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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02519	Martyrs in flames, or, Popery (in its true colours) displayed. Being a brief relation of the horrid cruelties and persecutions of the Pope and Church of rome for many hundred years past, to this present age, inflicted upon Protestants in Piedmont ... : With an abstract of the cruel persecution lately exercised upon the Protestants in France and Savoy, in the year 1686 and 1687. : Together with a short account of Gods judgment upon popish persecutors. / Published for a warning to all Protestants, [] what they must expect from that bloody generation of Antichristians. By R.B.	R. B., 1632?-1725?	1693 (1693)	Wing C7344A; ESTC R176606	106,868	208

Martyrs in Flames OR POPERY In its true Colours DISPLAYED Being a brief Relation of the Horrid Cruelties and Persecutions of the POPE and Church of ROME for many hundred years past to this present Age inflicted upon Protestants in Piedmont Bohemia Germany Poland Lithuania France Italy Spain Portugal Holland Scotland Ireland and England With an Abstract of the Cruel Persecutions lately Exercised upon the Prorestants in France and Savoy in the year 1686 and 1687. Together with a short Account of Gods Judgments upon Popish Persecutors Published for a Warning to all Protestants shewing what they must expect from that bloody Generation of Antichristians By R. B. LONDON Printed for Nath. 〈…〉 at the Bell in the Poultrey near Cheapside 〈…〉 3. TO THE Protestant Reader THE Imminent Dangers that we have so lately escaped from the cursed Principles and Practices of the Romish Faction who if they had not been prevented by an amazing Providence designed to involve the Three Nations into Popish Idolatry and French Slavery calls aloud upon us for the utmost praise and thankfulness to that Almighty Hand that has begun to deliver us and to beseech him to perfect the same and doth likewise oblige every man to be upon his Guard and to forewarn all Protestants of the danger of the return of that medly of Nonsence Blasphemy and Superstition There being very little difference between the Popish Religion if it deserves that name and none at all since Treasons Murders Rapes Burnings Perjuries and all the horrid Cruelties Hell it self can invent are so far from being counted Sins or Crimes by that Synagogue of Satan that they are oft reckoned Meritorious and a man shall deserve Heaven for committing them There being no Sin unpardonable but that which they falsly call Heresie or the True Worship of God according to the Scriptures ●or this they would have turn●d our Land into Blood Slaughter and Confusion For this they would have overthrown our ●eligion enslaved our Souls or else have burnt our Bodies to ashes as they did our Ancestors It is difficult to make a Draught of this bloudy Beast of Rome it would be a horrid sight to draw him in his full proportion yet take a short view of him so as to tremble at the thoughts of what-others have suffered and we might have felt had not the Divine Goodness discovered their black Designs and we hope will still prevent their damnable Enterprizes against us His Eyes are like Flames that have consumed the Bodies of many Thousand Mar●yrs His Mouth is like Hell gaping for his prey Blood gushes out of his Jaws like Rivers His bloudy Tusks are the Racks and tormenting Engines wherewith he grinds the Bones of Gods Saints His Tail is armed with the stings of Scorpions wherewith he lashes S●ates and Kingdoms From his Throat belch forth Curses and Excommunications denouncing Judgment Hell and Destruction upon all that oppose him It is this Monster of Persecution and Cruclty that the cursed Instruments and Vassals of Rome endeavour to advance in all places where they have power and op●●●unity and by this you may judge of th●●● Religion and Principles By these 〈…〉 at the Tr●●●nd what Spirit they 〈◊〉 of and the 〈…〉 of this li●●● 〈…〉 is 〈…〉 a brief Acc●●●●t of the M●●chiess and 〈…〉 perpet●●●d by that Man of Sin 〈…〉 his Agents upon the S●rvants of God 〈◊〉 since he appeared in the World the like whereof were never Acted by Heathens Turks or Infidels neither is a large Volume able to contain the tenth part of their Horrid Massacres and Hellish Tortures To conclude Let this be a Looking-Glass to my honest Countreymen who have neither money nor time for perusing greater Histories and let us all strive to heal all kind of Divisions and Disagreements between the True Followers of the Doctrines of the Blessed Jesus and as one man let us by all justifiable and lawful Methods in our several places and stations oppose this Armed Beast of Persecution and Tyranny that we may have cause to bless the Lord of Heaven and Earth and to praise him in the Congregation who hath caused our Enemies to fall into the Pit which they had digged for these Three Kingdoms Introduction ABout Five Hundred Years after the Death of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ one Phocas who had Murdered his Master Mauritius Emperor of Constantinople and his Children first Advanced the Bishops of Rome to be Universal Bishops and Heads of the Church at which time they were endowed with these large Possessions and Donations which they call St. Peter's Patrimony and which they falsly assert to be the Gift of Constantine the Great After this the Church of Rome growing Great Mighty Rich and Proud at once lost its Humility and Purity of Religion and assumed Politick and Tyrannical Principles which caused her Defiled Hands to lay aside the Sword of the Spirit and to make use of the Temporal Sword which she used to the Deposing and Murthering of divers Kings Princes and Emrors I. For after they had once tasted the Sweetness of Wealth Ease and Prosperity the Popes began to swell in Pride and Pomp and the more they Flourished in this World the more the Holy Spirit of God forsook them so that in a short time those Bishops who were Poor Mean Indigent Persecuted and wanting all things began to Triumph over Princes to tread upon the Necks of Emperors and to bring the Heads of Kings under their Usurped Authority They were carryed upon Mens Shoulders in all manner of Magnificence as if the Earth were not good enough to bear them they were honoured as Gods on Earth and Soveraign Princes Dukes and Lords c. went bare headed before them And not only so but through their Pride and Ambition they grew so great Apostates from Christians that of being Persecuted they became Persecutors of others and at last were so great Enemies to God and Religion that the Pope may now be justly Reckoned and Accounted the Antichrist or Man of Sin so long before spoken of by St. Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2. II. This Pride and Insolency of the Pope and his Clergy appeared in several Instances which might be given of it but out of the Multitude we shall only collect some few to shew what Slavery and Bondage both Princes and People were formerly subject to under this Antichristian Yoke About the Year 1158. Frederick Emperor of Germany Marching into Italy the Pope hearing of it went with his Clergy to meet him as soon as the Emperor saw the Pope he Allighted from his Horse to receive him and held the Popes Stirrup while he Alighted also but it seems he mistook the Left Stirrup instead of the Right at which the Pope seemed to be very much offended which the Emperor observing he smilingly told the Pope That he desired to be excused since he was not accustomed to hold Stirrups with which acknowledgment the Pope seemed to be satisfi●d After this there happened some difference