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Therefore, ye blessed, inure yourselves to all the hardships of the soldier, for the exercise and strengthening of the mind and body. You are now marching in a good contest, in which the living God is the dispenser of the prizes, and the Holy Ghost the keeper; the coronation is an everlasting jewel, the citizenship angelic existence in heaven, a glory that shall endure forever: therefore, it is Jesus Christ who dispenses the prizes to you, who has given you the unction of the Holy Spirit, and advanced you to this grade of honor; may he withdraw you from lighter work before the day of battle, that you may be assailed with greater violence, and your strength be confirmed; for the combatants have to undergo severe discipline and exercise, in order that, by exertion, their physical powers may be improved. For, for this end they are kept from venery, rich victuals, and strong drink; they are subjected to constraint, tortured and exercised; and the greater preparatory exercise they take, the greater is their hopes of victory. Now they do it, says the apostle (1 Cor. 9:25), to obtain a corruptible crown; but we shall obtain an eternal one. We should, therefore, make the prison a place of trial and exercise, that we may be inured to every misfortune and inconvenience, and so appear with the greater confidence, before the judgment-seat of Christ.
We are not unacquainted with the declaration of the Lord Jesus: “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” We ought, therefore, not to fear or be dismayed, since the Lord declares that the flesh is weak; but he has told us beforehand, that the spirit is willing and ready, in order that he might know which should be subject to the other, namely, that the flesh should serve the spirit, the weaker submit to the stronger--that the former might also acquire strength of the latter. The spirit should converse about the general eternal salvation, and not about the inconvenience of the prison, but meditate upon the contest, and what greater hardships may still be in reserve. Perhaps the flesh will be terrified at the huge sharp sword, the lofty gallows, the ravenous beast, or the exquisite pain of the flames, and the numerous instruments of torment; then will the spirit and flesh stand in opposition. What though this be great cruelty, numbers have suffered it with great joy; nay, persons have voluntarily desired and longed for it, in order to acquire honor and a name; and not only men but women. Hence, ye blessed, you may know how to deport yourselves according to the measure of your race.
It would consume too much time to mention all who have been executed with the sword, under the influence of a strong desire for such a death. Among females, there is _Lucretia_, who, being ravished, pierced her bosom with a dagger in the presence of her friends, that she might leave behind her the fame of her chastity. _Mutius_ burnt off his right hand, in order, thereby, to acquire a name. How, also, that many other extraordinary inconveniences and tortures have been suffered for the acquisition of worldly honor and fame, we omit for brevity’s sake; and add: If temporal honor is worth so much torture and pain, endured through strength of mind, so that fire, sword, gallows, wild beasts, and torture were contemned for the reward of human fame, I may well say, that this, our affliction, is extremely light in comparison of the heavenly glory and the divine reward. If glass is so valuable, how much more precious are jewels? Who, then; would not much rather suffer so much for a real, substantial good, when so many endure so much for an unsubstantial one. I now dismiss the consideration for temporal fame; still the strife of indignation and that of martyrdom are analogous, etc.
This outward exercise, ye blessed, the Lord has not permitted to enter the world to no purpose; but, for our sakes, to warn us, thereby, that we shall be put to shame and confusion at the last day, if we are afraid of suffering for the sake of truth unto salvation, that which others have endured for the sake of vanity, unto perdition, etc. And in conclusion, let us consider the end or design of the creation of man, at which we must arrive, that such reflection may stimulate us to prepare ourselves resolutely to endure those calamities which equally befall the willing and the unwilling, (namely, the punishment of death, etc.) There is no person who would not still suffer for man’s sake; why then should we hesitate or fear to suffer in the cause of God, who will recompense us with the purest love, and with joy and everlasting glory? Meditate upon this, ye blessed.
INDEX.
