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[size=14pt][b]IX. Peter
Among many other saints, the blessed apostle Peter was condemned to death, and crucified, as some do
write, at Rome; albeit some others, and not without cause, do doubt thereof. Hegesippus saith that Nero
sought matter against Peter to put him to death; which, when the people perceived, they entreated Peter with
much ado that he would fly the city. Peter, through their importunity at length persuaded, prepared himself to
avoid. But, coming to the gate, he saw the Lord Christ come to meet him, to whom he, worshipping, said,
"Lord, whither dost Thou go?" To whom He answered and said, "I am come again to be crucified." By this,
Peter, perceiving his suffering to be understood, returned into the city. Jerome saith that he was crucified, his
head being down and his feet upward, himself so requiring, because he was (he said) unworthy to be
crucified after the same form and manner as the Lord was.

X. Paul
Paul, the apostle, who before was called Saul, after his great travail and unspeakable labors in
promoting the Gospel of Christ, suffered also in this first persecution under Nero. Abdias, declareth
that under his execution Nero sent two of his esquires, Ferega and Parthemius, to bring him word of
his death. They, coming to Paul instructing the people, desired him to pray for them, that they might
believe; who told them that shortly after they should believe and be baptised at His sepulcher. This
done, the soldiers came and led him out of the city to the place of execution, where he, after his
prayers made, gave his neck to the sword.

Timothy
Timothy was the celebrated disciple of St. Paul, and bishop of Ephesus, where he zealously governed the
Church until A.D. 97. At this period, as the pagans were about to celebrate a feast called Catagogion,
Timothy, meeting the procession, severely reproved them for their ridiculous idolatry, which so exasperated
the people that they fell upon him with their clubs, and beat him in so dreadful a manner that he expired of
the bruises two days later.

The cruelties used in this persecution were such that many of the spectators shuddered with horror at the
sight, and were astonished at the intrepidity of the sufferers. Some of the martyrs were obliged to pass, with
their already wounded feet, over thorns, nails, sharp shells, etc. upon their points, others were scourged until
their sinews and veins lay bare, and after suffering the most excruciating tortures that could be devised, they
were destroyed by the most terrible deaths.
Germanicus, a young man, but a true Christian, being delivered to the wild beasts on account of his faith,
behaved with such astonishing courage that several pagans became converts to a faith which inspired such
fortitude.
Polycarp, the venerable bishop of Smyrna, hearing that persons were seeking for him, escaped, but was
discovered by a child. After feasting the guards who apprehended him, he desired an hour in prayer, which
being allowed, he prayed with such fervency, that his guards repented that they had been instrumental in
taking him. He was, however, carried before the proconsul, condemned, and burnt in the market place.
The proconsul then urged him, saying, "Swear, and I will release thee;--reproach Christ."
Polycarp answered, "Eighty and six years have I served him, and he never once wronged me; how then shall
I blaspheme my King, Who hath saved me?" At the stake to which he was only tied, but not nailed as usual,
as he assured them he should stand immovable, the flames, on their kindling the fagots, encircled his body,
like an arch, without touching him; and the executioner, on seeing this, was ordered to pierce him with a
sword, when so great a quantity of blood flowed out as extinguished the fire. But his body, at the instigation
of the enemies of the Gospel, especially Jews, was ordered to be consumed in the pile, and the request of his
friends, who wished to give it Christian burial, rejected. They nevertheless collected his bones and as much
of his remains as possible, and caused them to be decently interred.
Metrodorus, a minister, who preached boldly, and Pionius, who made some excellent apologies for the
Christian faith, were likewise burnt. Carpus and Papilus, two worthy Christians, and Agatonica, a pious
woman, suffered martyrdom at Pergamopolis, in Asia.
Felicitatis, an illustrious Roman lady, of a considerable family, and the most shining virtues, was a devout
Christian. She had seven sons, whom she had educated with the most exemplary piety.
Januarius, the eldest, was scourged, and pressed to death with weights; Felix and Philip, the two next had
their brains dashed out with clubs; Silvanus, the fourth, was murdered by being thrown from a precipice; and
the three younger sons, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial, were beheaded. The mother was beheaded with the
same sword as the three latter.
Justin, the celebrated philosopher, fell a martyr in this persecution. He was a native of Neapolis, in Samaria,
and was born A.D. 103. Justin was a great lover of truth, and a universal scholar; he investigated the Stoic
and Peripatetic philosophy, and attempted the Pythagorean; but the behavior of our of its professors
disgusting him, he applied himself to the Platonic, in which he took great delight. About the year 133, when
he was thirty years of age, he became a convert to Christianity, and then, for the first time, perceived the real
nature of truth.
He wrote an elegant epistle to the Gentiles, and employed his talents in convincing the Jews of the truth of
the Christian rites; spending a great deal of time in travelling, until he took up his abode in Rome, and fixed
his habitation upon the Viminal mount.
He kept a public school, taught many who afterward became great men, and wrote a treatise to confuse
heresies of all kinds. As the pagans began to treat the Christians with great severity, Justin wrote his first
apology in their favor. This piece displays great learning and genius, and occasioned the emperor to publish
an edict in favor of the Christians.
Soon after, he entered into frequent contests with Crescens, a person of a vicious life and conversation, but a
celebrated cynic philosopher; and his arguments appeared so powerful, yet disgusting to the cynic, that he
resolved on, and in the sequel accomplished, his destruction.
The second apology of Justin, upon certain severities, gave Crescens the cynic an opportunity of prejudicing
the emperor against the writer of it; upon which Justin, and six of his companions, were apprehended. Being
commanded to sacrifice to the pagan idols, they refused, and were condemned to be scourged, and then
beheaded; which sentence was executed with all imaginable severity.
Several were beheaded for refusing to sacrifice to the image of Jupiter; in particular Concordus, a deacon of
the city of Spolito.
Some of the restless northern nations having risen in arms against Rome, the emperor marched to encounter
them. He was, however, drawn into an ambuscade, and dreaded the loss of his whole army. Enveloped with
mountains, surrounded by enemies, and perishing with thirst, the pagan deities were invoked in vain; when
the men belonging to the militine, or thundering legion, who were all Christians, were commanded to call
upon their God for succor. A miraculous deliverance immediately ensued; a prodigious quantity of rain fell,
which, being caught by the men, and filling their dykes, afforded a sudden and astonishing relief. It appears
that the storm which miraculously flashed in the face of the enemy so intimidated them, that part deserted to
the Roman army; the rest were defeated, and the revolted provinces entirely recovered.
This affair occasioned the persecution to subside for some time, at least in those parts immediately under the
inspection of the emperor; but we find that it soon after raged in France, particularly at Lyons, where the
tortures to which many of the Christians were put, almost exceed the powers of description.

