he would deliver them out of the hands of the Philistines Then the Children of Israel did put away their Gods His care to turn the People from Idolatty and served the Lord only and the Philistines came no more to envade the borders of the Israelites because they saw the Hand of the Lord was against them all the dayes of Samuel till Saul came to be King under whom they returned again and grievously oppressed Israel Samuel taking his Sons to help to Judge the People they walked not in the way of their Father and Samnel being now grown old took to him his two Sons to be his Assistants to Judge the People and his Sons walked not in his wayes but turned aside after lucre and took Bribes and perverted Judgment wherefore the Israelites were offended and desired Samuel that they might have a King to Rule them as other Nations had this displeased Samuel and he prayed unto the Lord At which the people being offended desire they might have a King and the Lord said Hearken unto the People for they have not rejected thee but they have rejected me that I should not reign over them Whereupon God gave them a King in his Wrath to wit Saul and now began the Israelites trouble again for the Amorites besiege them Saul being given for a King he reigned but a short time and Saul reigned but a short time until he was put from the Kingdom by the Philistines and the Israelites were again grievously enthroaled by them Jesse the Ephrathite in his old age had his youngest Son David born at Bethlehem year 2919 which was afterwards therefore called the City of David thirty years before he succeeded Saul in the Kingdom God having now rejected Saul year 2941 and debarred his Race and Family from succeeding in the Kingdom sent Samuel after his long mourning for Saul to Bethlehem there to anoint David to be King forty years before the Rebellion of Absolom who being a lovely keeper of a lovely Flock was called from keeping his Fathers Sheep and prefered before his Elder Brethren and being anointed in their presence he incurred their envy no lest then Joseph did of his Brethren David is anointed King and at last was set over the Tribe of Juda at the same age that Joseph was made Ruler over all Egypt mean while from the very day of his anointing the Spirit of God came upon him to wit the Spirit of Courage and Wisdom in both which respects even whilst Saul lived he was made Captain over Israel and withal grew a great Warrior to Fight the Lords Battel and besides was a Prophet and made the sweet Singer of Israel as one who by his divine Psalms should teach and instruct the People of God Davids Combate with the Phili●●ine The Armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to Battel Caliah of Gath the Philistine their great Champion defied the Armies of Israel wherefore David being stirred in his Zeal said who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defie the Armies of the living God but Eliab Davids eldest Bother hearing him was offended and askt him with whom he had left the Sheep in the Wilderness and told him he knew his Pride and naughtiness of his heart and saith he thou art come down that thou mayst see the Battel David said what I have now down is there not a Cause Saul being acquainted with Davids words sent for him and David told Saul he would fight the Philistine Saul replyed Thou art not able to fight him he is a man of War and thou art but a Youth David tells him whilst he was keeping his Fathers Sheep he had killed a Lyon and a Bear and that this uncircumcised Philistine who had defied the Armies of the living God should be as one of them then Saul bid him go and said the Lord be with thee and armed him with his Armour which David put off again and took only his Staff and five smooth Stones out of the Brook and put them in his Shepherds bag and with his Sling in his hand he drew neer to the Philistine The Philistine defied his coming so meanly armed David said Thou comest with Sword Spear and Shield I come in the Name of the Lord of Host and all thy Assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with Sword and Spear for the Battel is the Lords And David slew the Philistine with a Stone and a Sling and Saul taking notice of David's Valour enquired whose Son the Stripling David was and David brought the Philistines Head to Saul which he had cut off with the Philistines own Sword having first slain him with a Stone he Sling at him and David told Saul whose Son he was and after this David went out whithersoever Saul sent him and behaved himself wisely The cause of Sauls anger against David And David returning from the Slaughter of the Philistine because it was said Saul hath Slain his thousands and David his ten thousands Saul was very wroth with David from that day forwards and an evil Spirit entered Saul and the Lord departed from him and he was affraid of David David