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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 SECOND EXAMINATION of the Rev. Mr. JOHN ROGERS, on the 28th of January, 1555.
BEING asked again by the lord chancellor, whether I would come into one church, with the bishops and whole realm, as now was concluded by parliament (in which all the realm was converted to the catholic church), I answered, that I had, and would be able, by God's grace, to prove that all the doctrines, which I had ever taught, were true and catholic, both from the scriptures and the authority of the fathers, who lived in the fourth century. He answered, that should not, might not, and ought not to be granted me: for I was but a private man, and might not be heard against the determination of the whole realm. When a parliament, said he, hath concluded a thing, should any single, or private person, have authority to discuss, whether they had done right or wrong? No, that may not be.
I replied shortly, that all the laws of men might not, neither could rule the word of God, but that they all must be discussed and judged thereby▪ and neither my conscience, nor any christian man's, could be satisfied with such laws at disagreed from that word: and so was willing to have said much more. Bu• the lord chancellor began a long tale to very small purpose, concerning mine answer; that there was nothing in me wherefore I should be heard, but arrogancy, pride, and vain-glory. I also granted mine ignorance to be greater than I could express, or than he took it: but yet that I feared not, by God's assistance and strength, to be able by writing to perform my word; neither was I (I thanked God) so utterly ignorant as he would make me; but all was of God, to whom be thanks rendered. Proud man was I never, nor yet vain-glorious. All the world know well, where and on which side pride, arrogancy, and vain-glory were. It was a poor pride, that was or is in us, God knoweth.