John Foxe famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they, in heaven, received eternal crowns of glory.
-- John Foxe

#Christian #Flower #Heaven
Princes, kings, and other rulers of the world have used all their strength and cunning against the Church, yet it continues to endure and hold its own.
-- John Foxe

#Kings #Church #World
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.
-- John Foxe

#Loss #People #Mind
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

#Taken #Mean #Faces
The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome.
-- John Foxe

#Rome #Years #Church
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.
-- John Foxe

#Years #Venice #Inquiry
But, though persecuting malice raged, yet the Gospel shone with resplendent brightness; and, firm as an impregnable rock, withstood the attacks of its boisterous enemies with success.
-- John Foxe

#Rocks #Enemy #Boisterous
A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure.
-- John Foxe

#Christian #Mercy #Jew
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.
-- John Foxe

#Men #Numbers #People
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

#Causes #Littles #Wealth

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