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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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MR. Foster, a justice, dwelling at Cobdock, near Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, being in continual hatred against the truth and the professors of the same, his constant study night and day was how to bring those into thraldom and captivity, that were honest and piously inclined to religion; but also whatsoever they were that once came into his claws, could not easily escape without […] of conscience or loss of life, so greedy was he of blood. Among many whom he had troubled▪ there was one Samuel, in king Edward's days, a very godly and faithful preacher of God's word, who for his valiant and constant behaviour in his sermons, seemeth worthy of high admiration. He was minister at Barfold, in Suffolk, where he industriously and successfully taught the flock which the Lord had committed to his charge, so long as the time would suffer him to do his duty.
MR. Foster, a justice, dwelling at Cobdock, near Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, being in continual hatred against the truth and the professors of the same, his constant study night and day was how to bring those into thraldom and captivity, that were honest and piously inclined to religion; but also whatsover they were that once came into his claws, could not easily escape without 〈…〉 of conscience or loss of life, so greedy was he of blood. Among many whom he had troubled▪ there was one Samuel, in king Edward's days, a very godly and faithful preacher of God's word, who for his valiant and constant behaviour in his sermons, seemeth worthy of high admiration. He was minister at Barfold, in Suffolk, where he industriously and successfully taught the flock which the Lord had committed to his charge, so long as the time would suffer him to do his duty.
AT last being removed from the ministry, and put from his benefice, (as many other good pastors were when he could not avoid the raging violence of the time, yet would he not give over his care that he had for his flock, but would teach the• privily and by stealth, when he could not openly […] so. At which time order was given by the queen, to be published by the commissioners, that all priests which had been married in king Edward's days, should put away their wives from them, and be compelled to return again to their chastity and single life. This decree Mr. Samuel would not stand to, because he knew it to be manifestly wicked and abominable; but determining with himself, that God's laws were not to be broke for man's traditions, still kept his wife at Ipswich, and gave his diligence in the mean time to the instructing of others which were about him, as occasion served. At last Mr. oster having intigence hereof, being a great doer in those parts, spared no time not diligence, but quickly sent his […] abroad,