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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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THE bishop then asked him again, whether he would not have the queen's mercy in time; and he answered, he did gladly desire the same, and did love her grace as faithfully as any of them; but yet he durst not deny his Saviour Christ, lest he lose his mercy everlasting, and so win everlasting death.
THEN the bishop put his spectacles on, and read forward his sentence about five or six lines, and there again the chancellor with flattering words and smiling countenance called to the bishop, and said, yet, good my lord, once again stay, for if that word be spoken, all is past, no relenting will then serve; and the bishop (pulling off his spectacles) said, I would stay if it would be.
HOW sayest thou, said he, wilt thou recant? Many of the priests and ignorant people bade him do so, and call to God for grace; and pulling him by the sleeve, bade him recant and save his life. To whom he answered, I would as fain live as you, if in so doing I should not deny my master Christ, and then he would deny me before his Father in heaven.
THEN the bishop read out his sentence unto the end, and afterwards said unto him, Now I will no more pray for thee than I will for a dog. Mr. Marsh answered, That notwithstanding he would pray for his lordship; and after this the bishop delivered him unto the sheriffs of the city. His late keeper said, Farewell good George, with weeping eyes, which caused the officers to carry him to a prison at the north gate, where he was very strictly kept until he went to his death, during which time he had small comfort or relief of any worldly creature.