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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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IF any therefore fall away from Christ and his word, it is a plain token that they were but dissembling hypocrites for all their fair faces outwardly, and never believed truly; as Judas, Simon Magus, Demas, Hymencus, Philetus, and others were, which all fell away from the known verity, and made a mock of Christ: which St. Paul doth call here, to crucify Christ anew, because that they turning to their old vomit again, did most blasphemously tread the benefit of Christ's death and passion under their feet. They that are such can in no wise be renewed by repentance: for their repentance is fleshly, as the repentance of Cain, Saul, and Judas was, which being without Godly comfort, breedeth desperation unto death. These are not of the number of the elect: and as St. John doth say, "They went out from […], but they were not of us: for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us unto the end." Also the apostle saith in another place, "If we sin willingly after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for […] but a fearful looking for of judgment and violent fire, which shall devour the adversaries."
IF any therefore fall away from Christ and his word, it is a plain token that they were but dissembling hypocrites for all their fair faces outwardly, and never believed truly; as Judas, Simon Magus, Demas, Hymencus, Philetus, and others were, which all fell away from the known verity, and made a mock of Christ: which St. Paul doth call here, to crucify Christ anew, because that they turning to their old vomit again, did most blasphemously tread the benefit of Christ's death and passion under their feet. They that are such can in no wise be renewed by repentance: for their repentance is fleshly, as the repentance of Cain, Saul, and Judas was, which being without Godly comfort, breedeth desperation unto death. These are not of the number of the •lect: and as St. John doth say, "They went out from 〈…〉, but they were not of us: for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us unto the end." Also the apostle saith in another place, "If we sin willingly after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrific• for 〈…〉 but a fearful looking for of judgment and violent fire, which shall devour the adversaries."