The Bloody Theatre, or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians: who baptized only upon confession of faith, and who suffered and died for the testimony of Jesus, their savior, from the time of Christ to the year A.D. 1660Braght, Thieleman J. van (Thieleman Janszoon)
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The Bloody Theatre, or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians: who baptized only upon confession of faith, and who suffered and died for the testimony of Jesus, their savior, from the time of Christ to the year A.D. 1660
Braght, Thieleman J. van (Thieleman Janszoon)
Anabaptists -- Europe -- Biography; Christian martyrs -- Biography; Persecution
2. The _holy Supper of the Lord_, also called the Christian communion,
which is to be held among believers only, not with _consecrated_, but
with _common_ bread and wine; not only in remembrance of the precious,
holy, and bitter suffering and death, and the glorious resurrection
of our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ, but also of the consolatory
fruits thereby prepared for all believers; that they, by virtue of
this, may not only be moved to sincerely deplore the bitter suffering
and death of Jesus Christ, which he endured for the remission of
their sins; but also to praise and bless the Lord, with an internal,
spiritual thanksgiving, for the benefits which have sprung therefrom;
and, also, to confirm their Christian, brotherly, and spiritual
communion by a holy and godly life, to the praise of the Lord. Matt.
26:26; Luke 22:19; Acts 2:46; 20:7; Mark 14:22,23; John 6:51; 1 Cor.
10:16,17; 1 Cor. 11:23,24.
3. Then follows the _Washing of the saints’ feet_; that is, when our
fellow-believers from distant places come to visit us, we wash their
feet, according as opportunity offers, after the custom of the Old
Testament, and the example of Christ; thereby declaring our humility
toward God and our neighbor, with an humble prayer, that the Lord would
strengthen us more and more in humility, and that, like as we have
washed one another’s feet, he would be pleased to wash and cleanse our
souls with his blood and the waters of the Holy Ghost, from every stain
and impurity of sin, that we may appear pure and blameless before his
Father. Gen. 18:4; John 13:5; 1 Tim. 5:10; Luke 22:26; Phil. 2:3.
4. Likewise, _The Works of love_, which we divide into three parts:
1. That a believer is bound to bring his alms, according as the Lord
has blessed him, to the deacons, that they may have wherewith to
properly support the poor believers. 2. To visit, comfort, attend, and
nurse, according to the nature of the case, the sick, imprisoned and
sorrowing hearts. 3. When we see our fellow-believers in oppressive
household cares, bad circumstances, or with an insufficient income, to
assist them with advice and in deed, and by giving them our custom in
preference to a stranger. Matt. 6:1; Luke 12:33; 16:9; Acts 6:13; Matt.
25:35; Heb. 13:1–3.
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