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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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Brad. No, saving still mine oath, it is not against God's word, but with it, being taken in such sense as it may well be taken: that is, attributing to the king's power, the sovereignty in all his dominion.
Lord Chan. I pray you, where ••nd you that?
Brad. I find it in many places, but especially in the 13th chap. of the Romans, where St. […] exhorteth "every soul to be subject as the higher powers:" but what power? "The power verily which beareth the sword; which is not the spiritual, but the temporal power." As Chrysostom, well noteth upon the same, which your honour knoweth better than I. He, (Chrysostom I mean) there plainly showeth that bishops, prophets, and apostles, are obedient to the temporal magis•••tes.
Brad. I find it in many places, but especially in the 13th chap. of the Romans, where St. 〈…〉 exhorteth "every soul to be subj••t as the higher powers:" but what power? "The power verily which beareth the sword; which is not the spiri••al, but the temporal power." As Chrysos••m, well noteth upon the same, which your honour knoweth better than I. He, (Chrysostom I mean) there plainly sheweth that bishops, prophets, and apostles, are obedient to the temporal magis•••tes.