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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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LETTER XXIV. From Mr. BRADFORD to his MOTHER, being his last Farewell, a little before he was burned.
LETTER XXIV. From Mr. BRADFORD to his MOTHER, being his last Farewel, a little before he was burned.
GOD's mercy and peace in Christ, be more and more perceived of us, Amen.
MY most dear mother, in the bowel of Christ I hea••• ly pray and beseech you to be thankful for me unto God who now taketh me unto himself: I die not as a criminal▪ but as a witness of Christ, the truth of whose gospel I have hitherto confessed, I thank God, both by preaching and imprisonment, and now I am willing to confirm the same by fire. I acknowledge that God might justly […] taken me hence for my sins, (which are many, great, […] grievous: but the Lord for his mercy in Christ, I […] hath pardoned them all) but now, my dear mother […] taketh me hence by this death, as a confessor and […] that the religion taught by Christ Jesus, the prophets […] the apostles, is God's truth. The prelates in me do persecute Christ, whom they hate, and his truth which they will not abide, because their works are evil. They […] not care for the light, lest men thereby should discover their darkness. Therefore, my dear mother, give […] to God for me, that he hath made the fruit of thy […] to be a witness of his glory, and attend to the truth, […] I have truly taught out of the pulpit of Manchester. […] often and continual prayer to God the Father, through Jesus Christ. Hearken to the scriptures, and serve God according to them, and not according to the custom: […] the Romish religion in England; defile not yourself with it: carry the cross of Christ as he shall lay it upon […] back: forgive them that kill me: pray for them, for they know not what they do: commit my cause to God […] Father: be mindful of both your daughters, and help […] as well as you can.