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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 › Chapter 3 › An Account of the Persecution under JULIAN the Apostate.
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THE christian faith was thus in more danger of being subverted than it ever had been before, by the means of a monarch, at once witty a•d wicked, learned and hypocritical; who, at first, made his attempts, not by the means of fire, sword, and poison, but by flattering gifts, and favours; not by using racks and tortures, but by bestowing ⟨p. 67⟩offices and dignities ▪ and then, by prohibiting christian schools, •e compelled the children of the gospel either to remain illiterate, or become idolaters.
THE christian faith was thus in more danger of being subverted than it ever had been before, by the means of a monarch, at once witty a•d wicked, learned and hypocritical; who, at first, made his attempts, not by the means of fire, sword, and poison, but by flattering gifts, and favours; not by using racks and tortures, but by bestowing ⟨p. 67⟩offices and dignitie• ▪ and then, by prohibiting christian schools, •e compelled the children of the gospel either to remain illiterate, or become idolators.
OTHER methods taken by Julian were, to order that christians might be treated coldly upon all occasions, and in all parts of the empire, and to employ several […] persons to turn them, and their principles, i••o ridicule. Many were likewise martyred in his reign; for though he did not publi•• persecute them himself, he connived at their being murdered by his governors and officers; and t•ough he affected never to patronize them for thir murders, he never offered to punish them for their delinquency. We shall recount the names, sufferings, and martyrdoms of such as have been transmitted to the present times, that their example may inspire fortitude, and their lives give an eful lesson to mankind in general.