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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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Bland. This methinks is new doctrine.
Harps. Well, seeing he will by no other way be reformed, let the people come in and prove these matters against him. And thereupon the archdeacon brought forth a copy of the bill of complaint that was put up against me at Christmas, and about that we had a little talk. And then Mr. Archdeacon rose up, and said, See ye, good people that know this matter, that ye come in, and prove it against him. Whereunto answered Thomas Austen, I pray you let us be no more troubled with him, and then spake John Austen, and Heath a one-eyed man, and began to accuse me; but I gave them no other answer, but do to me what ye can by law, and I will answer it. Then said Thomas Austen, Bland, you were once abjured. You say not truly, goodman Austen, said I, I was never abjured. Either, said he, you were abjured, or else you had the king's pardon. Neither of both, said I; you speak this of mere malice, with many other babbling words. Then Mr. Archdeacon departed, and left Mr. Collins to command me to appear the next day. However, for certain other urgent business that I had, I did not appear, but wrote a letter to Mr. Commissary, desiring him to respite the matter till my coming home again; and if he would not, I would contentedly submit myself to the law when I came home.
Harps. Well, seeing he will by no other way be reformed, let the people come in and prove these matters against him. And thereupon the archdeacon brought forth a copy of the bill of complaint that was put up against me at Christmas, and about that we had a little talk. And then Mr. Archdeacon rose up, and said, See ye, good people that know this matter, that ye come in, and prove it against him. Whereunto answered Thomas Austen, I pray you let us be no more troubled with him, and then spake John Austen, and Heath a one-ey'd man, and began to accuse me; but I gave them no other answer, but do to me what ye can by law, and I will answer it. Then said Thomas Austen, Bland, you were once abjured. You say not truly, goodman Austen, said I, I was never abjured. Either, said he, you were abjured, or else you had the king's pardon. Neither of both, said I; you speak this of mere malice, with many other babbling words. Then Mr. Archdeacon departed, and left Mr. Collins to command me to appear the next day. However, for certain other urgent business that I had, I did not appear, but wrote a letter to Mr. Commissary, desiring him to respite the matter till my coming home again; and if he would not, I would contentedly submit myself to the law when I came home.