Excerpt from The Illustrated Christian Martyrology: Being an Authentic and Genuine Historical Account of the Principal Persecutions Against the Church of Christ, in Different Parts of the World; By the Pagan and Papists; Compiled From the Latest Sources In the following pages, we have aimed' to observe a spirit of candor, and have not recorded a single word too highly colored for sober truth. We have aimed to give a faithful history of wicked acts - acts which every konesi papist in his heart condemns. Our work's begun We'll trace through each sad stage The bloody bigotry of every age; And with truth's pencil paint to all mankind, How superstition clouds the human mind; While popish errors mount on reason's throne, And war with all Opinions but their own; Then common sense, and charity, and truth, Without regard to sex, to age, or youth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.