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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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LETTER III. To Dr. ROBERT FERRAR, Bishop of St DAVID'S, the Rev. Dr. ROWLAND TAYLOR, the Rev. Mr. JOHN BRADFORD, and Arch-deacon PHILPOT, Prisoners in the King's Bench, Southwark.
THE grace of God be with you, Amen. I am advertised by divers, as well such as love the truth, as also by such as yet be not come into it, that you and I shall be carried shortly to Cambridge, there to dispute for the faith, and for the religion of Christ, (which is most true) that we have and do profess. I am (as I doubt not you be) in Christ ready, not only to go to Cambridge, but also to suffer, by God's help, death itself in the maintenance thereof. ⟨p. 467⟩Weston and his accomplices have obtained forth the commission already, and speedily (most like) he will put it in execution. Wherefore, dear brethren, I do advertise you of the thing before for divers causes. The one to comfort you in the Lord, that the time draweth near and is at hand, that we shall testify before God's enemies God's truth. The next, that you should prepare yourselves the better for it. The third, to show you what ways I think ourselves were best to use in this matter, and also to hear of you your better advice, if mine be not good. Ye know, such as shall be censors and judges over us thirst for our blood, and whether we, by God's help, overcome after the word of God, or by force, and subtlety of our adversaries be overcome, this will be the conclusion; our adversaries, will say, they overcome, and you perceive how they report of those great learned men and godly personages at Oxford.
THE grace of God be with you, Amen. I am advertised by divers, as well such as love the truth, as also by such as yet be not come into it, that you and I shall be carried shortly to Cambridge, there to dispute for the faith, and for the religion of Christ, (which is most true) that we have and do profess. I am (as I doubt not you be) in Christ ready, not only to go to Cambridge, but also to suffer, by God's help, death itself in the maintenance thereof.