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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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THEN engaging Maxentius, he defeated him, and entered the city of Rome in triumph. A law was now published in favour of the christians, in w•ich Licinius joined with Constantine, and a copy of it was sent to Maximum in the east. Maximus, who was a bigoted pagan, greatly disliked the edict, but being afraid of Constantine, did not openly avow his disapprobation.
THEN engaging Maxentius, he defeated him, and entered the city of Rome in triumph. A law was now published in favour of the christians, in w•ich Licinius joined with Constantine, and a copy of it was sent to Maximu• in the east. Maximus, who was a bigotted pagan, greatly disliked the edict, but being afraid of Constantine, did not openly avow his disapprobation.
M•XIMUS at length invaded the territories of Licinius, but being defeated, he was so mortified, that he put an end to his life by poison.
LICINUL, however, was not a real christian in his heart, but rather affected to appear as such, through the dread of Constantine's power; for even after publishing several edicts in favour of the christians, he took occasion to put to death Blaze, bishop of Sebaste, several bishops and priests of Egypt and Libya, who were cut to pieces, and thrown into the sea; and forty soldiers of the garrison of Sebaste, who suffered martyrdom by fire, and sealed their faith in the fl•mes. These thing; offending Constantine the Great, he marched against Licinius, who was defeated by him, and afterwards slain by his own soldiers.