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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, my fact was good, as you yourself did bear me witness. For when I was at first before you in the Tower, you yourself did say, that my fact was good, but my mind evil. Well, said I, then my lord, in that case you allow the fact, and condemn my mind; but how can I otherwise declare my mind to man but by saying and doing? God one day, I trust, will open it to my comfort, what my mind was, and your's is.
HERE the lord chancellor was offended, and said, that he never said so. I had not so little wit, said he, as not to discern betwixt meaning and doing: and so brought forth many examples little to the purpose, to prove that men construe things by the meaning of men, and not by their doings. But when this would not serve, then came he to another matter, and said, that Bradford was put in prison at first because he would not yield, nor be conformable to the queen's religion.
Brad. Why, my lord, your honour knoweth that you would not reason with me on religion, but said a time should afterwards be found out, when I should be talked withal. But if it were as your lordship saith, that I was put in prison for religion, in that my religion was then authorized by public laws of the realm, could conscience punish, […] me in prison therefore? Wherefore let all men be judges, in whom conscience is wanting. HERE came forth Mr. Chamberlain of Woodstock, and told my lord chancellor, that Bradford had been a serving-man, and was with Mr. Harrington.
Brad. Why, my lord, your honour knoweth that you would not reason with me on religion, but said a time should afterwards be found out, when I should be talked withal. But if it were as your lordship saith, that I was put in prison for religion, in that my religion was then authorized by public laws of the realm, could conscience punish, 〈…〉 me in prison therefore? Wherefore let all men be judges, in whom conscience is wanting. HERE came forth Mr. Chamberlain of Woodstock, and told my lord chancellor, that Bradford had been a serving-man, and was with Mr. Harrington.