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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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AS this edict ordered that all the orthodox bishops should me•t at Carthage on the first of the ensuing February, for the purpose of disputing with the Arian prelates, the king's stratagem evidently appeared to Eugenius, and several other bishops, particularly to Victor, bishop of Vita, the learned author of the original account of th•s persecution, for they well knew that he artfully […] to establish Arianism under the appearance of candour and justice.
AS this edict ordered that all the orthodox bishops should me•t at Carthage on the first of the ensuing February, for the purpose of disputing with the Arian prelates, the king's stratagem evidently appeared to Eugenius, and several other bishops, particularly to Victor, bishop of Vita, the leared author of the original account of th•s persecution, for they well knew that he artfully 〈…〉 to establish Arianism under the appearance of candour and justice.
AFTER a considerable deliberation, they determined to send a petition to the king; which was written by Eugenius accordingly, and presented by a person who had great interest at court. The substance of this petition was, that the African prelates did not decline the proposed conference out of a sense of the weakness of their cause, or a distru•• of their own abilities to maintain the orthodox faith; but as the whole church was concerned in the dispute, they were of opinion that they could not e• gage in it without the bishops of Europe and Asia. To this Huneric replied, that what they desired was impossible, unless the whole world was in hi• hands. Upon which Eugenius desired his majesty would be pleased to write to Odoacer, king of Italy, and other princes in his interest; and allow him to send ⟨p. 75⟩