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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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AFTER this Dr. Weston went to the third, and brought forth Cyprian, how that the nature of bread is turned into flesh. Here, says he, my lord of Canterbury expoundeth nature for quality, by Gelasius. Which interpretation serves for the answer of your argument, that Christ called bread his ⟨p. 654⟩body: that is, the quality, form, and appearance of bread. And further, the scripture is wont to call things by the same names which they had before, as Simon the leper; he was not so at that time, but because he had been so.
Brad. Cyprian wrote before Gelasius; therefore Cyprian must not expound Gelasius, but Gelasius Cyprian; and so they both teach, that bread remaineth still. As for things having still the names they had, it is no answer, except you could show that this now were not bread, as easily as a man might have known and seen then Simon to have been healed and clear from his leprosy.
Brad. Cyprian wrote before Gelasius; therefore Cyprian must not expound Gelasius, but Gelasius Cyprian; and so they both teach, that bread remaineth still. As for things having still the names they had, it is no answer, except you could shew that this now were not bread, as easily as a man might have known and seen then Simon to have been healed and clear from his leprosy.
AFTER this Dr. Weston went to the fourth, of the cup, which he did not fully read, but digressed into a long talk of Cyprian's epistle De Aquatiis; also of St. Augustine, expounding the breaking of bread by Christ to his two disciples going to Emmaus, to be the sacrament; with such other talk to little purpose: and therefore Mr. Bradford prayed him, that inasmuch as he had written the reasons that established his faith against transubstantiation, so he would likewise do to him, that is, answer him by writing, and show him more reasons in writing to confirm transubstantiation. This Dr. Weston promised to do, and said that he would send or bring it to Mr. Bradford again within three days.
AFTER this Dr. Weston went to the fourth, of the cup, which he did not fully read, but digressed into a long talk of Cyprian's epistle De Aquatiis; also of St. Augustine, expounding the breaking of bread by Christ to his two disciples going to Emmaus, to be the sacrament; with such other talk to little purpose: and therefore Mr. Bradford prayed him, that inasmuch as he had written the reasons that established his faith against transubstantiation, so he would likewise do to him, that is, answer him by writing, and shew him more reasons in writing to confirm transubstantiation. This Dr. Weston promised to do, and said that he would send or bring it to Mr. Bradford again within three days.
THUS when he had read over the arguments, and here and there spoke little to the purpose for the avoiding of them, and Mr. Bradford had prayed him to give him his answers in writing: then he began to tell Mr. Bradford how and what he had done for Mr. Grimoald, and that Mr. Bradford needed not to fear any reproach or slander he should suffer, meaning probably to have Mr. Bradford secretly to come to them as Grimoald did; for he subscribed.
Brad. Mr. Dean, I would not have you conceive that I mind the shame of men in this matter; I would rather have you think as the very truth is, that hitherto I have not heard or seen any thing to weaken my faith against transubstantiation, so I am no less settled in it than I was at my first coming hither. I love to be plain with you, and to tell you at first as you shall find at the last.
West. Indeed, Mr. Bradford, I love you better for your plainness: and do not think otherwise of me, but that you shall find me plain in all my talk with you. HERE Weston began to ask Mr. Bradford of his imprisonment and condemnation; and Mr. Bradford told him altogether how he had been handled. Whereat Weston seemed to wonder: yea, in plain words he said, that Mr. Bradford had been handled otherwise than he had given cause; and so showed him, that my lord of Bath reported that he had deserved a benefit at the queen's hand, and at all the council's. IN this kind of talk they spent almost an hour, and Mr. Bradford, being weary, rose up, and Weston called the keeper, and before him he bade Bradford be of good comfort, and told him he was in no danger of death. SIR, says the k••per, but it is in every man's mouth that he shall die to-morrow. WHEREAT Weston seemed half amazed and […], he would go say even-song before the queen, •nd speak to her in his behalf. But it is to be thought the queen had almost supped at that time; •or it was past six o'clock. BEFORE the keeper, Mr. Bradford told Weston, again, that still he was one man, and even as he was at the first; and till he should see matter to teach his conscience the contrary, he said he must needs so continue. THE keeper desired Mr. Bradford to hearken to Mr. Doctor's counsel, and prayed Mr. Doctor to be good unto him: and so after they had drank together, Dr. Weston with most gentle words to […] his leave for three days. NOW when he was gone, the keeper told Mr. Bradford, that Mr. Doctor spake openly, that he saw no cause why they should burn him. Which sentence, for the ambiguity of the meaning, made him somewhat sorry, lest he had gathered any conformity to them in their doctrine, which God knoweth, said Bradford, I never yet did. God our Father ⟨p. 655⟩bless us, as his children, and keep us from all evil for ever. Amen. UPON the 5th of April, Dr. Weston came to the Compter about two o'clock in the afternoon, who excused himself for being so long absent; partly by sickness; partly for that Dr. Pendleton told him that he would come unto him; and partly for that, said he, I withstood certain monks which would have come again into Westminster: telling him moreover that the pope was dead, and also declared unto him, that he had spoken unto the queen in his behalf, and that death was not near to him.
LAST of all he excused himself for not answering his arguments against transubstantiation; because my coming to-day, said he, was more by fortune than of purpose.
Brad. I would gladly, Mr, Doctor, if it please you see your answers to my arguments.
West. Why, you have remembered something that I spake to you, when I was last with you.
Brad. No, sir, I never called them in manner to mind, since that time, as well because I hoped you would have written them, as also for that they seemed not to be so material.
West. In good faith I cannot see any other or better way for you, than to submit yourself to the judgment of the church.
Brad. Indeed, so I will, sir, if so be by the church you understand Christ's church.
West. Lo, you take upon you to judge the church.
Brad. No, sir, that I do not; in taking upon me to discern, I do not judge the church.
West. Yes, that you do; and make it invisible.
Brad. I do neither.