--A--
Abraham of Cholchester burned, 332
" put to death, 533
" Picolet, 783
" " letter of, 784
Absalom van Tomme, 560
Address of Zeno to Candidates, 208
" to the worldly minded, 14
" " " young, middle-aged, and old, 14
Ado Trevirensis, baptism, A. D. 1076, 253
Adrian, a bishop punished, 210
" Corneliss and others, 506
" " a prayer, 507
" " an admonition, 508–510
" " a confession, 510–515
" de Rieu, 676
" Willems, 692
Adriaen Brael, at Bruges, 629
" den Burry, 659
" Ol, 783
" van Hee and Joos Meeuwens, 562
" Pan and his wife, 595
" " a letter from, 595
" " another letter, 595
" Pieters and Barber Joosten, 810
" Janss Hoedemaecker burned, 841
" " " 1st letter, 841
" " " 2d " , 842
" " " 3d " , 843
" Rogiers, 900
" " first letter, 904
" " sec’d " , 905
" " third " , 906
" Hoedemaecker, 943
Adriaenken Jans burnt, 855–856
" " letter, 881
" " " to her, 883
Advertisement, 1076
Aechtken of Zierick--zee, 599
Aedesius, brother of Apphian drowned, 175
Aeltgen Baten and Maeyken Wouters, 1033
Agapitus, put to death, 126
Agathonica and others put to death, 111
Agathopus, a deacon, drowned, 175
A lad of fifteen years, 483
Albanus, a teacher, burned, 192
Albert of Gaul martyred, 221–222
Albigenses, confession of, 274
" or Waldenses, distinction of, 293
" a plain distinction, 295
" 180 burned, 295
" 60 " at Casser, 296
" 100 " , 296
" 50 " for the faith, 296
" 400 " at Lavaur, 296
Alexander of Phrygia executed, 112
" the Greek martyr, 114
" of Jerusalem put to death, 127
" burned at Alexandria, 129
" torn by wild beasts, 136
Alcibiades martyred, 113
Alfuard put to death, 258
Algerius, a youth, letter, 548
" offered up, 551
Allert Janss, 807
Aloida and Nunilo put to death, 235
A man burned in London, 297
Ambrose, articles of faith, 154
Ammonaria, 130
Ammonius put to death, 179
Ammon, a deacon, 180
Andrew, the apostle, crucified, 84
" Claessen beheaded, 428
" Kofler beheaded, 456
" Samuel and Dirk Pieters, 458
Andries de Meulenaer, at Bruges, 629
" N., his father and brother, 807
Andries Langedul, 608
Andries N., 807
Andries Pirchner, 1003
Andronicus martyred, 83
" put to death, 141
" first examination, 142
" second " , 144
" third " , 146
" account of death, 147
Anna Maler and Ursula, 421
" of Freiburg, 419
" of Rotterdam, 436
" " " letter to her son, 436
" Cantiana, 480
Anneken and others, 476
" Ogiers drowned, 806
" Heyndricks, 833
" Botson, Janneken, her daughter and Maeyken Pieters, 1005
" van den Hove, 1035
" " " " further observation, 1036
" van Bruyssel, 956
Anpleunis van den Berge, 726
Answer to the question, Whether all the people mentioned in this book confessed the faith of the Anabaptists, 17
Anthimus, bishop at Nicomedia, 169
Anthonis Keute at Bruges, 629
" the weaver, 844
" Ysbaerts, 941
" Claes and others, 615
Anthony Keyn beheaded, 457
" van Asselroye, 479
" Welsch, 638
" Hinnelberg, 1065
Antipas burned, 92
Antonis Schoonvelt and others, 627
Anysia, a young girl, slain, 179
A pious brother, 526
Apollonia burned, 129
" wife of Leonhard Seyle, 434
Apostles Creed, 26
Apostolics put to death, 282
Apphian, a youth, drowned, 174
Aquila martyred, 83
Aquilina put to death, 178
Arent Block, 885–886
Arent van Essen and Ursel, his wife, 805
Arent Jacobs, wife and son, 438
Ares put to death, 177
Aristarchus slain at Rome, 83
Arnald, a lector, burned, 281
Arnobius on baptism, 148
Arnold, a teacher, martyred, 204
" Marsilius, Theodoric and others, 284
