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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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WHEN Dr. Taylor was come into the King's-Bench, he found therein the virtuous and vigilant preacher of God's word, Mr. Bradford; which man for his innocent and pious living, his devout and virtuous preaching, was worthily counted a miracle of his time, as even his adversaries must needs confess. Finding this man in prison, he began to exhort him to faith, strength, and patience, and to persevere constant unto the end. Mr. Bradford hearing this, thanked God that he had provided him such a comfortable fellow-prisoner; and they both together praised God, and continued in prayer, reading, and exhorting one another; insomuch that Dr. Taylor told his friends that came to visit him, that God had most graciously provided for him, to send him to that prison where he found such an angel of God, to be in his company to comfort him.
AFTER that Dr. Taylor had lain some time in prison, he was cited to appear in the arches of Bow-church, to answer unto such matter as should be there objected against him. At the day appointed he was led thither, his keeper waiting upon him. Where when he came, he stoutly and strongly defended his marriage, affirming by the scriptures of God, by the doctors of the primitive church, by both laws civil and ca•on, that it is lawful for priests to marry, and that such as have not the gift of continency are bound in pain of damnation to marry. This he did so plainly prove, that the judge could give no sentence of divorce against him, but gave sentence he should be deprived of his benefice, because he was married.
YOU do me wrong then, said Dr. Taylor, and alleged many laws and constitutions for himself, but ⟨p. 479⟩all availed not; for he was again carried to prison and his livings taken away, and given to another. As for Hadley benefice, it was given or sold (I know not which) to one Mr. Nowealle, whose great virtues were altogether unlike to Dr, Taylor's, his predecessor, as the poor parishioners full well have found.