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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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9. ITEM, That the said Watts of late coming into open court at the sessions before the lord Rich, sir Henry Tyrel, knight, Anthony Brown, esquire, and others, and being then and there examined, did openly confess, that he had refused to come to the church, and to hear there the divine service, and to receive the sacrament of the altar, according to the order of the church: because that like as the service of the church set out in the days of the late king Edward VI. was said and alleged to be abominable, heretical, schismatical, and altogether naught; so he the said Thomas Watts, then and there said openly before the said commissioners, that all that is now used and done in the church, is abominable, heretical, schismatical, and altogether naught: and that he did also then utter, before the said commissioners, other erroneous and arrogant words, to the hurt of his soul, and to the evil example of the people there present.
9. ITEM, That the said Wats of late coming into open court at the sessions before the lord Rich, sir Henry Tyrel, knight, Anthony Brown, esquire, and others, and being then and there examined, did openly confess, that he had refused to come to the church, and to hear there the divine service, and to receive the sacrament of the altar, according to the order of the church: because that like as the service of the church set out in the days of the late king Edward VI. was said and alledged to be abominable, heretical, schismatical, and altogether naught; so he the said Thomas Wats, then and there said openly before the said commissioners, that all that is now used and done in the church, is abominable, heretical, schismatical, and altogether naught: and that he did also then utter, before the said commissioners, other erroneous and arrogant words, to the hurt of his soul, and to the evil example of the people there present.
10. ITEM, That the said Thomas, by reason of the premises, was, and is to be taken, had, reputed, and judged as an heretic, and for the same, by order of the ecclesiastical laws, is to be declared accursed; and being obstinate and incorrigible, is to be delivered to the secular power, to be punished as an heretic▪
11. ITEM, That he, over and above all these offences and trespasses aforesaid, had also added this trespass, namely, That he had believed and deliberately said, that the church of Rome, in her rites, ceremonies, sacraments, institutions, and traditions, is the synagogue of Satan; and therefore that he had assented and agreed in opinion with one John Tooly, of late hanged at Cha•ing cross, who at the time of his execution desired the people to pray to be delivered from the tyranny of the bishop of Rome, with all his enormities; as much as to say, that his authority and doings were tyranny, and had all enormities and iniquities in them.
12. ITEM, That the premises and every part thereof be true, notorious, manifest, and openly spoken and talked of amongst the honest and credible persons in great multitude; and that of all and singular the same within Billerica aforesaid, and other places thereabout, being of the diocese of London, there is a common voice and fame thereof.
TO the first he said and confessed the same to be true in every part thereof.
TO the second article he answered, that he believeth in all the sacraments according to Christ's institution, and the catholic church; but not according to the bishop of Rome's church: and further said, that he doth not believe now as he had done in times past; for in times past he believed as the church then believed, but now he doth not so believe; for the church of Rome hath deceived us, and therefore he said he did not believe as the church of Rome believeth, but as Christ hath taught him; and further said, that he was so taught to believe by the preaching of Mr. Alvey, and others whose names he remembereth not, who did preach the word of God truly and sincerely.
TO the third he answered, that he hath and doth believe, that Christ's body is in heaven, and no where else: and further, that he will never believe that Christ's body is in the sacrament.
TO the fourth he answered, confessing and firmly believing the same to be true.
TO the fifth. That he did believe that the mass is abominable, and that he will not go one jot from that his belief.
TO the sixth, That he neither did, nor yet doth believe, that the priest can absolve him from his sins: howbeit, he denieth not that it is good to ask counsel at the priest's mouth.
TO the seventh he said, That he knew not what the opinions of the said persons named in the said article were; and in case the said persons did believe, that the body and blood of Christ were really and in very deed in the sacrament of the altar, thou that they were not good men. But in case they did believe that the body and blood of Christ was not in ⟨p. 602⟩the sacrament of the altar really and truly, then he believed that they were good men.
TO the eighth he said, That he had not spoken as is contained in this article; but he hath and doth believe, that fasting, prayers, and alms-deeds be works of a lively faith.
TO the ninth he confessed, That he did utter and speak, as in this article is contained, and further he desired God that he might die in that faith and belief wherein he now is.
TO the tenth he answered and said, That he will submit himself herein to the order of the law: and further said, that he trusteth that with God he shall be blessed, although with men he be accursed.
TO the eleventh he said, he believed that the bishop of Rome is a mortal enemy to Christ and his church. And as for Tooly he said, he did never see or know him: but in case the said Tooly did wish and pray as is contained in the article, then he did likewise wish and consent with him therein.