" " " account of their views, 284
" " " their examination, etc., 285
" " " their constancy, 285
Articles of faith from John Wickliffe, 324
A Smith at Komen, 484
Asterius crucified, 139
Ater burned, 130
Atrocious treatment of Christians, 107
Attalus roasted in an iron chair, 112
Augurius burned, 135
Augustine, the baker, 532
Aurea, a maiden, beheaded, 236
Auxentices, put to death, 179
A youth persecuted, 112
--B--
Babylas of Antioch beheaded, 130
Balthasar Huber and his wife, 448
Baptism _in the first century_, 61
Baptism of John, 61–62
" " Jesus, 62
" commanded by Christ, 62
" practiced by the apostles, 62
" testimony of the apostles, 63
" not to be administered to infants, 63
" testimony of the fathers, 64
" _in the second century_, 97
" Dionysius on, 97
" Justinus ", 97
" Gratianus ", 99
" Clemens Alexandrinus, 99
" of infants not mentioned by Clemens, 99
" further remarks on, 100
" _in the third century_, 114
" Tertullian on, 115–116
" Leonilla and her grandsons, 117
" Origen Adamantius on, 117–119
" Notice concerning the writings of Origen, 119
" P. J. Twisck on different points of the doctrine of Origen, 118
" of Virian, Marcellinus and Justin, 119
" of Pancratius, 119
" " Bassilla, 119
" " Pontus, 119
" " Nemesius, 120
" Testimony of Cyril of Jerusalem on, 120
" Arnobius on, 121
" _in the fourth century_, 148
" of Fusca, 148
" Donatus on, 149
" of Athanasius, 150
" Council of Nice, 151
" of Hilarius, 152
" Views of Hilarius, 152
" of Monica, 153
" Canons respecting, 153
" of infants declared against at Neocesarea, 153
" of St. Martin, 153
" of St. Ambrose, 154
" Ephrem Syrus on, 155
" Gregory of Nyssa on, 155
" Optatus Milevitanus on, 156
" Gregory of Nazianzus, 156
" of Nectarius, 157
" Basilius and Eubulus, 157
" " on, 157–158
" Chrysostom on, 158
" Benefit, etc., of, 159
" of Jerome, 161
" Jerome on, 162
" of Augustine, 163
" of Epiphanius, 165
" Epiphanius on, 165
" of Constantine and Theodosius, 166
" _in the fifth century_, 181
" of infants opposed by Victor, 181
" " Victorinus, 181
" " Synesius Syrenus, 182
" Sedulius on, 183
" Hilarius ", 183
" Prosperus on, 184
" Maximus ", 185
" Cyril of Alexandria on, 185
" Received by a Jew, 186
" Faustus Regiensus on, 186
" Evagrius on, 186
" Eucherius on, 187
" at Carthage, 187
" of Nazarius, 187
" Salvian of Massilia, 188
" of Anthymius, Sisinnius, etc., 188
" Primasius on, 189
" Fulgentius, 189
" Clodovius and people, 190
" _in the sixth century_, 190
" Cassiodorus on, 195
" Mehrning and Montanus on, 197
" Justus Origelitanus on, 199
" Olympiodorus on, 199
" Peter on, 199
" of the Jews, etc., on Easter and Whitsuntide, 200
" of Brunechildis, 200
" Donatus on, 201
" _in the seventh century_, 206
" of Anastasius, Cæsarea, etc., 207
" of Jews and others, 207
" Zeno of Verona on, 208
" Jacob Pamelius, 208
" Bracerensian counsel renewed, 208
" Isadorus on, 209
" J. Pomorius on, 209
" in A. D. 700, 209
" _in the eighth century_, 212
" Germanus on, 213
" Bede on, 213
" Amalarius Fortunatus, 214
" Roman practice favorable to, 215
" of Wittikind, 216
" What was required of catechumens, 216
" Albinus on, 216
" J. Mehrning on, 218
" Sebastian Franck on, 218
" P. J. Twisck’s account of, 218
" _in the ninth century_, 224
" Lamentation, 224
" Haimo on, 225
" Gratian to his contemporaries, 227
" Rabanus Maurus on, 227
" Angelomus on, 228
" Council at Paris on, 228
" Slaves baptized, 229
" Huldricus, complaint, 229
