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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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THEN said the bishop, Now Rawlins, how is it with thee? Wilt thou revoke thy opinions, or no? Surely, my lord, Rawlins you left me, and Rawlins you find me, and by God's grace, Rawlins I will continue. Certainly if your petitions had been just and lawful, God would have heard them: but you honour a false God, and pray not as you should pray, and therefore God has not granted your desire. But I am a poor simple man, as you see, and God has heard my complaint, and I trust he will strengthen me in his own cause.
THE bishop, when he perceived that this hypocrisy of their's took no effect, then with sharp words he reproved him, and forthwith was ready to read the sentence; but upon some advice given to him by his chaplains that were there present, he thought best first to have a mass, thinking, that indeed, by so doing some wonderful change would have been wrought in Rawlins, and thereupon a priest began mass.
IN the mean time poor Rawlins betook himself to prayer in a secret place, until the priest came to the sacring, as they term it, which is a principal part of their idolatry. When Rawlins heard the sacring bell ring, he rose out of his place, and came to the choir door, and there standing a while, turned himself to the people, speaking these words; Good people, if there be any brethren amongst you, or at the least, if there be but one brother amongst you, the same one bear witness at the day of judgment, that I bow not to this idol (meaning the host that the priest held over his head).
IN the mean time poor Rawlins betook himself to prayer in a secret place, until the priest came to the sacring, as they term it, which is a principal part of their idolatry. When Rawlins heard the sacringbell ring, he rose out of his place, and came to the choir door, and there standing a while, turned himself to the people, speaking these words; Good people, if there be any brethren amongst you, or at the least, if there be but one brother amongst you, the same one bear witness at the day of judgment, that I bow not to this idol (meaning the host that the priest held over his head).