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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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THESE articles being thus objected to them, and their answers made unto the same, as before, […] bishop, according to his usual manner, •espi••d them to the afternoon, between the hours of two and three. At which time the bishop repeating again the said articles unto them, and beginning with John Ardeley, did urge and solicit him to recant.
THESE articles being thus objected to them, and their answers made unto the same, as before, 〈…〉 bishop, according to his usual manner, •espi••d them to the afternoon, between the hours of two and three. At which time the bishop repeating again the said articles unto them, and beginning with John Ardeley, did urge and solicit him to recant.
TO whom John Ardeley answered in the following words: My lord, said he, neither you, nor any other of your religion, i• of the catholic church; for you be of a false faith: and I doubt not but you shall be deceived at length, bear as good a face as you can. You will shed the innocent blood, and you have killed many, and yet go about to kill more, &c.
HE added further, saying, If every hair of my head were a man, I would suffer death in the opinion and faith I now profess. These with many other words he spake. Then the bishop yet demanded if he would relinquish his erroneous opinions (as he called them) and be reduced again to the unity of the church. He answered, No, God forbid that I should so do, for then I should lose my soul.