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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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IN the afternoon as they two walked together in the keeper's chamber, suddenly the keeper's wife came up as one half amazed, and seeming much troubled, being almost out of breath, said, Oh Mr. Bradford, I come to bring you heavy news. What is that? said he. To-morrow, said she, you must be burned; and your chain is now a-buying, and you must soon go to Newgate. With that Mr. Bradford put off his cap, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, said, I thank God for it; I have looked for the same a long time, and therefore it cometh not now to me suddenly, but as a thing waited for every day and hour; the Lord make me worthy thereof! And so thanking her for her kindness, departed up into his chamber, where he continued in private prayer for some time; which done, he called to his friend in the same chamber, and took divers writings and papers, and showed him his mind in those things what he would have done; and after they had thus spent the afternoon, at night half a dozen of his friends came to him, with whom he spent all the evening in prayer and other good exercises.
IN the afternoon as they two walked together in the keeper's chamber, suddenly the keeper's wife came up as one half amazed, and seeming much troubled, being almost out of breath, said, Oh Mr. Bradford, I come to bring you heavy news. What is that? said he. To-morrow, said she, you must be burned; and your chain is now a-buying, and you must soon go to Newgate. With that Mr. Bradford put off his cap, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, said, I thank God for it; I have looked for the same a long time, and therefore it cometh not now to me suddenly, but as a thing waited for every day and hour; the Lord make me worthy thereof! And so thanking her for her kindness, departed up into his chamber, where he continued in private prayer for some time; which done, he called to his friend in the same chamber, and took divers writings and papers, and shewed him his mind in those things what he would have done; and after they had thus spent the afternoon, at night half a dozen of his friends came to him, with whom he spent all the evening in prayer and other good exercises.
A little before he went out of the Compter, he made a notable prayer of his farewell, with such plenty of tears, and abundant spirit of prayer, that it ravished the minds of the hearers. Also when he shifted himself with a clean shirt that was made for his burning (by Mr Walter Marlar's wife, who was a good nurse to him) he made such a prayer of the wedding garment, that some of those that were present were struck with admiration, so that their eyes were as thoroughly occupied in looking on him, as their ears gave place to hear his prayer. At his departing out of his chamber, he made likewise a prayer, and give money to every servant and officer in the house, with exhortation to them to fear and serve God, continually labouring to eschew all manner of evil. Then being beneath in the court, all […] prisoners cried out to him and bade him farewell, a the rest of the house had done before with weeping eyes.