prison (O strange act, and worthy of all praise!) and named himselfe _beleeving Judas_; and at last, as a second _Isaac_, offered himselfe to the flames, contemning life, goods, and honours, that hee might obtain immortall life, and good things that cannot perish; in the 25^{th} yeer of his age. Now though those were not of the family of Israel, yet they obtained an immortall glory, which is better then this life. Also we have many examples of our own, which did equalize them, of which that is one, which is done in our time, and is worthy to be remembred; _Isaac Castrensis Tartas_ (whom I knew, and spoke with) a learned young man, and versed in the Greek, and Latine; he being but newly come to _Fernambuc_, was taken by the _Portugese_, and carryed to _Lisbone_, and burnt alive; he was a young man of 24. years old; scorning riches, and honours, which were offered to him, if he would turne Christian. They who say he was a traytor, do lye egregiously; for he did defend that place where he was Governour, most valiantly; as ours do deport themselves in those fortified places which are committed to their charge. The same Martyrdom was undergone at _Lima_, by _Eli Nazarenus_, in _Ann. 1639. Janu. 23._ who after he had lived 14 whole years in prison, all which time hee eat no flesh, lest he should defile his mouth; he called himselfe by that name, after he had circumcised himselfe. Such a Martyr also, this year, was _Thomas Terbinon_ in the City of _Mexico_. _SECT. 31._ If the Lord fulfilled his word in calamities, he will fulfill it also in felicities. Therefore _Rabbi Aquibah_ laughed, when hee saw a Fox run out of the Temple being destroyed, though his companions wept; he saying, Now is fulfilled that prophecy of _Jeremiah_, _Lament._ 5.18. _And the foxes shall run therein_; and he added, and those blessings also shall follow, which the Lord hath promised. We see all the curses of God come to passe, which are mentioned in _Leviticus_ and _Deuteronomy_; as well as those, which concerne our being scattered to the ends of the earth (which is _Portugall_) and those concerning the calamities of the Inquisition; and those of our banishments, as I have opened in my booke, _De termino vitæ_; from whence it appears, that all the happy prophesies shall be fulfilled. And as we have perished, so also shall _Bozra_ (that is, _Rome_) perish. See _Isa._ 34.6. _SECT. 32._