"A prisoner in the Inquisition is never allowed……" — John Foxe
"A prisoner in the Inquisition is never allowed to see the face of his accuser, or of the witnesses against him, but every method is taken by threats and tortures, to oblige him to accuse himself, and by that means corroborate their evidence."
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John Foxe
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12 Quotes by John Foxe
John Foxe has 12 quotes on this site.
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A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause…
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With his continual doctrine [Bishop Hooper] adjoined due and discreet correction, not so much severe to any as to them…
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A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure.
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But, though persecuting malice raged, yet the Gospel shone with resplendent brightness; and, firm as an impregnable rock, withstood the…
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The pope being informed of the great increase of Protestantism, in the year 1542 sent inquisitors to Venice to make…
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The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome.
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The Gospel having spread itself into Persia, the pagan priests, who worshipped the sun, were greatly alarmed, and dreaded the…
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When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they,…
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Princes, kings, and other rulers of the world have used all their strength and cunning against the Church, yet it…
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Each of the seventeen tribunals during a long period burned annually, on an average, ten miserable beings!
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Which prophecy of Christ we see wonderfully to be verified, insomuch that the whole course of the Church to this…
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More Accuse Quotes
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Very few species have survived unchanged. There's one called lingula, which is a little shellfish, a little brachiopod about the…
— David Attenborough
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You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology…
— Hal Borland
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Lots of women love to accuse men of being immature when the fellow in question displays a reluctance to 'commit.'
— Julie Burchill
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I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet.
— Hugo Chavez
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Let them show me a cottage where there are not the same vices of which they accuse the courts.
— Lord Chesterfield
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You know no one will ever accuse me as having the same policies as George W. Bush.
— Hillary Clinton
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Politicians never accuse you of 'greed' for wanting other people's money - only for wanting to keep your own money.
— Joseph Sobran
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Sometimes, perhaps, thou hearest another pray with much freedom and fluency, whilst thou canst hardly get out a few broken…
— William Gurnall
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
— Eric Clapton
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To accuse another of having weak kidneys, lungs, or heart, is not a crime; on the contrary, saying he has…
— Primo Levi
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Accuse not nature: she hath done her part; Do thou but thine.
— John Milton
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You accuse a woman of wavering affections, but don't blame her; she is just looking for a consistent man.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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