Table of the First 10 Persecutions
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The source of this document is the Early English Books Online (EEBO-TCP) website. Those books were transcribed in a character for character manner and can be very cumbersome to read since there was no standard spelling during that time. Many spelling variations such as "unlesse", "vnlesse", and "vnles" regularly appear.
This project was conceived to clean up those books as much as possible and make them more accessible to the interested reader, leading to the creation of a massive list of variant spellings and their corrections. This was used to clean up the text, but is of course only as complete as the list itself. Because of the nature of the original transcription, some words have missing characters or places where the original language (e.g., Greek) was not transcribed. This effort does not change that. Be aware that the original transcription can also be faulty and in some cases entire sentences may be missing.
Although this is no substitute for a properly compared, proofed, and scholarly edition, I believe that the result is a document which is far more accessible, particularly for searching for terms using standard spelling. The document has been cleaned and presented in what I hope is a pleasing and useful format for the vast majority of Christian brothers and sisters who just want access to read these spiritually nourishing works.
However, a word of warning: The Puritans were a very diverse group of people and their age was characterized with godliness, but also much upheaval, disputation and strife. They disagreed on many doctrines and some of these works contain less orthodox or Scriptural views than others. The reader is strongly advised to read with discernment, particularly if it is unknown whether author is trustworthy.
This project took a huge amount of time and skill to bring to fruition. I would particularly like to thank David Jonescue for the initial list of Puritans he found on EEBO and the concept behind this project as well as the continuous, unceasing efforts toward seeing this complete. Without his labor, this would not be available. Alex Sarrouf was invaluable in providing the initial list of over 7,000 spelling variations he had identified and corrected, as well as continuing to review more than 16,000 additions to that list for any typos.
Logan West
(with David Jonescue and Alex Sarrouf)
www.puritansearch.org
A Table of the X. first Persecutions of the Primitive time of Tiberius, unto Constantine Emperor
The Christians cruelly thrown down the mountain • . 58.
Christians driven by the mountains. 45. 102.
And so failing down upon sharp stakes.
The Christians with swords thrust through. 44.
Their brains beaten out with Ma • les. 59.
The Christians stoned to death. 44. 94. 115.
The Christians stabbed in with forkes. 44. 116.
Matur • s and Sanctus fried in an iron chair. 62.
Some burnt with their entrails torn out. 44.
Peter the Apostle hanged upon the Cross. 44.
Laurence laid upon the Gr •• yr •• by Galienus, or Decius. 93.
The Christians most cruelly thrust through, 116.
This side is now rolled enough • turn up, O tyrant great, &c. 93.
ad hoc.
ab hoc.
per hoc.
Revelation. xi.
Revelation. xi.
Revelation. xii.
Revelation. xii.
Revelation. xx.
T Hese Persecutions in the Primitive Church lasted two hundred ninety four years, counting from the the holy City xlii. months. And again in the xiii. Chapter: And power was given to the Beast to
Wherein is to be noted the error of them, which taking these xlii. months simply (as the letter Scripture, and so they make ccxciiii. years: During the time of which years, Antichrist then The like understanding also hath the iii. days and a half mentioned in the Revelation, Chap. xi. And so whether ye count by months or by days, both ways it giveth a time, times, and half a in the Revelation, chap. 12.
Furthermore, where in the said Revelation of S. John, chap. 12. mention is made of M.cclx. days, it cometh likewise Note moreover, that after the time of these Persecutions expired, S. John in the said book of his Revelation, chap. xx. dome of the Turks first began under Ottomannus, wasting and destroying then the Churches of Asia, and afterward of
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