Abel redevivus: or, the dead yet speaking. The lives and deaths of the moderne divines / Written by severall able and learned men (whose names ye shall finde in the epistle to the reader.) And now digested into one volumne [by Thomas Fuller, who wrote some of the lives. With verses by F. and J. Quarles] For the benefit and satisfaction of all those that desire to be acquainted with the paths of pieti and virtue.

  • Thomas Fuller
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1651
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Credit: Abel redevivus: or, the dead yet speaking. The lives and deaths of the moderne divines / Written by severall able and learned men (whose names ye shall finde in the epistle to the reader.) And now digested into one volumne [by Thomas Fuller, who wrote some of the lives. With verses by F. and J. Quarles] For the benefit and satisfaction of all those that desire to be acquainted with the paths of pieti and virtue. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    commienders, than followers in our age. Whereas indeed he that revengeth himfelfe of his adverfarie, is but’even with him,and in ‘his owne éxpreflion cries quits with him : whiles {uch ‘as forgive him, are above’ him ; it being the. Prerogative of Princes to pardon. 14 Then the feaven Bilhops, who were app>inted for that purpofe, began to degrade Hu/s of his feaven Orders, and fuch Veitments as were the badges thereof. The beft | wae, though they uncafed him our of his other garmerits, they could not ftrip him of che white robe of his inno- cence. Yea, fo cruelly did they a& their part therein, that they refolved inftead ofa rafor, with fheares to pare a way a part of his crowne, left (forfooth) any relique of their holy oylefhould remaine upon it. However Hu/s was no loofer thtreby, for God no doubt made good to him his promife, Revel, 2. 10. Iwill give'unto thee a crowne of life. Which did cover his deformitie, and plentifully com. penfate the‘loffe of His Skin. 15 Herel confefle it was once my defigne, to contract | and infere the lait {peech of Fobn Hujs tothe people, bue my revifed thoughts diffwaded me from it. For itis al] fo excellent,that compendium would be difpendium there- of, Init felfe the onely faule thereofis the fhortneffe of it, and pity it fhould be more abridged; for he that under takes the fame, will leave Out as good'as he choofeth in, Wherefore we remit the Reader to the entire narration of Matter Fox, where his {peech is recorded ; which left an ec- cho in the eares and hearts of all that heard him. 16. Hence Hu/s was hurried to the ftake, where the Em- perour, Duke of Bavaria chanced to be prefent, profering him pardon but on fuch unworthy conditions,as Hu/s his con- {cience could not accept. He did love, but did not-dote on lifes as he fhall never grow rich by the bargaine, who pur- | chafeth it with the prife of his foule; no doubt-he called to | mind what was written, Heb. 116 35. And othérs*were-tor tue red not accepting deliverance, that. thay might obtaine a bettet re- furrediion. And now the fire was kindled, with which Hus muft