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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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WHEREUNTO Mr. Hooper answering again, first gave to Mr. Bullinger and the rest hearty thanks, for that their singular good will and undeserved affection, appearing not only now, but at all times towards him; declaring moreover, that as the principal cause of his removing to his country was the matter of religion; so touching the unpleasantness and barrenness of that country of their's, there was no cause therein why he could not find in his heart to continue all his life there, as soon as in any place in the world, and rather than in his own native country, if there were nothing else in his conscience that moved him so to do. And as touching the forgetting of his old friends, although, said he, the remembrance of man's country naturally doth delight him, neither could he deny but God had blessed his country of England with many great commodities; yet neither the nature of the country, nor pleasure of the commodities, nor newness of friends should ever induce him to the oblivion of such friends and benefactors, whom he was so entirely bound unto: and therefore you shall be sure, said he, from time to time to hear from me, and I will write unto you how it goeth with me. But the last news of all I shall not be able to write; for there, said he, (taking Mr. Bullinger by the hand) where I shall take most pains, there shall you hear of me to be burned to ashes; and that shall be the last news, which I shall not be able to write to you, but you shall hear of me, &c.
TO this also may be added another like prophetical demonstration, foreshowing the manner of his martyrdom wherewith he should glorify God, which was this: when Mr. Hooper being made bishop of Worcester and Gloucester, should have his arms given him by the herald, as the manner is here in England, every bishop to have his arms assigned unto him (whether by the appointment of Mr. Hooper, or by the herald, I have not certainly to say) but the arms which were to him allotted was this, A lamb in a fiery bush, and the sun beams from heaven descending down upon the lamb▪ rightly denoting, as it seemed, the order of his sufferings, which afterwards followed.
TO this also may be added another like prophetical demonstration, foreshewing the manner of his martyrdom wherewith he should glorify God, which was this: when Mr. Hooper being made bishop of Worcester and Gloucester, should have his arms given him by the herald, as the manner is here in England, every bishop to have his arms assigned unto him (whether by the appointment of Mr. Hooper, or by the herald, I have not certainly to say) but the arms which were to him allotted was this, A lamb in a fiery bush, and the sun beams from heaven descending down upon the lamb rightly denoting, as it seemed, the order of his sufferings, which afterwards followed.