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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 2 › Examination 1: The Examination and Condemnation of ROGER HOLLAND.
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I think he that should hear […] priests mumble up their service, although he did well understand Latin, yet should •e under•••nd few words thereof, the priests do so champ […] and chew them, and post so fast, that they […] understand what they say, nor they that hear […] and in the mean time the people, when they […] pray with the priest, are set to their beads to […] our lady's psalter. So crafty is Satan to […] these his dreams (which you defend with faggot […] fire), to quench the light of the word of […] which, as David saith, should be a lantern […] feet. And again, wherein shall a young […] his ways, but by the word of God? And […] your will hide it from us in a tongue unknown, […] Paul had rather have five words spoken with •• derstanding, than ten thousand in •n […] tongue; and yet will you have your Latin […] and praying in a strange tongue, whereof the […] are utterly ignorant, to be of such antiquity▪
I think he that should hear 〈…〉 priests mumble up their service, although he did well understand Latin, yet should •e under•••nd few words thereof, the priests do so champ 〈…〉 and chew them, and post so fast, that they 〈…〉 understand what they say, nor they that hear 〈…〉 and in the mean time the people, when they 〈…〉 pray with the priest, are set to their beads to 〈…〉 our lady's psalter. So crafty is S•tan to 〈…〉 these his dreams (which you defend with faggo• 〈…〉 fire), to quench the light of the word of 〈…〉 which, as David saith, should be a lanthorn 〈…〉 feet. And again, wherein shall a young his ways, but by the word of God? And your will hide it from us in a tongue unknown, Paul had rather have five words spoken with derstanding, than ten thousand in n tongue; and yet will you have your Latin and praying in a strange tongue, whereof the are utterly ignorant, to be of such antiquity