" Hincmar, Bishop Laudun, 229
" Hincmar, Bishop of Rheims, 229–230
" Paschasius on, 230
" Remigius on, 231
" P. J. Twisck on, 231
" _in the tenth century_, 238
" Giselbert on, 240
" Ansbert on, 241
" Smaragdus on, 241
" Theophilact, 242
" of Theridates, 244
" " Namesius, 244
" " Olympius, 244
" " Placidus, his wife and two sons, 245
" Fulbertus of Carnotanses on, 245
" _in the eleventh century_, 249
" Jacob Mehrning on, 250
" Anselm on, 250–251
" Algerus on, 251
" Buchard of Worms on, 252
" Lanfrancus writes, 252
" Bruno bishop of Angiers, 252
" Berengarius, deacon, 252
" Beroldus on, 253
" Ado Trevirensis on, 253
" Juo Carnotensis on, 253
" A. D. 1090, 254
" _in the twelfth century_, 260
" Waldenses on, 261
" Rupert Tuiciensis on, 261
" D. J. Vicecomes, 262
" Ludovicus Vives on, 263
" Petrobrusians, 263
" Arnulph, Bishop of Lyons, 263
" Hildebert, Bishop of Mayence, 263
" Arnald of Brescia on, 263
" Henricus Petri Tholossanus, 263
" _in the thirteenth century_, 288
" Jacob Mehrning from Cent. Mag., 289
" Peter de Bruis on, 289
" Henry of Toulouse, 289
" of the true, 290
" Principal points of doctrine, 290
" Account of Sebastian Franck, 290
" Gerard Sagarellas on, 291
" Form or mode of, 291
" Alexander on, 291
" Probus, Bishop of Tullo, on, 291
" _in the fourteenth century_, 309
" Jacob Mehrning on, 309–310
" Views on, 310
" Dulcinus and Margaret, 310
" Views of heretics (so called) on, 310
" John Wickliffe on, 311–312
" William Swinderby and Walter Brute on, 313
" Nicephorus Callistus on, 313
" Charles, Bishop of Milan, 313
" _in the fifteenth century_, 321
" of the Taborites, 325
" D. Balthazar Lydius, 325
" Jacob Mehrning on, 326
" Extract from History of Baptism on, 326
" _in the sixteenth century_, 351
" Ludovicus Vives on, 353
" Nicephorus on, 354
" Thomas van Imbroeck on, 355
" Jacob de Roore on, 359
" John Wouters van Kuyck on, 359
" Christian Gasteiger on, 359
" Bartholomew Panten on, 360
Barba slain, 104
Barbara Thielemans, six brethren, etc., burned, 465
" Meylin and others, 1053
" Kolbin " " , 1053
" Neeff " " , 1062
Barbel put to death, 506
Barbelius slain, 104
Barbelken Goethals, 830
" " letter, 830
Barber Jans, 807
Barbly Ruff, 1062
Barnabas put to death, 73
Barsimaeus slain, 104
Bartel and others put to death, 481
Bartholomeus Panten, 1025
" " first letter, 1025
" " second letter, 1026
" " discussions, 1027
" " testament to his daughter, 1029
Bartholomew tortured and flayed, 85
Bartholomew, the potter, 529
Basilides beheaded, 124
Basileus, Bishop at Pontus, burned, 180
Beerentge, a maiden, 519
Belief of these people, 312
" " William Swinderby, 313
Believers put to death, 454
Benefit, virtue and operation of baptism, 159
Benjamin, a deacon, put to death, 193
Berengarius, a deacon, condemned, 258
" followers anathematized, 260
Berengarians banished, 280
" burnt, 281
Betgen, Neelken and Mariken Franss, 594
Biblis, Aquilina and Fortunata, 178
" put to death, 178
Big Henry, Jerome Segers, etc., 485
Blandina persecuted, 112
Blasius Beck beheaded, 457
Bloody oppression of believers, etc., 194
Brother Alda, 423
Bruno, bishop of Angiers, condemned, 258
Bruyn and others, 844
Burckhardt Aman, 1054
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Calapodius put to death, 126
Carius Prader and others, 417
Carpus and others put to death, 111
Casper Tauber, 399
Cassian put to death by his scholars, 170
Catharina, a maiden, beheaded, 177