well beloved of the People because he saw the Lord was with him and David behaved himself wisely and all Israel and Juda loved him but especially Jonathan the Son of Saul who made a Covenant with David because he loved him as his own Soul and David fearing he might at last fall into Sauls hands fled for Saul became Davids Enemy continually And now David being fled and the Armies of the Philistines invading the Land Saul fell into a fear sought counsel from the Lord Sauls Evil course in going to the Witch of Endor and what the effects thereof proved to him but receiving no answer from him neither by Dream nor by Urim nor by Prophets he went to Endor by night to consult with a Witch where by Vision he saw Samuel who told Saul God shall deliver Israel together with thy self into the hands of the Philistines for the Lord hath rent the Kingdom out of thine hand and given it to thy Neighbour even to David because thou obeyed not the Voice of the Lord nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalcek The Host of Israel being routed the Sons of Saul were all slain and Saul killed himself when David heard it

pitiful Persecution certifying him that there were very many thousands of them daily put to death of which none did any thing contrary to the Roman Laws worthy persecution saving that they used to gather together in the Morning before day and sing Hymns to a certain God whom they worshipped called Christ in all other their Ordinances they were godly and honest and for proof hereof saith he I caused two Maidens to be laid on the Rack and with Torments to be Examined about the same but finding nothing in them but only lewd and immoderate superstition I resolved to surcease farther enquiry till I receive further Instructions from you in this matter Trajan having read this Epistle returned answer that it was his mind that the Christians should not be sought after but if they were brought and convicted that then they should suffer Execution Whereof Tertullian speaking said Oh confussed Sentance he would not have them sought for as men Innocent and yet would have them punished as men guilty This Trajan sent a Command to Jerusalem that whosoever could be found out of the Stock of David should be inquired for and put to death In this Persecution suffered Phocas Bishop of Pontus whom Trajan because he would not worship Neptune caused to be cast into a hot Lime-Kill and afterwards to be put into a scaulding Bath where he ended his life in the cause of Christ Then also Ignatius Bishop of Antioch was apprehended and sent to Rome where he was devoured of wild Beafts and beside these many thousands more were martyred In the Reign of Antolius Verus a great Number of the Christians suffered most cruel punishments and torments Policarpus suffered especially in Asia and France among whom was Policarp Bishop of Smyrna who was burnt at a Stake at Smyrna About this time also suffered Blandina and Ponticus a youth of fifteen years old who defying their Idols and constantly cleaving to Christ were put to all the Torments their inraged Enemies could devise till at last the youth gave up the Ghost Blandina was first pitifully whiped and then thrown to the wild Beasts then tormented on the Gridiron and at last slain Comolus the Emperour upon his Birth day calling the People of Rome together in a great Royalty cloathed in his Lions skin sacrificed to Hercules causing it to be proclaimed that Hercules was the Patron of the City whereupon Vinsencicus E●sebius Perigrenous and Potentionous learned men being stirred up with Zeal went about from place to place converting the Heathen to the Faith of Christ and hearing of the Madness of the Emperour and People they reproved that Idolatrous blindness exhorting them to believe in the true and living God and that forsaking the worship ping of Divels they should honour God alone The Emperour hearing thereof caused them to be Apprehended required them to Sacrifice Hercules which they refusing to do he caused them to be grievously tormented and pressed to death with weights of Lead Severus another Emperour put forth Proclamations that no Christians should be suffered to live hereby a great Persecution was stirred up on every side and an infinite number of Martyrs were slain Potamtena was tormented with boyling Pitch poured upon her Potamtena persecuted and afterwards with her Mother Mersila and Rhais was burnt in the Fire and when Basilides Captain having the Maid to execution as he led her to the place he repressed the raging of the Multitude who followed with raging and reviling which she seeing prayed to the Lord for his Conversion to the true Faith and so with admirable patience suffered Martyrdom Shortly after Basilides being required to give an Oath in the behalf of his fellow Souldiers he denied the same plainly Basilides suffered affirming