A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure.
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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.John Foxe
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.
John Foxe
On account of this mandate, many eminent persons in the church and state fell martyrs to the ignorance and ferocity of the pagans.
John Foxe
The emperor Domitian, who was naturally inclined to cruelty, first slew his brother, and then raised the second persecution against the Christians.
John Foxe
Each of the seventeen tribunals during a long period burned annually, on an average, ten miserable beings!
John Foxe
The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome.
John Foxe
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