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spirit_n	accusation_n	accuse_v	accuser_n	18	3	10.3597	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34380	A Continvation of the histories of forreine martyrs from the happy reign of the most renowned Queen Elizabeth, to these times : with sundry relations of those bloudy massacres executed upon the Protestants in the cities of France, in the yeare 1572 : wherevnto are annexed the two famous deliverances of our English nation, the one from the Spanish invasion in 88, the other from the Gunpowder Treason in the yeare 1605 : together with the barbarous cruelties exercised upon the professors of the Gospell in the Valtoline, 1621.		1641 (1641)	Wing C5965; ESTC R21167	283,455	124

soever might ensue thereupon He had an incredible desire to profit by the preaching of the Gospell And therefore being hindered by a naturall infirmity of deafenesse to understand what was spoken hée used this help commanding a Lad which he kept to hearken to the sermon attentively and at his returne home made the said boy to tell him in his eare all that he had heard Insomuch that he became excéedingly expert in the knowledge of the truth wherein he persisted constantly to the death and was after he had received the extraordinary torture burned for the same in the place called the Grave in the Moneth of December Anno 1549. Another relation of Anne du Burg. DV Burg being asked if he had conferred with any about certaine articles formerly mentioned answered That he had conferred with his bookes but especially the holy Scriptures Having framed a Confession of his faith which he intended to have presented to the court of parliament certain counsellors which were advocats in the said Court pretending friendship towards him being yet but time-servers shewing themselves also discontented therewith laboured with him to make another Confession not directly contrary to the truth but somewhat ambiguous and doubtfull so as it might give satisfaction to his Iudges Du Burg having of a long time resisted was in a manner overcome by their intreaties to consent to their Counsell telling him it sufficed that himselfe understood his owne true meaning though ambiguously expressed as also that his Iudges would not stand strictly to examine such a confession as had only an outward appearance of consenting to their doctrine Now this disguised confession was no sooner come into the hands of his Iudges but great hopes were conceived of his inlargement But when the assembly had got a true copy thereof they were greatly gréeved being more carefull of the saving his soule of Gods glory and the edification of his Church then of such a deliverance which could not be obtained without great dishonour to God And therefore they gave order to M. Augustin * Of the maner of whose death you shal read hereafter Marlorate to write a large discourse concerning the duty of such as were called of God to beare witnesse to his eternall truth before the Magistrate wherein were also set downe Gods threatenings and judgements against such as either directly or indirectly in what kinde soever did disavow the same Exhorting him more highly to 1 2 3 4 5 6 prize the glory of God than his owne liberty the truth of the Gospell than a short and transitory life That it beséemed him not now to give over having already made so happy a beginning and so good a progresse in his Christian course That the report of his constancy was spread not only through the kingdome of France but throughout all Christendome That he had béene a meanes to confirme many weak ones and caused others to enquire after the meanes of Salvation That the eyes of all were fixed on him to expect the manner of his comming out of prison So as if now through feare or faintheartednesse he should enterprise ought that might contradict his first confession he would thus become an occasion of much scandall and offence And therefore exhorted him to give glory to God to edifie his Church assuring him that God would never leave nor forsake him These Letters wrought in the conscience of Du Burg a sense of his sinne for which asking pardon of God without any further delay he sent a petition to his Iudges in which retracting this his last confession he protested to stand unto his first Slanders raised by the Sorbonists against the Protestants of Roan in France and what was the issue thereof THrée Doctors of the Sorbonists whose names were Secard Columbell and Fancillon in their collations to their parishioners accused those of the Religion with their wonted slanders as that they committed whordome one with another after the candles were put out and were taught to rebell against their King and governors which governors also these Sorbonists accused to connive and hold with them inciting the people to run upon those of the religion since the Magistrates forbare to do their duty But here God catched the wise in their owne craftinesse for by meanes hereof many began to looke into these matters whereof the godly were accused Namely to enquire both what they did and spake in their assemblies Where séeing and finding the clean contrary to these accusations before mentioned they were drawne to abhorre these lying spirits and by little and little came to cleave unto the said assemblies themselves yea many who were lewdly given and came in among them to another end But these accusers not content herewith went in the night into Churches not sparing to deface the images that stood therein and then charged the Protestants to be the onely actors thereof Whereupon the Cardinall of Burbon Archbishop of Roan was often faine to repaire them with many ceremonies But at last a Monke of Magdalens hospitall was taken with the manner of breaking downe these Images in the churchyard of Saint Marke For which he received no correction excusing the matter by saying that whatsoever he had done therein procéeded from a good meaning Yet among all these disorders the church of Roan still subsisted though not without great perill and danger ¶ The story of a Locksmith Martyr who being dry had holy water given him to drinke ABout this time was a Locksmith burnt in the city of Agen upon the clamours and seditious sermons of a frier called Melchior Flavin who denounced this Locksmith to be an heretike because he had made a Christian and good confession and therefore pursued him unto the the death A little before he was to die Redon the lieutenant of Agen asked him if he would drinke Sir saith the prisoner if you please to give me drink I will Then the Lieutenant brought him a glasse of water of which he dranke a little Now said the other unto him what hast thou drunke the prisoner answered Water Saith the other Thou hast drunke holy-water which I gave thée to drive the divell out of thée I know saith the poore man that every creature of God is good in its owne nature but had you told me it had béene such as now you say it is I would not have drunke it for it is defiled with idolatry At this answer the Lieutenant hurled the glasse of water at the poore mans face with such force that the glasse breaking to pieces hurt him For which inhumane act hee was reproved by his fellowes and amerced to pay ten pounds But the Locksmith tooke his death patiently and endured it constantly ¶ The miserable death of a Consul who was both an accuser and a Iudge IOstas Simler a learned Divine of our time in the life of Master Henry Bullinger a worthy servant of God and a faithfull Minister of the church of Zurick● recordeth an history which he saith