John Foxe
John Foxe
John Foxewas an English historian and martyrologist, the author of Actes and Monuments, an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history but emphasizing the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the fourteenth century through the reign of Mary I. Widely owned and read by English Puritans, the book helped mould British popular opinion about the Catholic Church for several centuries...
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bad good needed news played second
I told them that we had played about as bad as we could play, and the good news was that we were down only 13 points. We just didn't play very well. We needed to play a lot better in the second half.
expect last points three
Nothing whatsoever. We only scored three points last time, so I didn't expect them to do much different and they didn't.
mystery
It was emotional. We're a rivalry. There's no mystery to that.
ball bigger cut far
Shaun is a bigger player. They play very similar, as far as they like to cut the ball back.
main run
The main thing was we weren't able to run the ball.
ball deep difference drive great guy pass room zone
The first drive he had the pass interference call. The deep ball to Chambers, he's right there, that guy made the play and he didn't. He made a great play in the end zone for an interception. So like most of us, when you end up a little short, we've all got some room for improvement. But I don't think one guy or one play is the difference in that game.
against emperor inclined naturally raised second
The emperor Domitian, who was naturally inclined to cruelty, first slew his brother, and then raised the second persecution against the Christians.
use littles wealth
A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause of condemnation, and the greater his wealth the greater his danger.
men small-numbers people
With his continual doctrine [Bishop Hooper] adjoined due and discreet correction, not so much severe to any as to them which for abundance of riches and wealthy state thought they might do what they listed. And doubtless he spared no kind of people, but was indifferent to all men, as well rich as poor, to the great shame of no small number of men nowadays. Whereas many we see so addicted to the pleasing of great and rich men, that in the meantime they have no regard to the meaner sort of poor people, whom Christ hath bought as dearly as the other.
christian mercy turns
A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure.
years venice might
The pope being informed of the great increase of Protestantism, in the year 1542 sent inquisitors to Venice to make an inquiry into the matter, and apprehend such as they might deem obnoxious persons.
rome years church
The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome.
taken mean faces
A prisoner in the Inquisition is never allowed to see the face of his accuser, or of the witnesses against him, but every method is taken by threats and tortures, to oblige him to accuse himself, and by that means corroborate their evidence.
loss people mind
The Gospel having spread itself into Persia, the pagan priests, who worshipped the sun, were greatly alarmed, and dreaded the loss of that influence they had hitherto maintained over the people's minds and properties.