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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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The Behaviour of Mr. JOHN BLAND, Parson of Adesham, in the County of Kent, on Sunday the 3d Day of December last, containing the Words which be there spake unto the people.
WHEREAS upon certain communication had between the said parson and Richard Austen, and Thomas Austen, in the presence of all the parish of Adesham, the Sunday before St. Andrew's day last, the said Austen then declared, That the said parson had taught there in times past great heresies, which to confound, they would prepare a preacher against the next Sunday following, if so be the said parson would abide, and not run away: upon which rumour, divers persons resorted out of the country, unto the said parish church, at the day appointed, there to hear the preacher; and at the time in which the sermon ought to be made, no man appeared there to preach; but it was reported to the parson that the preacher appointed, had urgent business and could not come. So that the multitude being now come together, the same parson perceiving that the people's expectation was defrauded, said, Forasmuch as you are willingly come to hear some good advertisement of the preacher, who cannot be now present, I think it not convenient to let you depart without some exhortation for your edification. And further declaring that he had no licence to preach, said, That he would not meddle with any matter in controversy. And then he began the epistle for the day, desiring the audience to mark three or four places in the said epistle, which touched of quietness and love to one another: and there briefly reading the epistle, he noted the same places, and so making an end thereof, desired all men to depart quietly and in peace, as they did, without any manner of disturbance, or token of evil.