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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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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.
THEN he said, that I, at the first dash, condemned the queen and the whole realm to be of the church of Antichrist. I answered, That the queen's majesty (God save her grace) would have done well enough, if it had not been for his counsel. He said, the queen went before him, and it was her own motion. I said, I neither could, nor would I ever believe it.
THEN said Dr. Aldrise, bishop of Carlisle, that they the bishops would bear him witness. Yes, said I, that I believe well: and with that the people laughed; for that day there were many: but on the morrow they kept the doors shut, and would let none in, but the bishop's adherents and servants. Then Mr. Comptroller, and secretary Bourne, would have stood up also to •ear witness, and did.