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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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FORASMUCH as a rumour in spread abroad of the conversation at my lord chancellor's, between him with other commissioners there appointed, and Dr. Hooper, quite contrary to the truth, and therefore to be judged rather to be risen of malice, for the discrediting of the truth by false suggestions and evil reports, than otherwise: I thought it my duty, being present thereat myself, in writing to set forth the whole effect of the same; partly that the verity thereof may be known to doubtful people; and partly also to advertise them, how uncharitably Dr. Hooper was handled at their hands, who with all humility used himself towards them, desiring, that with patience he might have been permitted to speak: so that had I been in a doubt, which of these two religions to have credited, either that set forth by the king's majesty that is dead, […] else that now maintained by the queen's majesty▪ their irreverent behaviour towards Dr. Hooper, would have moved •e more to credit his doctrine, than that which they with railing and cruel word• defended, considering that Christ was so handled before. And that this which I have written here▪ was the effect of their discourse, as I acknowledge it to be true myself, so I appeal to all the hearers' consciences who were then present (so they put affection away) for the witness of the same.
FORASMUCH as a rumour in spread abroad of the conversation at my lord chancellor's, between him with other commissioners there appointed, and Dr. Hooper, quite contrary to the truth, and therefore to be judged rather to be risen of malice, for the discrediting of the truth by false suggestions and evil reports, than otherwise: I thought it my duty, being present thereat myself, in writing to set forth the whole effect of the same; partly that the verity thereof may be known to doubtful people; and partly also to advertise them, how uncharitably Dr. Hooper was handled at their hands, who with all humility used himself towards them, desiring, that with patience he might have been permitted to speak: so that had I been in a doubt, which of these two religions to have credited, either that set forth by the king's majesty that is dead, 〈…〉 else that now maintained by the queen's maje••y▪ their irreverent behaviour towards Dr. Hooper, would have moved •e more to credit his doctr••e, than that which they with railing and cruel word• defended, considering that Christ was so handled before. And that this which I have written here▪ was the effect of their discourse, as I acknowledge it to be true myself, so I appeal to all the hearers' consciences who were then present (so they put affection away) for the witness of the same.
AT Dr. Hooper's coming in, the lord chancellor asked whether he was married.
HOOPER. Yes, my lord, and will not be unmarried, till death unmarry me.
DURHAM. That is matter enough to deprive you.
HOOPER. It is not, my lord, except you do against the law.
THE matter concerning marriage was no more talked of then for some time: but as well the commissioners, as such as stood by, began to make such outcries, and laughed, and used such gestures as were unseemly for the place, and for such a matter. Dr. Day, bishop of Chichester, called bishop Hooper hypocrite, with vehement words, and scornful countenance. Bishop Tonstall called him beast; so did Smith, one of the clerks of the council, and several others that stood by. At length the bishop of Winchester said, that all m•n might live chaste who would, and brought in this text, "There are those that have become […] for the kingdom of heaven," Matt. xix.12.
THE matter concerning marriage was no more talked of then for some time: but as well the commissioners, as such as stood by, began to make such outcries, and laughed, and used such gestures as were unseemly for the place, and for such a matter. Dr. Day, bishop of Chichester, called bishop Hooper hypocrite, with vehement words, and scornful countenance. Bishop Tonstall called him beast; so did Smith, one of the clerks of the council, and several others that stood by. At length the bishop of Winchester said, that all m•n might live chaste who would, and brought in this text, "There are those that have become 〈…〉 for the kingdom of heaven," Matt. xix.12.
BISHOP HOOPER said, that text proved not that all men could live chaste, but such to whom it was given; and read the context that goeth before. But there was a clamour and cry, mocking and scorning, with calling him beast, that the text could not be examined. Then bishop Hooper said, that it did appear by the old canons, that marriage was not forbidden unto priests, and named the decrees. But the bishop of Winchester sent for another part, namely, the Clementines, or the Extravagants▪ But bishop Hooper said, that book was not i• which he named.
THE bishop of Winchester replied, You shall not have any other, until you be judged by this. And then began such a noise, tumult, and sp••king together of a great many that favoured not the cause, that nothing was done or spoke orderly or charitably. Afterwards, judge Morgan began to rail at bishop Hooper a long time, with many opprobrious and foul words of his doing at Gloucester, in punishing of men, and said, there was never such a tyrant as he was. After that, Dr. Day, bishop of Chichester said, that the […] of Ancyra, which was before the council of Nice, was against the marriage of priests.
THE bishop of Winchester replied, You shall not have any other, until you be judged by this. And then began such a noise, tumult, and sp••king together of a great many that favoured not the cause, that nothing was done or spoke orderly or charitably. Afterwards, judge Morgan began to rail at bishop Hooper a long time, with many opprobrious and foul words of his doing at Gloucester, in punishing of men, and said, there was never such a tyrant as he was. After that, Dr. Day, bishop of Chichester said, that the 〈…〉 of Ancyra, which was before the council of Nice, was against the marriage of priests.
UPON which the lord chancellor cried out, and many with him, that bishop Hooper had never read the councils.
YES, my lord, said he, and my lord of Chichester, Dr Day, knoweth, that the great council of Nice, by the means of one Paphnutius, decreed, That no minister should be separated from his wife. But such clamours and cries were used, that the Nice was not attended to.
AFTER long brutish talk, Tonstall, bishop of Durham, asked bishop Hooper, whether he believed the corporal presence of the sacrament? Who said plainly, that there was none such, neither of the council did he believe any such thing.
