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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

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ffects, they contrived one of themost artful and at the same time infamousschemes that could enter into the imagina-tion. This was to suborn a cunning andabandoned villain to pretend he was aPicard, and had been an elder among thepeople of that denomination, but shockedwith their abominable practices, had quittedboth their religion and rocks, and came to Prague to embrace the Roman catholicpersuasion. This impostor made a pretended abjura-tion of protestantism in the cathedral churchof Prague, and then inveighed bitterly againstthe Picards, pretending great contrition forhaving been one of their sect. The priestlikewise published his cure, containing hisreasons for leaving the Picards, and hischarges against them, which were as fol-low :— 1. That they were guilty of blasphemy ; 2. Prayed not to the Virgin Mary ; 3. Abused the saints ; 4. Traduced the sacraments ; 5. Mingled themselves incestuously ; 6. Committed fornication ; 7. Were guilty of adultery ; 8. Thought murder no crime ;
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A PROTESTANT MINISTER IN HUNGARY TORN TO PIECES BY DOGS.—Pasre 167. THE CHRISTIAN MARTYROLOGY. 169 9 9. Were thieves ; < Immediately after the publication of the 10. Practised lying ; < edict, six protestants were seized at Prague, 11. Encouraged perjury; < and condemned to the flames. When the^ 12. Took a pride in drunkenness j came to the place of execution, the presi- jTo add to the atrociousness of the trans- < ding officer, having a friendship for one of ; action, this scandalous impostor was con- \ the prisoners, entreated him to recant, and \ducted through most of the cities and towns, offered to give him a years time to consider )and his case read in all the popish churches i of it, if he would promise his endeavors toof Bohemia. This scheme might have had abjure protestantism. The prisoner, hov-a dangerous effect, had not its contrivers I ever, nobly refused his offer, and exclaimed, )defeated themselves. Happily for the Pi- l A years time ! It is too much, too

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