" Mulerin, 1052
Catharine of Thou, 329
Catharine burnt at the stake, 485
Cecilia put to death, 126
Charge of William I. to the magistrates of Middelborgh, 1001
Charles, Bishop of Milan, 313
Charlo de Wael, 637
Christian from Eukeraet, and others, 506
Christian executed with the sword, 529
Christian Langedul, 76
" " first letter, 676
" " second letter, 677
" " third letter, 678
" " another letter, 679
" " last adieu, 680
Christians burned at Toulouse, 301
Christians during the fourth persecution, 114
Christiaen Gasteyger, 1006
" Rijcen, 1007
" " examined by, etc., 1008
" " another letter, 1009
" " " " , 1009
" " " " , 1010
" " " " , 1011
" " consolatory letter, 1011
" " exhorts his wife, 1012
" " letter to his wife, 1013
Christina Harring, 425
Christoffel from Geistens, and others, 506
Christoffel Buyze, Laurens van Rentergen, Joost Meerssenier and Grietgen Baets, 727
Christoffel Fierens, 914
Chrysostom’s views respecting baptism, 158
Chrysostom’s views on articles of faith, 160
Church of Christ, 38
Claudine le Vettre and a brother, 707
" " " and a brother, further account, 708
Cladius crucified, 139
Claes Roders and Pieter Claes Jans, 447
" Lecks, 463
" Gerbrants and others, 515–516
" de Praet, confession of, 533–538
" Opreyder, 844
" van Armentierss, 956
Claesken, confession of before the commissary, 588
" " " before the inquisitor, 588
" a letter, 592
" another letter, 592
Clement of Scotland burned, 221–222
Clement Hendrickss, 797
" " first letter, 800
" " second letter, 800
" " third letter, 801
" " fourth letter, 802
" " fifth letter, 803
Cointha stoned, 129
Coming of Christ, 37
Command to teach and baptize, etc., 62
Conclusion, 56
Conclusion to the fifteenth century, 326
" of " " " , 338
Conclusion of the sixteenth century, 1040
Confession, first, 26
" second, 32
" third, 36
" of the Waldenses and Albigenses, 274
" of faith, ancient, 313
" of faith, etc., 332
" of faith, 360–395
" of Claes de Praet, 533–538
" of Claesken, 588
Conrad Feichter and others, 425
" Koch, 659
" " first letter, 660
" " second letter, 661
Conversion of Euvodius, 164
Cornelis Gijselaer and one Michael, 885–886
Cornelis van Kulenburgh, a lad, 517
Cornelis Claess, 676
" the shoemaker, letter, 684
" Jan of Haerlem burned, 797
Cruelties practiced by Nero, 77
" instituted by Regnerus, 232
Cruelty and misery of this persecution, 128
" of Emperor Aurelian, 137
" of the Arian King, Honoricus, 193
" of Elvelid, the Mohammedan, 220
Cyrenia, 176
Cyril, points of faith, 186
Cyrilla put to death, 179
--D--
Damian of Algau, 449
Daniel Kopf, with two brethren and four sisters, 419
" Verkampt, 560
" Kalvaert, 640
" de Paeu, 696
" van Vooren and Passchier Weyns, 696
David and Levina, 528
Deaf Betgen, Betgen of Ghent and Lijsken Smits, 615
Decree of Pope Lucius III against the Waldenses, 286
" Ilphonsus, king of Aragon, against the Waldenses, 287
" first and second, of Frederic II against the Waldenses and Albigenses, 304
" third of Frederic II, 305
" published in England, 328, 434
" " by the Romanists, 397
" against the Anabaptists, 399
" " Menno Simon, 449
" for the introduction, etc., 483
" against the Anabaptists, 1007
" " " " , 1043
" further observation, 1043
Decrees, renewal of, 530–532
Defense and confession of Andrew Smuel and Dirk Pieters, 458
Defense and confession of Anabaptists, 1048
Demetrius put to death, 179
Derthuin, Bertherius, Anobert, etc., 220
Didius put to death, 179
