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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 WORDS of the ACT.
ALBEIT, we the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in the present Parliament assembled, have firm hope and confidence in the goodness of Almighty God, that like as he hath hitherto miraculously preserved the queen's majesty from many great imminent perils and dangers▪ even so he will of his infinite goodness give her highness strength, the rather by our continual prayers, to pass well the danger of deliverance of child, wherewith it hath pleased him (to all our great comforts) to bless nor: yet forasmuch as all things of this world be uncertain, and having before our eyes the dolorous experience of this inconstant government, during the time of the reign of the late king Edward the sixth, do plainly see the manifold inconveniences, great dangers and perils that may ensue in this whole realm, if for •ight be not used to prevent all evil chances, if they should happen: for the eschewing hereof, we the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present Parliament assembled, for and in consideration of a most special trust and confidence that we have and repose in the king's majesty, for and concerning the politic government, order, and administration of this realm, in the time of the young years of the issue or issues of her majesty's body to be born. If it should please God to call the queen's highness out of this present life, during the tender years of such issue or issues, (which God forbid) according to such order and manner, as hereafter in this present act his highness's most gracious pleasure is, should be declared and set forth, have made our humble suit, by the […] of the queen's highness, that his majesty would vouchsafe to accept and take upon him the rule, order, education, and government of the said issue or issues to be born, as is aforesaid: upon which our […], being of his said majesty most graciously accepted, it hath pleased his highness not only to declare, That like as for the most part his majesty verily trusteth that Almighty God (who hath hitherto preserved the queen's majesty, to give this realm in good all hope of […] in the blood royal of the […] her highness with his graces and benediction, to see the […] of her body well brought […], and able to govern;