# Notice Concerning The Following Martyrs Noted By P. J. Twisck For The Years 614 And 628, And Recorded By Us.

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We have not been able to obtain certain or clear
information as regards the confession of faith of the
martyred persons of whom we shall presently speak;
hence we dare not reckon them all indiscriminately
among the true and orthodox confessors of the true
faith; the more especially, as the sword of persecution
then came upon all who bore the Christian
name (as had before, yea, frequently, been the
case), in places where such persecutions occurred.
Persons were also not examined so very closely with
regard to this or that controverted point of the faith
(I speak of those who were apprehended by the
heathen), for these were things of which the persecutors
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knew nothing, while it was quite different
with those who fell into the hands of the papists
mentioned above. The people were simply asked
whether they would sacrifice to the idols, renounce
Christ, etc. Hence the reason, that in the confession
of the martyrs who suffered among the
heathen, but little is said regarding controverted
matters of faith which are now discussed among
Christians; but this is discussed more fully elsewhere.

The negligence of the writers of those times, the
absence of the art of printing, and the violence of
persecution, which caused people to flee and roam
about, are also no small cause why so little can be
adduced concerning the confessions of the martyrs.
This has been more fully explained in our account
of baptism.

Therefore we hold, according to the judgment
and nature of love, that among the martyrs of whom
we shall speak, there were, if not all, at least some,
who viewed the matter aright, and whose martyrdom
had for its foundation a good confession; but
to accept them altogether, or to enter deeper and
more fully into the matter, we do not deem advisable,
for reasons already mentioned.

In order, then, to present the matter in the briefest
and simplest manner, we shall follow the account
of P. J. Twisck, as being a summary of what the
ancients have recorded concerning it.



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