 | William Clayton - Sermons, English - 1814 - 420 pages
...the most exquisite tortures on the Christians, in the first Roman persecution. Some were nailed on crosses, others sewn up in the skins of wild beasts...the fury of dogs, others again, smeared over with combustilile materials, were used as torches to illuminate the darkness of the uight. The gardens of... | |
 | William Jones - Albigenses - 1816 - 500 pages
...torments ; and these were embittered by insult and derision. Some were nailed on crosses, others sewed up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury of dogs, others again were smeared over with combustible materials and used as torches to illumine the darkness of the night.... | |
 | William Jones - Albigenses - 1816 - 500 pages
...torments ; and these were embittered by insult and derii •ion. Some were nailed on crosses, others sewed up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury of dogs, ftthers again were smeared over with combustible matetials and used as torches to illumine the darkness... | |
 | James Sabine - Church history - 1820 - 656 pages
...these were imbittered by insult and •< derision. Some were nailed en erosses, others sewn - up in skins of wild beasts and exposed to the fury of "dogs; others again, smeared over with eombustible " materials, were used as torehes to illuminate the dark ness of the night. The gardens... | |
 | George Croly - Bible - 1827 - 344 pages
...and their torments were embittered by -insult and derision. Some were nailed to crosses; others were sewn up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to...smeared over with combustible materials, were used a*torches to illuminate the darkness of the night. In the 10th year of Nero, and two years before the... | |
 | Edward Irving - Bible - 1831 - 470 pages
...and their torments were embittered by insult anil -derision. Some were nailed on crosses; others were sewn up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to...smeared over with combustible materials, were used as torches to illuminate the darkness of the night. The gardens of Nero were destined for the melancholy... | |
 | Thomas Baldwin Thayer - Apologetics - 1836 - 324 pages
...their torments were embittered by insult and derision. Some were nailed on crosses ; others were sown up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the...smeared over with combustible materials, were used as torches to illuminate the darkness of night. The gardens of Nero were destined for the spectacle,... | |
 | Baptists - 1850 - 664 pages
...diabolic taste invented horrid forms of cruelty. Some of the Christians were crucified ; others were sewed up in the skins of wild beasts and exposed to the fury VOL. xv. — No. LXI. 23 of dogs ; others, dressed in garments smeared over with some combustible material,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1837 - 1304 pages
...torments " were imbittered by insult and derision. Some " were nailed on crosses; others sewn up iuthe " skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury " of...smeared over with " combustible materials, were used as torches to " illuminate the darkness of the night. The " gardens of Nero were destined for the mclan"... | |
 | John Clarke - Bible - 1839 - 462 pages
...and those were imbittered by insult and derision. Some wore nailed on crosses ; others sewed up in skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury of dogs...smeared over with combustible materials, were used as torches to illumine the darkness of night. The gardens of Nero were destined for this melancholy... | |
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They died in torments, and their torments were embittered by insult and derision. Some were nailed on crosses; others sewn up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury of dogs: others again, smeared over with combustible materials, were used... 
