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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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Volume 1 › Book 2 › Chapter 7 › To the reader: The Rev. GEORGE MARSH, to the Reader.
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The Rev. GEORGE MARSH, to the Reader.
FORASMUCH as not only when I was at Lathum, but also since I departed thence, I hear that there be divers reports and opinions of the cause of my imprisonment, as well at Lathum as at Lancaster, (as I am informed by credible persons) some saying it was only because I would not do open penance; and some because I could not agree with my lord and his council concerning the sacrament of Christ's body and blood, and the manner of Christ's presence there; some because I would not grant it sufficient, and according to Christ's institution, for the lay-people to receive the said sacrament under one kind only: I thought it good, dearly beloved in Christ, and my bounden duty, to certify you by my own hand writing, of my examination and handling at Lathum, and to tell you the truth as near as I could, to quiet your mind in this behalf; and therefore I have written with my own hand the certainty of those things, as near as I could, here above expressed, not omitting any thing at all concerning religion, whereof they did examine me. Howbeit I perceive in some things I keep not the same order in writing that thing which was asked by them, and answered by me, before or after, as it was in very deed in all points, saving this, telling the truth as near as I can, desiring you to accept in good worth this my good will, and to pray for me and all them that be in bonds, that God would assist us with his Holy Spirit, that we may with boldness confess his holy name; and that Christ may be magnified in our bodies, that we may stand full and perfect in all the will of God; to whom be all honour and glory world without end, Amen.
FORASMUCH as not only when I was at Lathum, but also since I d•parted thence, I hear that there be divers reports and opinions of the cause of my imprisonment, as well at Lathum as at Lancaster, (as I am informed by credible persons) some saying it was only because I would not do open penance; and some because I could not agree with my lord and his council concerning the sacrament of Christ's body and blood, and the manner of Christ's presence there; some because I would not grant it sufficient, and according to Christ's institution, for the lay-people to receive the said sacrament under one kind only: I thought it good, dearly beloved in Christ, and my bounden duty, to certify you by my own hand writing, of my examination and handling at Lathum, and to tell you the truth as near as I could, to quiet your mind in this behalf; and therefore I have written with my own hand the certainty of those things, as near as I could, here above expressed, not omitting any thing at all concerning religion, whereof they did examine me. Howbeit I perceive in some things I keep not the same order in writing that thing which was asked by them, and answered by me, before or after, as it was in very deed in all points, saving this, telling the truth as near as I can, desiring you to accept in good worth this my good will, and to pray for me and all them that be in bonds, that God would assist us with his Holy Spirit, that we may with boldness confess his holy name; and that Christ may be magnified in our bodies, that we may stand full and perfect in all the will of God; to whom be all honour and glory world without end, Amen.