...opened the first seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they held. And they cried...white robes were given unto every one of them, and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow-servants also,...

...those on whom the Scriptures have an absolute and determinate weight. It is in chap. vi. 9, 10, II. " And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under...white robes were given unto every one of them : and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also,...

...Beasts of the earth—and I saw under the Altar the Souls of them that were slain for the Word of God, and for the Testimony which they held; and they cried...white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow- servants also,...

...was very severe in England ; and this is that persecution which was foretold in Rev. ^vi. 9, 10* « And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under...avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth ?" And at the end of the ten years, during which this persecution continued, the Heathen persecutors thought...

...testimony, which they gave thereunto, even from the first martyr Abel to this present day: VI. 10 And tluy cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord,...avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth ? And they cried with a loud voice, out of a holy desire of the vindication of God's honour, and redress...

...martyrdom, their prayers lie yet at the foot pf the altar, which were put up when they were offered : " And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under...And white robes were given unto every one of them, [this is their justification and wedding-robe before God;] and it was said unto them, that they should...

...up in heaven, nor yet in purgatory, but upon earth, and that in suffering and dying circumstances. " And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under...that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given to every one of them," Rev. vi, 9—11. These put up their dying cries and prayers in faith and hope,...

...that lions and tigers made signal war upon the inhabitants of various parts of the empire. Fifth Seal. "And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under...of God, and for the testimony which they held. And the^ cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge...

...persecution in particular was -very severe in England ; and is that which was foretold, Rev. 6 : 9, 10. "And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under...avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth ?" And at the end of the ten years, during which this persecution continued, the heathen persecutors thought...

...well-beloved John, " the souls of them that " were slain for the word of God, and for the testi" riiony which they held. And they cried with a " loud voice,...robes " were given unto every one of them, and it was " said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little " season, until their fellow-servants...