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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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JULIA was scarce dead when Eusebius recovered from his intoxication. As soon as he understood what had past, he was greatly afflicted, and in the first transports of his resentment had thoughts of complaining to the emperor, who being a christian, would have punished the perfidy of the governor. But reflecting again, that Felix had only acted with a zeal for the deities he himself adored, he determined to put up with the loss, and retire from a place which was become so disagreeable to him.
HERMENIGILDUS was a Gothic prince, being the eldest son of Leovigildus, king of the Goths, in Spain. This prince, who was originally an Arian, became a convert to the orthodox faith, by mea•• of his wife Ingonda. When the king heard that his son had changed his religious sentiments, •e stripped him of the command at Seville, where he was governor, and threatened to put him to death, unless he renounced the faith he had newly embraced.
THE prince, in order to prevent the execution of his father's menaces, began to put himself into a posture of defence; and many of the orthodox persuasion in Spain declared for him. The king, exasperated at this act of rebellion, began to puni•• all the orthodox christians who could be seized by his troops; and thus a very severe persecution commenced: he likewise marched against his […] at the head of a very powerful army. The prince, knowing that he was unable to oppose the formidable force that his father was bringing against him, implored •he assistance of the Roman troops that were left […] garrison those parts of Spain, which the emperor stil• possessed. The Roman commander engaged to assist Hermenigildus, but being bribe• by the king he broke his promise. Leovigild then made it his business, as much as possible, […] detach the orthodox christians from the interest […] his son; and in this he had great success, for it […] effected in 581, by convening the Arian prelates […] Toledo, who abolished the practice of re-baptizing those that came over to their sect, and drew up […] captious profession of faith which deceived […]