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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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Volume 1 › Book 2 › Chapter 10 › The Life and Acts of the Rev. Mr. JOHN BRADFORD.
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LET the reader now consider the peril of Mr. Bourne, the charity of Mr. Bradford, and the headiness of the multitude, and also the grudging minds of some, who yet still there remained behind, greatly grieved in their minds, to see that so good a man should save the life of such a popish priest, so impudently and openly railing▪ against king Edward. Among whom one gentleman said these words: "Ah, Bradford, Bradford, thou sa•est him that will burn thee. I give thee his life: if it were not for thee, I would, I […] thee, run him through with my sword." Thus Bourne for that time, through Bradford's means, escaped bodily death: but God hath his judgment to be showed in the time appointed.
LET the reader now consider the peril of Mr. Bourne, the charity of Mr. Bradford, and the headiness of the multitude, and also the grudging minds of some, who yet still there remained behind, greatly grieved in their minds, to see that so good a man should save the life of such a popish priest, so impudently and openly railing▪ against king Edward. Among whom one gentleman said these words: "Ah, Bradford, Bradford, thou sa•est him that will burn thee. I give thee his life: if it were not for thee, I would, I 〈…〉 thee, run him through with my sword." Thus Bourne for that time, through Bradford's means, escaped bodily death: but God hath his judgment to be shewed in the time appointed.
THE same Sunday in the afternoon, Mr. Bradford preached at Bow church in Cheapside, and •• proved the people sharply for their seditious misdemeanour. After this, he abode still in London with an innocent conscience, to try what would come of his just doing.
THE same Sunday in the afternoon, Mr. Bradford preached at Bow church in Cheapside, and •• proved the people sharply for their seditious misdemeanor. After this, he abode still in London with an innocent conscience, to try what would come of his just doing.