The persecutions now extending to Africa, many were martyred in that quarter of the globe; the most
particular of whom we shall mention.
Perpetua, a married lady, of about twenty-two years. Those who suffered with her were, Felicitas, a married
lady, big with child at the time of her being apprehended, and Revocatus, catechumen of Carthage, and a
slave. The names of the other prisoners, destined to suffer upon this occasion, were Saturninus, Secundulus,
and Satur. On the day appointed for their execution, they were led to the amphitheater. Satur, Saturninus, and
Revocatus were ordered to run the gauntlet between the hunters, or such as had the care of the wild beasts.
The hunters being drawn up in two ranks, they ran between, and were severely lashed as they passed.
Felicitas and Perpetua were stripped, in order to be thrown to a mad bull, which made his first attack upon
Perpetua, and stunned her; he then darted at Felicitas, and gored her dreadfully; but not killing them, the
executioner did that office with a sword. Revocatus and Satur were destroyed by wild beasts; Saturninus was
beheaded; and Secundulus died in prison. These executions were in the 205, on the eighth day of March.[/b][/size]


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Peaceisgold:
pls which church do you attend?

I am a member of Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide

It's a non denominational Christian Organization that promote holiness in these last days.
No matter your church you can join and I wish you will because they have really opened my eyes.

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Deartobe:
you are one of those people who are not suppose to be alive. You are horrible.

your voice is not strange, it the same voice this harlot has spoken for almost two millenia now.

Revelation 17:6: And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

The persecutions, the inquisition, the Spanish inquisition of spain and Latin America, the first ans second world wars, the muslim creation and invasion, the holocaust - killing of six million jews by the Vatican, the assassinations- Abraham Lincoln is a perfect example, and so many more. Truly the bible is not lying. This woman is drunken with the blood of the Saints and the martyrs of Jesus.

Her voice is still calling for more blood.

I pity you innocent Catholics who are going to be damned with this wicked JEZEBEL Reevelation:17:5: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Please proud Catholics take this advice [color=#990006]Revelation:18:4: And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.[/color]

The management of the bank had connived with this man to commit this wickedness


Is this type of corruption that I wish my government is fighting

WOA

You go

Okpotokpo alu n'emekwa n'elu Uwa nka o

Jesus

Catholic? Been trying to unite Islam to Catholicism again.

Two cursed religion - CATHOLIC AND ISLAM

Jesus

IceDude:
Gerrara here mehn!........People like u wont even smell the gate of heaven.

Ask God for mercy for your life and leave where I'm going. It's not for you to to decide my fate nor is it mine to decide yours. Follow the Map and not the guide for he may have ulterior motives.

Give your life to JESUS for HE is the only way. Forget about me, I'm nothing

Was she born again? John 3:3
Was she living in peace with everyone and living a holy life? Heb 12:14
Was her soul, body and Spirit presented to God through Jesus Christ as a living sacrifice? Or was she conformed to the world? Romans 12:1-2, 1Cor 7:1

Call me judgemental if you like but if those the answers to those questions are no, then that is another soul that is headed for eternal damnation.

Not only her but every other person who is not living according to the Bible precepts.
(Revelation 20:12 KJV) And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books(the book of law- Bible, and the books of the person's records) were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Is your name in the book of life?
Live a Holy Life today or be sure that eternal damnation awaits you. 1Peter 4:18