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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    | muft grapple, being in this kind as Itakeit, the firtt that fuffered in this manner. For as.tor Wicklief, only his corpes were burnt after his death, more to his enemies fhame;who in vaine revenged themfelves on the empty.Cage after the bird was flowne: whereas Hu/s was the firf that entred the lift wich that furious element, and: fought body to body With the fice, Scriveners.ufe with gawdy flourifhes to decke and garnifh the initiall caratters of copies. The like may be expe&ed from me, feeing Hus may be tearmed a leading letger ; in the patterne of patience, that femnably,with rheto- | rical] flufculations! fhould endevour to adorne his memo- | riall. But-fuch {uperfluous paines may well be {pard, feeing chancehe was.turned towards the eaft; And here behold} the Criticifme of Superftition; For fome cryed out, Hee foould. not looke towards the Eaft, becanle he was.an hereticke. Whereupon his tormentors (who had. power to turne his body, not to:move his mind) reverfed him weftward. Sad indeed it is to come out of Gods Blefling into the warme funne; but happy. he that is turned out of the warme fun into Gods blefling, and denyed the benefit and beauty of the orient beames, had the inward Comfort of heayenly 17. A paper whereon devils were antiquely painted was put upon him, he wearing thofe fhadowes on his head, whofe Subftance his enemies felt in their heart. But when the fire began to be kindled, that furious Element was} more mercifull unto him then were his Executioners. For whereas fire hatha double property to burn and to ftifle, here ic was plealed to make ufe of the latter: quality, as the milder and mecker of the twainé. Except>we fhall fay quickly choaked- him; and may. be prefiumed fenfelcfle, though he.moved awhile after: His heart which was found amongft*his bowels;: ficft: beaten with flaves and Cc2 _... Clubbesit