Memorials of Those Who Suffered for the Catholic Faith in Ireland: In the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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Christians are told to remember that we have a great cloud of witnesses over our head, and' are called on, laying aside every weight of sin which surrounds'us, to run by patience to the fight proposed, strengthened by the example of the saints, and are reminded that the just seem to the eyes of the foolish to die, but indeed are in peace. Hence, from the first ages of Christianity, it was looked upon as a sacred duty to preserve the memory of the lives and deaths of those who had served Christ, and who had been deemed worthy to suffer for his name the memory of their deaths even more than that of their lives, because, while death to the pagan was the final end, (the limit to the labors and successes of great men,) to the Christian it was the very instrument of Victory - the moment of triumph to the former, it was the termination of existence 5 to the latter, it was the commencement of the real life: for the former, the cause fell with its defender; for the latter, the triumph of the truth was secured by the death of its martyr.

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Excerpt from Memorials of Those Who Suffered for the Catholic Faith in Ireland: In the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries

The practice of preserving the records of the lives of great men, which a pagan historian declared no age, however dull, had ever neglected, comes to the Christian recommended by a deeper interest and a more pregnant use. The pagan could recommend the family and friends of the great departed only to turn from weak regrets to admiring contemplation, and suggest a timid hope that the object of their affection might continue to exist in another sphere.

Christians are told to remember that "we have a great cloud of witnesses over our head," and are called on, "laying aside every weight of sin which surrounds us, to run by patience to the fight proposed, strengthened by the example of the saints," and are reminded that "the just seem to the eyes of the foolish to die, but indeed are in peace." Hence, from the first ages of Christianity, it was looked upon as a sacred duty to preserve the memory of the lives and deaths of those who had served Christ, and who "had been deemed worthy to suffer for his name" - the memory of their deaths even more than that of their lives, because, while death to the pagan was the final end, (the limit to the labors and successes of great men,) to the Christian it was the very instrument of victory - the moment of triumph: to the former, it was the termination of existence; to the latter, it was the commencement of the real life: for the former, the cause fell with its defender; for the latter, the triumph of the truth was secured by the death of its martyr.

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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.