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The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being…
The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of martyrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of marytrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
New-York: printed by William Durell, 1794
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Volume 2 › Book 3 › Chapter 1 › An Account of JAMES AUSTOO, and MAR•••• his Wife.
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WHEREUNTO she said, that she defied the mass with all her heart, and that she would not come into any church wherein were idols.
AFTER this the bishop objected to them certain articles, to the number of eighteen. The tenor whereof (because they touch only such common and tri••ing matters as are already mentioned in divers places before) I do here for brevity's sake omit and pass over; giving you yet thus much to understand, that in the matters of faith they were as sound, and answered as truly as ever any did, especially the woman, to whom the Lord had given the greater knowledge, and more fervency of spirit. Notwithstanding, according to the measure of grace that God gave them, they both stood most firmly unto the truth. And therefore to conclude, the 10th day of September they were (with Ralph Allerton) brought again before this bishop within his chapel at •Fulham, where he speaking unto them, said first on this wise; Austoo, dost thou know where thou art now, and in what place, and before whom, and what thou hast to do?
AFTER this the bishop objected to them certain articles, to the number of eighteen. The tenor whereof (because they touch only such common and tri••ing matters as are already mentioned in divers pl•ces before) I do here for brevity's sake omit and pass over; giving you yet thus much to understand, that in the matters of faith they were as sound, and answered as truly as ever any did, especially the woman, to whom the Lord had given the greater knowledge, and more fervency of spirit. Notwithstanding, according to the measure of grace that God gave them, they both stood most firmly unto the truth. And therefore to conclude, the 10th day of September they were (with Ralph Allerton) brought again before this bishop within his chapel at •Fulham, where he speaking unto them, said first on this wise; Austoo, dost thou know where thou art now, and in what place, and before whom, and what thou hast to do?