Dieuwertgen, and others, 477
Digna Pieters drowned, 530
Dileman Snijder, and others, 565
Dingentgen of Honsschoten, 900
Dionysia beheaded, 130
Dionysius Areopagita martyred, 104
" bishop at Alexandria exiled, 135
Dioscorus, greatly tormented, 130
Dirck Mieuwess, 832
Dirk Pieters Krood, and Pieter Trijnes, 447
" " Smuel burnt, 458
" " " testament of, 460
" " " letter of consolation, 461
" Jans and others, 506
" Lamberts, Christian Wetteren and Antonijn de Wale, 640
" Willems, 710
" Anoot and Willem de Zager, 727
" Andriess, 741
Discordance of Papistic writers, 49
Divine judgments, etc., 55
Doctrines of Origen, 118
Document to the city of Berne, 1073
" " " " " Zurich, 1073
" " " cities of Switzerland in behalf of Adolph de Vrede, 1073
Donotian beheaded, 180
Donuina put to death, 139
Douwe Eeuwouts, 850
Dulcinus and his wife Margaret, etc., 316
--E--
Edict against the Christians, in the years 284 and 302, 139
" of Theodosius and Honorius against the Anabaptists, 191
" first version--second version, etc., of above, 191
" second by those of Zurich, 422
" by Charles V, 426
" against Mennonists, 1047
" " Anabaptists, 1063
" " " , 1070
" what was done for mitigation of same and for the release of the prisoners, 1072
" concerning the, against the Anabaptists, 1076
Eighteen persons burned at Salzburg, 411
Election of the Pope, 50
Eleven and then seven, 478
Elias put to death, 177
Elizabeth drowned, 464
" and Hadewijk, 525
" Meylin, 1053
" Hilzin, 1053
" Bachmanni, 1061
Ellert, Jans, six brethren, etc., burned, 465
Elssa Bethezei, 1061
Ennathas, a maiden, burned, 177
Epaphras slain under Nero, 83
Epimachus burned at Alexandria, 129
Epipodius martyred, 114
Epolonius of Antioch beheaded, 130
Ethiopian put to death, 102
Eucratis, a maiden, died in prison, 172
Eugenia beheaded at Cordova, 246
Eugenius, Auxentius, Maodatius, etc., 179
Eulalia burned with torches, 170
Eulogius burned, 135
Eunus burned at Alexandria, 129
Euphratesia, seven brothers and others put to death, 178
Euplius beheaded, 172
Eusebius and others put to death, 126
Eustace Kuter, 620
Evert Nouts, examination, tortured and sentenced, 552–556
" Hendricks of Warendorp burnt, 898
Expulsion of the Christians from Metz, and burning their books, 288
Extracts from book of criminal sentences of city of Amsterdam, 731–734
Extracts from book of criminal sentences of the town of Gouda, 809
--F--
Faes Dircks and two others, 808
" " confessions, 808
" " first examination, 808
" " second examination, 809
" " third examination, 809
" " execution, 809
Fall of man, 37
False and true church, 42
Father Abraham of Cholchester, burnt, 332
Faustina and Jacobita put to death, 105
Faustus put to death, 179
Feanchoys van Elstlandt, 628
Feet-washing, 30–39
Felician thrown to beasts, 174
Felicitas and her seven sons at Rome, 106
" " others, 123
Felistis, Jans, burned, 518
" " death sentence, 518
Felix, bishop at Thibaris, put to death, 173
" Mantz, 400
" Landis and his wife Adelheid Egli, 1060
Fierijntgen Ketels, Leentgen, her mother, with Pierijntgen and Marijntgen van Male, 640
Fifty-four persons burned, 942
Fije and Eelken, 466
Florentin put to death, 137
Fortunata put to death, 178
Forty youths burned, 176
" women and others burned, 180
" Christians slain A. D. 566, 205
" two persons put to death, 675
Four brethren and four sisters, 419
Four God-fearing women, 130
Four persons banished, 280
" " " , 1044