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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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9. THEY know both by the Old Testament and New, that marriage is no impediment to walk in the obedience of God's commandments; for both Abraham carried into the land of Canaan his old, yea, barren wife, the virtuous woman Sarah, with him: and also to Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, and others, their marriage was no impediment to them to walk with God; neither to other levites, bishops, and priests, in the time of both the Old Testament, and of the New. Again, neither was it an hindrance to Peter, Philip, and others, both to have their wives with them, and also to supply the office of apostleship.
10. THEY know both by the Old Testament and New, that sinful fornication and adultery depriveth man of God's favour and graces of the Holy Ghost, which graces especially be requisite in men of the church.
11. THEY know in their own secret conscience, and by experience, that neither they who enjoin this vow of chastity, nor they who take it, do observe the vow of chastity. Whereupon rise inconveniences more than can be expressed; but the Lord above knoweth all, besides the secret murders, peradventure, of many a poor infant, &c.
11. THEY know in their own secret con••ience, and by experience, that neither they who enjoin this vow of chastity, nor they who take it, do observe the vow of chastity. Whereupon rise inconveniences more than can be expressed; but the Lord above knoweth all, besides the secret murders, peradventure, of many a poor infant, &c.
12. THEY know by St. Cyprian, Epist. 11. and St. Augustine to Julian in his book on marriage, that a vow is no impediment sufficient to hinder matrimony, or to divorce the same.
13. THEY know that St. Chrysostom affirmeth it to be an heresy to say, that a bishop may not have a wife.
14. THEY know that St. Ambrose says, Integrity will have no commandment, but counsel only to be given touching the observing of virginity.
15. THEY know that before the time of pope Hildebrand, that is, during the time of 1000 years after Christ, marriage was never restrained, by any forcible necessity of vow, from men of the church.
16. THEY know that St. Paul calleth it the doctrine of devils, to forbid meats and marriage, which God hath left free, with thanksgiving, for necessity of man and woman.
WHEN Dr. Taylor had with great spirit and courage answered for himself, and rebuked his adversaries for breaking their oath made before to king Henry, and to king Edward his son, and for betraying the realm into the power of the Roman bishop; they perceiving, that in no case he could be drawn to their wills and purpose, that is, to turn with them from Christ to Antichrist, committed him thereupon to prison again, where he remained till the end of January.
IN January, 1555, the Rev. Dr. Taylor, Mr. Bradford, and Mr. Saunders, were again called to appear before the bishop of Winchester, […] bishop• of Norwich, London, Salisbury, and Durham, and there were again charged with her• sy and schism, and therefore a determinate answer was required, whether they would submit themselves to the Roman bishop, and abjure their errors, or else they would according to their laws proceed to their condemnation.
IN January, 1555, the Rev. Dr. Taylor, Mr. Bradford, and Mr. Saunders, were again called to appear before the bishop of Winchester, 〈…〉 bishop• of Norwich, London, Salisbury, and Durham, and there were again charged with her• sy and schism, and therefore a determinate answer was required, whether they would submit themselves to the Roman bishop, and abjure their errors, or else they would according to their laws proceed to their condemnation.
WHEN Dr. Taylor, Mr. Bradford, and Mr. Saunders, heard this, they answered boldly, that they would not depart from the truth which they had preached in king Edward's days, neither would they submit themselves to the Romish Antichrist; but they thanked God for so great mercy, that he would call them to be worthy to suffer for his word and truth.
WHEN the bishops saw them so bold, and immovably fixed in the truth, they read the sentence of death upon them, which when they heard, they most joyfully gave God thanks, and said unto the bishops: "We doubt not but God the righteous judge will require our blood at your hands; and the proudest of you all shall repent this receiving again of Antichrist, and your tyranny that you now show against the flock of Christ.
WHEN the bishops saw them so bold, and immoveably fixed in the truth, they read the sentence of death upon them, which when they heard, they most joyfully gave God thanks, and said unto the bishops: "We doubt not but God the righteous judge will require our blood at your hands; and the proudest of you all shall repent this receiving again of Antichrist, and your tyranny that you now shew against the flock of Christ.
DR. TAYLOR being condemned, was committed to the Clink, and the keepers were charged to keep him straitly: for you have now another manner of charge, said the lord chancellor, than you had before; therefore look you, take heed to it.
WHEN the keeper brought him towards the prison, the people flocked about to gaze upon him; unto whom he said, God be praised, good people, I am come away from them undefiled, and will confirm the truth with my blood. He was confined in the Clink till it was toward night, and then he was removed into the Poultry Compter.
WHEN Dr. Taylor had lain in the Compter a week or thereabouts, on the fourth of February, 1555, Edward Bonner, bishop of London, with others, came to degrade him, bringing with them such ornaments as do appertain to their massing-mummery. Now being come, he called for the said Dr. Taylor to be brought unto him; the bishop being then in the chamber where the keeper of the Compter and his wife lay. So Dr. Taylor was brought down from the chamber above that, to the said Bonner. And at his coming the bishop said, Doctor, I wish you would remember yourself, and turn to your mother holy church, so may you do well enough, and I will sue for your pardon. Whereunto Dr. Taylor answered, I wish you and your fellows would turn to Christ. As for me, I will not turn to Antichrist. Well, said the bishop, I am come to degrade you: wherefore put on these vestures. No, said Dr. Taylor, I will not. Wilt thou not, said the bishop? I shall make thee ere I go. Said Dr. Taylor, you shall not, by the grace of God. Then he charged him upon his obedience to do it, but he would not.
