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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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THE prolocutor, to help the matter out, if possible, brought up another oportet, saying, Oportet hareses esse; must heresies needs be therefore, because of this word oportet? Certainly, returned Philpot, it cannot otherwise be, if you will add what immediately followeth, ut qui electi sunt manifestentur, meaning, "that such as be the elect of God may be manifest and known." But, said the prolocutor, the time hath been that no such heresies were. I know not of any such time, said Philpot; for since the time of Abel and Cain heresies have been, and then began. Then said the prolocutor, Will you not now answer Morgan an argument or two? I will, said Philpot, if I may have my arguments first answered fairly, according to truth and learning. What! said the prolocutor, will you never be answered? How I am answered, returned Philpot, let all here present judge, especially men of learning, and with what cavilling you have trifled with me. First, to the ancient authority of Vigilius, you have answered nothing, except denying what he saith to be scripture. Secondly, to the words of St. Peter, in the Acts, ye have answered, by demanding, whether I would keep Christ in prison, or not? Let men now judge if this be a sufficient answer, or not? Upon this Morgan stood up again, and asked Philpot, whether he would be ruled by the universal church, or not? Ye•, said Philpot, if it be the true catholic church; and since you speak so much of the church, I would have you declare what the church is. The church, said Morgan, is diffused and dispersed throughout the whole world. That is a diffuse definition, said Philpot, for I am yet as uncertain as I was before, what you mean by the church; but is it not what was grounded and founded on the word of God, as St. Paul saith upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets? What! quoth Moreman, was the scripture before the church? Yes, answered Philpot. But I will prove the contrary, returned Moreman; and I will begin at the time of Christ. The church of Christ was before any scripture written: for Matthew was the first who wrote a gospel, about a dozen years after Christ: therefore, the church was before the scripture. Philpot denied his argument; ⟨p. 283⟩and showed it to be a fallacy; for he took the scripture to be only that which was written by men in letters:
THE prolocutor, to help the matter out, if possible, brought up another oportet, saying, Oportet hareses esse; must heresies needs be therefore, because of this word oportet? Certainly, returned Philpot, it cannot otherwise be, if you will add what immediately followeth, ut qui electi sunt manifestentur, meaning, "that such as be the elect of God may be manifest and known." But, said the prolocutor, the time hath been that no such heresies were. I know not of any such time, said Philpot; for since the time of Abel and Cain heresies have been, and then began. Then said the prolocutor, Will you not now answer Morgan an argument or two? I will, said Philpot, if I may have my arguments first answered fairly, according to truth and learning. What! said the prolocutor, will you never be answered? How I am answered, returned Philpot, let all here present judge, especially men of learning, and with what cavilling you have trifled with me. First, to the ancient authority of Vigilius, you have answered nothing, except denying what he saith to be scripture. Secondly, to the words of St. Peter, in the Acts, ye have answered, by demanding, whether I would keep Christ in prison, or not? Let men now judge if this be a sufficient answer, or not? Upon this Morgan stood up again, and asked Philpot, whether he would be ruled by the universal church, or not? Ye, said Philpot, if it be the true catholic church; and since you speak so much of the church, I would have you declare what the church is. The church, said Morgan, is diffused and dispersed throughout the whole world. That is a diffuse definition, said Philpot, for I am yet as uncertain as I was before, what you mean by the church; but is it not what was grounded and founded on the word of God, as St. Paul saith upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets? What! quoth Moreman, was the scripture before the church? Yes, answered Philpot. But I will prove the contrary, returned Moreman; and I will begin at the time of Christ. The church of Christ was before any scripture written: for Matthew was the first who wrote a gospel, about a dozen years after Christ: therefore, the church was before the scripture. Philpot denied his argument;