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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 › Book 2 › Chapter 10 › Letter 10: LETTER X. From the Same to the Same.
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GOD's sweet peace in Christ be with you, my good brother in the Lord Jesus, and with all your fellow captives, Amen.
I was hindered this morning from musing on that which I purposed to have thought on by reason of you, against whom I saw myself guilty of negligence, even in this point that I would not write, I should say, that I had not written unto you as yet: therefore I prepared myself out of hand to clear myself hereof, not that I will go about to excuse my fault, (for that were more to load me) but by asking God and you pardon, to get it no more laid to my charge. Now when I was thus purposing, and p••tly doing, there came one with a letter from you: for which as I have cause to thank God and you, so I see myself more blame-worthy for thus long holding my peace. Howbeit, good brother, in this I have given a demonstration to you, to behold my negligence in all other things, and especially in praying for you, and for the church of God, which for my sins and hypocrisy, (hypocrisy indeed even in this writing, God deliver me from it) have deserved all kinds of plagues at his hands: but yet merciful is he that will on this wise chastise us in this world, that we should not be condemned with the world. He might otherwise have punished us, I mean, he might have cast us in prison for other causes, me especially, than for his gospel and word's sake. Praised therefore be his name, who vouchsafeth us worthy of this honour. Ah good God, forgive us our sins, and work by this thy fatherly correction on us, on me especially, effectually to love thee and thy Christ; and with joyfulness carry thy cross to the end.
I was hindered this morning from musing on that which I purposed to have thought on by reason of you, against whom I saw myself guilty of negligence, even in this point that I would not write, I should say, that I had not written unto you as yet: therefore I prepared myself out of hand to clear myself hereof, not that I will go about to excuse my fault, (for that were more to load me) but by asking God and you pardon, to get it no more laid to my charge. Now when I was thus purposing, and p••tly doing, there came one with a letter from you: for which as I have cause to thank God and you, so I see myself more blame-worthy for thus long holding my peace. Howbeit, good brother, in this I have given a demonstration to you, to behold my negligence in all other things, and especially in praying for you, and for the church of God, which for my sins and hypocrisy, (hypocrisy indeed even in this writing, God deliver me from it) have deserved all kinds of plagues at his hands: but yet merciful is he that will on this wise chastize us in this world, that we should not be condemned with the world. He might otherwise have punished us, I mean, he might have cast us in prison for other causes, me especially, than for his gospel and word's sake. Praised therefore be his name, who vouchsafeth us worthy of this honour. Ah good God, forgive us our sins, and work by this thy fatherly correction on us, on me especially, effectually to love thee and thy Christ; and with joyfulness carry thy cross to the end.