that he was a Christian and therefore he could not Swear they which heard him thought he jested at first but when he had constantly affirmed it they had him before the Judge who committed him to Ward the Christians wondering at it went to him and inquiring the cause of his Conversion he told them that Potamiena prayed for him and so he saw a Crown put upon his head adding that it should not be long before he received it and accordingly the next day he was beheaded A certain Christian being examined before the Judge and through fear being ready to shrink back there were certain persons standing by who were ready to burst for grief making signs to him by their hands and jestures to be constant which being observed they were ready to be laid hold on but they of their own accord pressed up to the Judge professed themselves to be Christians which much emboldened the weak Christian and terrified the Judge this being done they departed away rejoycing for the Testimony they had given of their Faith The crimes and charges laid to the Christians The Crimes and Accusations that was laid to the charge of the Christians by the Persecutors were That they refused to worship Idols and the Emperours and that they professed the Name of Christ yet besides all the Calamities and evils that happenedin the World as Wars Famine Pestilence c. were imputed only to the Christians But Cyprian and Tertullian confuting these Slanders proved That the special cause of all those Miseries which befel the Empire proceeded from the sheding of the Innocent Blood of the Christians Cyprian was at last condemned to have his Head cut off who patiently and willingly submitted his Neck to the stroke of the Sword Sixtus Bishop of Rome with his six Deacons for the Christian Faith were all beheaded Laurence also another of hi● Deacons following Sixtus Laurence Martyred as he went to his Execution complained that he might not suffer with him but that he was seeluded as the Son from the Father to whom the Bishop answered That within three days he should follow him bidding him in the mean time to go Home and if he had any Treasures to distribute them amongst the Poor the Judge hearing mention of Treasures supposing that Laurence had great store in his custody commanded him to bring the same to him Laurence craved three days respit promising then to declare where the Treasure might be had in the mean time he caused a good number of Christians to be gathered together and when the day of his answer was come the persecutors strictly charged him to make good his promise but Valiant Laurence streaching his Arms over the Poor said These are the pretious Treasures of the Church these are the Treasures indeed in whom Christ hath his Mansion c. But the Tyrant in a great fury and madness cryed kindle the Fire make no spare of Wood hath this Villain deluded the Emperour Away with him whip him with Sourges jerk him with Rods buffet him with Fists brain him with Clubs jesteth the Traytor with the Emperour Pinch him with fiery Tongs gird him with burning Plates bring out the strongest Chains and Fire-forks and the Grate of Iron

was dead Richard Yeoman was removed to Norwich Prison where after close Imprisonment for some time being Examined and Required to submit himself to the Pope he said I defie him and all his detasteble Abominations whereupon he was condemned and burnt There was also a Young man one Joh. Alcock a Sheer-man by Trade who being in the Market at Hadley and Newall the Priest coming by with procession because he would not move his Cap nor shew any sign of reverence he catcht hold on him and called for a Constable and said Here 's an Heretick and a Traytor have him to the Stocks and afterwards he was committed to Prison and shortly after carried him up to London where he was long time kept Prisoner in Newgate where after many Examinations and Troubles for refusing to submit to the Romish Religion he was thrown into the lower Dungeon where falling sick he died in Prison Thomas Benbridge Martyr Thomas Benbridge of the Diocess of VVinchester a Single man and one called a Gentleman who thought he might have enjoyed the pleasures of the World if he would have conformed yet he rather chused quietness and peace of Conscience and therefore manfully withstood the Popish Doctrines and was therefore condemned by Doctor VVhite Bishop of VVinchester but being brought to the Stake they used many insinuations to cause him to recant to whom at first he said Away Babyloaon away the Fire being kindled he was suprised with fear so that he cryed out I recant but before they would take him from the Stake his Adversary caused him to subscribe Articles upon a mans Back and then he was taken from the Stake and committed to Prison where being troubled in Conscience that he had subscribed the Articles he signified so much unto his Enemies