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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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THIS done, first his hand being held up against the stake, was struck off, his left hand being fastened behind him. At which striking off of his hand, some that were present, and purposely observing the same, credibly informed us, that he in no part of his body did once shrink at the striking thereof, but once a little stirred his shoulders.
AND thus fire was set unto him, who, burning therein, cried with a loud voice, O thou Son of God have mercy upon me, O thou Son of God receive my soul, three times, and so his speech being taken from him, he spake no […] lifting up notwithstanding his stump with his o••er arm as long as he could.
AND thus fire was set unto him, who, burning therein, cried with a loud voice, O thou Son of God have mercy upon me, O thou Son of God receive my soul, three times, and so his speech being taken from him, he spake no 〈…〉 lifting up notwithstanding his stump with his o••er arm as long as he could.
AND thus he endured the extremity of the fire, being therein cruelly handled, by reason that the few faggots that were brought being not sufficient to burn him, they were fain to strike him down into the fire. Where he lying along (which was doleful to behold) upon the ground, his lower part was consumed in the fire, whilst his upper part was without the fire, his tongue in all men's fight still moving in his mouth.