A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure.
John FoxePrinces, kings, and other rulers of the world have used all their strength and cunning against the Church, yet it continues to endure and hold its own.
John FoxeA prisoner in the Inquisition is never allowed to see the face of his accuser, or of the witnesses against him, but every method is taken by threats and tortures, to oblige him to accuse himself, and by that means corroborate their evidence.
John FoxeThe pope being informed of the great increase of Protestantism, in the year 1542 sent inquisitors to Venice to make an inquiry into the matter, and apprehend such as they might deem obnoxious persons.
John Foxe