who about a week after brought him again to the Stake and there burnt him In this same Year which was the last Year of Queen Mary Jo. Cook a Sawyer Robert Miles a Sheer-Man Alexander Lane a Wheelright and James Ashly a Batchellor they were all four Examined before Hopton Bishop of Norwich Edward VValgrave Knight and others the chief thing they demanded in there Examination was to know why they refused to go to Church so called to which they answered to this effect that it was against their Consciences and that they could not follow false Gods after their Examination they were all four condemned and burnt at Edmundsbury about the beginning of the Moneth called August which was not long before Queen Mary fell sick Alexander Gouch and Alice Driver Martyrs In the Month called November following Alexander Gouch and Alice Driver suffered at Ipswich The Woman in her Examination Smiling upon Doctor Spencer that examined her he said Woman why dost thou laugh us to scorn She replyed whether I do or no I may well enough to see what Fools you be Then the Chancellor askt her Wherefore she was brought before im Alice Driver Wherefore said she I think I need not tell you that for you know it better then me and if you know not you have done me much wrong to keep me in Prison and know not the cause why Chancellor Woman Woman What sayst thou to the blessed Sacrament of the Altar To which she made no answer till he askt her the second time and then she told him she knew not what he meant thereby having not read in all the Scriptures of such a Sacrament and askt him what a Sacrament was The Chancellor replyed It is a Sign and another Doctor standing by said It was a Sign of an holy thing Alice answered It s true it is a Sign indeed and therefore cannot be the thing signified thus far we do agree The Doctor standing by said Christ said to his Disciples Take eat this is my Body Ergo. Alice Driver Whether was it Bread he gave unto them Doctor No It was his Body Alice Then was it his Body they did eat over night Doctor Yes it was his Body Alice What Body was it then was crucified next day Doctor It was Christs Body Alice How could that be when his Disciples had eaten him over night except he had two Bodies then the Chancellor commanded the Goaler to take her away Alice Now you are not able to resist the Truth you command me to Prison again well the Lord in the end shall judge our cause and to him I leave it The next day she was brought before them again The Chancellor askt her What she said to the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar Alice I will say nothing to it for you will neither believe me no● your selves for yesterday I askt you what a Sacrament was and you said it was a sign and I agreed thereto and now you ask me again of such a Sacrament which I never read of in the Scriptures Chancellor Thou naughty Woman thou lyest we did not say it was a Sign Alice Why are not you the men that you were yesterday will you eat your own words are not you ashamed to lye before all this Multitude here present who heard you speak the same The Doctor that sat by told her she was deceived there was three Churches Alice said Is there mention of so many in the Scripture shew me the place where it is written The Doctor feeling for a Bible but had none Alice said you are a good Doctor to sit here a Judge and have not the Book of the Law by which you should Judge Doctor Have you one No said she Then said he I am as good a Doctor as you Alice I had one but you took it from me as you would take me from Christ if you could Then the Chancellor having no more to say rose up and read the Sentance in Latine against her and committed her to the secular Power and shortly after A. Gouch and she were burnt together at Ipswich Shortly after Philip Humfrey John David and Henry David his Brother were all three burnt in Bury in Suffolk for the cause of Religion being prosecuted by Clement Higham Knight the same Month that Queen Mary died About this time also suffered at Exeter a poor Woman whose name was Prest this Woman going into Peters Steeplehouse in Exeter and seeing one making new Noses to certain Images which were disfigured in King Edwards time she reproved him saying what a mad man art thou to make them new Noses which within a few dayes shall all lofe their heads for these words she was clapt fast and close in Prison this poor Woman was by many wayes tryed both by hard imprisonment throatnings taunts and scorns but neither frowns nor flatteries would prevail to move her from her profession but she continued an Example of Constancy to all that professed the Truth which her Enemies perceiving they removed her from the Bishops Prison to Guild-Hall where she was exhorted to leave her fond Opinions telling her she was not fit to meddle with such high matters Though I am not said she yet with my death