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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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36. "The wicked man said, &c. Let him depart from his evil purpose; O mother of God, turn the countenance of God towards us: compel him to be merciful unto sinners. Blessed be thy power and dominion in heaven, and blessed be thy magnificence upon the earth."
45. "My heart is inditing a good mat•••, O lady, &c. By thy holiness let my sins be purged, by […] integrity let me obtain incorruption," &c.
45. "My heart is inditing a good mat•••, O lady, &c. By thy holiness let my sins be purged, by 〈…〉 integrity let me ob•ain incorruption," &c.
47. "Clap your hands all ye people &c. For she is the gate of life, the door of salvation, […] of our […], the hope of the penitent, the comfort of the sorrowful, the blessed peace of hearts and salvation. Have mercy upon me, O lady, have mercy upon me▪ for thou art the light and hope of all that put their trust in thee."
47. "Clap your hands all ye people &c. For she is the gate of life, the door of salvation, 〈…〉 of our 〈…〉, the hope of the penitent, the comfort of the sorrowful, the blessed peace of hearts and salvation. Have mercy upon me, O lady, have mercy upon me▪ for thou art the li•ht and hope of all that put their trust in thee."