The Bloody Theater or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians — van Braght's 1660 collection of the stories, testimonies and letters of Christian martyrs of the first seventeen centuries, in the 1886 English translation, with Jan Luyken's engravings.
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Contents
Of the True Church of God, Its Origin, Progress, and Immovable Stability, Through All Times
1Of the True Church of God, its Origin, Progress, and Immovable Stability2Of the True Church of God, its Origin, Progress, and Immov Able Stability3Of the Divine Service of the Church4In What Points the Church of God Has Always Continued the Same5Of the Stability, Durability, and Visible Characteristics of the Church of God6The Church of God Obscured and Rendered Almost Invisible in Some Places7The Succession of the Church of God, Personal Succession8Personal Succession9Succession of Doctrine10The Apostles' Creed11First Confession12Of Holy Baptism13Of the Holy Supper14Of the Office of Teacher and Deacon in the Church15Of Feet Washing16Of Marriage17Of the Office of the Magistracy18Of the Swearing of Oaths19Of Separation20Of Shunning21Of the Second Coming of Christ, the Resurrection of the Dead22Second Confession23Third Confession24I. Of God and the Creation of All Things25Ii. Of the Fall of Man26Iii. Of the Restoration of Man Through the Promise of the Coming Christ27Iv. .of the Coming of Christ into This World28V. The Law of Christ, I.e., the Holy Gospel or the New Testament29Vi. Of Repentance and Reformation of Life30Vii. Of Holy Baptism31Viii. Of the Church of Christ32Ix. Of the Election, and Offices of Teachers, Deacons, and Deaconesses33X. Of the Holy Supper34Xi. Of the Washing of the Saints' Feet35Xii. Of the State of Matrimony36Xiii. Of the Office of the Secular Authority37Xiv. Of Revenge38Xv. Of the Swearing of Oaths39Xvi.of the Ecclesiastical Ban, or Separation from the Church40Avii of Shunning the Separated41Xviii. Of the Resurrection of the Dead, and the Last Judgment42Of the Ungodly and False Church43Of the Evil Succession of the Roman Church44Objection of the Papists, by Means of Three Passages45Reply to the First Passage46Reply to the Second Passage47Reply to the Third Passage48The Groundlessness [of the Allegations] of Those who Are Accustomed to Deduce…49Various Arguments from the Holy Scriptures50Discordance of Papistic Writers. 151Of the Rise of the Popes after the Year 60652Of the Election of the Pope53Of Some who Attained Possession of the Roman Chair Through Secular Power And…54Of the Dreadful Time, Called by the Papists the Iron and Leaden Century55Two, Three, and Four Popes Reigning at the Same Time56How the Roman Chair Stood Vacant57Of the Ungodly Life and Disorderly Conduct of Some of the Popes58Of the Divine Judgments and Punishments Visited upon Some of the Popes59Conclusion of the Matters Here Related