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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 1 › Book 1 › Chapter 2 › Day 3: The Third Day's Debate.
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The Third Day's Debate.
AT the time appointed, being Monday, October 23d, in the presence of many earls, lords, knights, and several gentlemen, both of the court and city, the prolocutor made a protestation, that the members of that house had appointed this public disputation, not to call the truth in question, to which they had already subscribed, except five or six, but that gainsayers, and heretics, might be resolved respecting their doubts, by their arguments, which they supposed would be sufficiently convincing to bring them over to their opinion.
THE prolocutor then demanded of Mr. Hadden, whether he would reason against the questions that had been proposed; and Mr. Hadden replied, he would not, because they could not have such learned co-adjutors as they desired. To which Mr. Elmar added, that they had done too much prejudice already to the truth, by their subscribing before the subjects to be debated were discussed, nor would it avail much to reason in defence of the true religion, against which they were now fully determined. Mr. Weston then, turning to Mr. Cheyney, desired to know, whether he (who believed with them the real presence) would propose his doubts concerning transubstantiation Mr. Cheyney answered, "I should be glad my doubts were resolved, that move me to disbelieve transubstantiation.