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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. O my lord, discern between commandments: some be general, as the ten commandments, that they bind always, in all places, and all persons: some be not so general, as this of the supper, the sacrament of baptism, of the thrice appearing before the Lord at Jerusalem, of Abraham offering of Isaac, &c.
HERE the lord chancellor denied the cup to be commanded by Christ: for then, said he, we should have eleven commandments.
Brad. Indeed I believe you think as you speak: for else you would not take the cup from the people, in that Christ saith, "Drink ye all of it." But how say you, my lords? Christ saith to you especially, "Go and preach the gospel: feed Christ's flock," &c. Is this a commandment, or no? HERE was my lord chancellor in a heat, and said as pleased him. THEN the bishop of Durham asked Bradford, when Christ began to be present in the sacrament? whether before the receiver received it, or no? MR. Bradford answered, that the question was curious, and not necessary; and further said, that as the cup was the New Testament, so the bread was Christ's body to him that received it duly, but yet so that the bread is bread. For, said he, in all the scripture ye shall not find this proposition, There is no bread. And so he quoted Chrysostom, to prove his assertions. Much ado was here, they calling Bradford heretic, and he desiring them to ⟨p. 633⟩proceed in God's name, he looked for that which God appointed for them to do.