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What would you do for the cross of Christ? For two thousand years, Christians have courageously triumphed over beatings, stonings, burnings, wild beasts, and every form of evil to boldly proclaim one truth: the name of Jesus. Voices of the Martyrs AD 33 – Today is their story and your Christian heritage. In the 16th century, English preacher John Foxe created what would later be called the “second most important book in history” after the Bible: Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. With dozens of images, modernized English, and up-to-date accounts, Foxe: Voices of the Martyrs faithfully binds the testimonies of more than 50 of Foxe’s heroes from the Early Church to the Reformation with Christians in the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and through the twentieth century. More importantly, Foxe: Voices of the Martyrs unites past Christians with believers today. Building on over fifty years of ministry to persecuted Christians, The Voice of the Martyrs organization shares sixty-seven stories of Christians who have stood faithfully to the death since 2000. Their courage in the face of ISIS and the Taliban, brutal dictatorships, and government crackdowns will inspire you to boldness and remind you that the same Spirit of Christ Who strengthened Stephen, Peter, and Paul is at work in you today.

Reproduction of the original: Fox's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe

Editorial ReviewThis is truly a HIGH QUALITY KINDLE EDITION of Foxe's Book of Martyrs for easy reading and meditation. All the arts, portraits, pictures and illustrations are adapted for Kindle readers. The Clickable Table of Contents is designed so that you can click easily navigate to the different chapters.Note that the correct spelling of the author is John Foxe. Many editors spell his name wrong with "Fox"."After the Bible itself, no book so profoundly influenced early Protestant sentiment as the Book of Martyrs. Even in our time it is still a living force. It is more than a record of persecution. It is an arsenal of controversy, a storehouse of romance, as well as a source of edification."Book Description:Fox's Book of Martyrs is a history of the lives, sufferings and deaths of the Early Christians and Protestant Martyrs.Content of the Book:Author's Biography & Sketches - John FoxeChapter I -- History of Christian Martyrs to the First General Persecutions Under NeroChapter II -- The Ten Primitive PersecutionsChapter III -- Persecutions of the Christians in PersiaChapter IV -- Papal PersecutionsChapter V -- An Account of the InquisitionChapter VI -- An Account of the Persecutions in Italy, Under the PapacyChapter VII -- An Account of the Life and Persecutions of John WickliffeChapter VIII -- An Account of the Persecutions in Bohemia Under the PapacyChapter IX -- An Account of the Life and Persecutions of Martin LutherChapter X -- General Persecutions in GermanyChapter XI -- An Account of the Persecutions in the NetherlandsChapter XII -- The Life and Story of the True Servant and Martyr of God,William TyndaleChapter XIII -- An Account of the Life of John CalvinChapter XIV -- Prior to the Reign of Queen Mary IChapter XV -- An Account of the Persecutions in Scotland During the Reign of King Henry VIIIChapter XVI -- Persecutions in England During the Reign of Queen MaryChapter XVII -- Rise and Progress of the Protestant Religion in Ireland; with an Account of the Barbarous Massacre of 1641Chapter XVIII -- The Rise, Progress, Persecutions, and Sufferings of the QuakersChapter XIX -- An Account of the Life and Persecutions of John BunyanChapter XX -- An Account of the Life of John WesleyChapter XXI -- Persecutions of the French Protestants in the South of France, During the Years 1814 and 1820Chapter XXII -- The Beginnings of American Foreign MissionsLet us learn from the past heroes of faith! They stand with those men of faith listed in Hebrews 11.Semper Fidelis.Christians must always remain faithful to God even to offering up their lives for God's sake!

Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a work of Christian history by John Foxe. It recounts the lives, sufferings, and triumphant deaths of dozens of Christian martyrs.

"I picked up this book soon after making a commitment to Christ. At first I was shocked by the images of Christians suffering and dying for their faith. But soon I was drawn into the accounts of how these ordinary men and women--no different from you or me--could face every kind of opposition rather than deny their Lord. Reading their stories marked me and helped me resolve to follow Christ no matter what the cost." --Mark Mittelberg, Executive Director of Evangelism for the Willow Creek Association and author of Becoming a Contagious Church From the first-century stoning of Stephen through his own perilous time--Reformation-era England--John Foxe recounts the lives, sufferings, and triumphant deaths of dozens of Christian martyrs. Some were people of rank and influence. Some were ordinary folk. Some were his friends.] Four centuries later, these deeply moving accounts of faith and courage mark a path for modern Christians to measure the depth of their commitment. This edition, edited by William Byron Forbush (1868-1927), contains Foxes original material as well as some later additions (see chapters 5, 6, & 10 particularly). Hendrickson Christian Classics is planned to include all the timeless books that generations of believers have treasured. Each volume in the series is freshly retypeset, while thoughtful new prefaces explore their spiritual and historical contexts. For contemporary readers, here is an essential library of Christian wisdom through the ages.

Acts and Monuments by John Foxe, popularly abridged as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, is a celebrated work of church history and martyrology, first published in English in 1563 by John Day. Published early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and only five years after the death of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary I, Foxe's Acts and Monuments was an affirmation of the Protestant Reformation in England during a period of religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants. Foxe's account of church history asserted a historical justification that was intended to establish the Church of England as a continuation of the true Christian church rather than as a modern innovation, and it contributed significantly to a nationalistic repudiation of the Roman Catholic Church. The sequence of the work, initially in five books, covered first early Christian martyrs, a brief history of the medieval church, including the Inquisitions, and a history of the Wycliffite or Lollard movement. It then dealt with the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, during which the dispute with Rome had led to the separation of the English Church from papal authority and the issuance of the Book of Common Prayer. The final book treated the reign of Queen Mary and the Marian Persecutions. (courtesy of wikipedia.com)