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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 11 › An Account of GEORGE TANKERFIELD, Martyr.
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An Account of GEORGE TANKERFIELD, Martyr.
GEORGE TANKERFIELD, of London, cook, born in York, about the age of 27 or 28 years, was in the days of king Edward a papist, till the time queen Mary came in, and then perceiving the great cruelty which the papists used, was brought into a misdoubt of their doings, and began (as he said) in his heart to abhor them. And as concerning the mass, whereof he had but a doubtful opinion before, and much striving with himself in that case, at length he fell to prayer, desiring God in mercy to open to him the truth, that he might be thoroughly persuaded therein, whether it were of God, or no: if not, that he might utterly hate it in his heart, and abhor it: which the Lord mercifully heard, and according to his prayer, daily working more and more in him to detest and abhor the same: and so he was moved to read the Testament, whereby (as is said) the Lord enlightened his mind with the knowledge of the truth, working a lively faith in him to believe the same, and utterly to detest all popery, and so he came no more to their doings; and not only that, but also this lively faith (as he said) kindled such a flame in him, […] would not be kept in, but utter itself by the co••• sion thereof, reproving his own former doings to his friends, exhorting them likewise to repent […] turn to the truth with him; thus they began to smell him out, and at length he was sent for […] followeth:
GEORGE TANKERFIELD, of London, cook, born in York, about the age of 27 or 28 years, was in the days of king Edward a papist, till the time queen Mary came in, and then perceiving the great cruelty which the papists used, was brought into a misdoubt of their doings, and began (as he said) in his heart to abhor them. And as concerning the mass, whereof he had but a doubtful opinion before, and much striving with himself in that case, at length he fell to prayer, desiring God in mercy to open to him the truth, that he might be thoroughly persuaded therein, whether it were of God, or no: if not, that he might utterly hate it in his heart, and abhor it: which the Lord mercifully heard, and according to his prayer, daily working more and more in him to detest and abhor the same: and so he was moved to read the Testament, whereby (as is said) the Lord enlightened his mind with the knowledge of the truth, working a lively faith in him to believe the same, and utterly to detest all popery, and so he came no more to their doings; and not only that, but also this lively faith (as he said) kindled such a flame in him, would not be kept in, but utter itself by the co sion thereof, reproving his own former doings to his friends, exhorting them likewise to repent turn to the truth with him; thus they began to smell him out, and at length he was sent for followeth: