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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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she was not saved by often saying of the Ave Maria, but by consenting to the will of him that sent the angel to salute her with Hail Mary: wherefore if the praying of them which decline thei• ear from hearing the law of God is execrable in the sight of God, yea, though they say the Pater Noster, I doubt not but the salutation of them hath been unpleasant to our lady in her sight, for whatsoever pleaseth not her Son, pleaseth not her; for she hath delight and pleasure in nothing, but in him, and in that which delighteth and pleaseth him. Now we will be traitors to her Son by customable sinful living, and yet we shall think great perfection and holiness in numbering every day many Ave Marias to our lady, and so we think to make her our friend and patroness, and then we care not for God: for having our lady on our side, we may be bold to take our pleasure: for we fancy as though the very work and labour of repeating the Ave Maria is very acceptable to our lady, and the more, the more acceptable, not minding how they be said, so that they be said: if the Pater Noster which Christ both made and commanded us to use, may be used to Christ's displeasure, much more the Ave Maria, which neither Christ nor our lady bid us say, may be said •o her displeasure; and ⟨p. 838⟩better never once said, than often so said. I would have a difference between well saying and often saying, and between that which Christ bids us say, and that which he bid us not say: and whether Ave Maria be said in heaven or no, who can tell but Dr. Powell? and if it be said always there without a Pater Noster, why may not Pater Noster be said here without Ave Maria; and whether doth our lady say it in heaven or no? Which thing I speak not to withdraw you from saying of it, but to withdraw you from superstitious and unfruitful saying of it. So that by occasion of false faith and trust that you have in the daily saying of it, you se• not aside imitation and following of holy living, which will serve at length, when superstitious gree•ing will neither serve nor stand in strength: it is meet that every thing be taken, esteemed, and valued as it is.
she was not saved by often saying of the Ave Maria, but by consenting to the will of him that sent the angel to salute her with Hail Mary: wherefore if the praying of them which decline thei ear from hearing the law of God is execrable in the sight of God, yea, though they say the Pater Noster, I doubt not but the salutation of them hath been unpleasant to our lady in her sight, for whatsoever pleaseth not her Son, pleaseth not her; for she hath delight and pleasure in nothing, but in him, and in that which delighteth and pleaseth him. Now we will be traitors to her Son by customable sinful living, and yet we shall think great perfection and holiness in numbering every day many Ave Marias to our lady, and so we think to make her our friend and patroness, and then we care not for God: for having our lady on our side, we may be bold to take our pleasure: for we fancy as though the very work and labour of repeating the Ave Maria is very acceptable to our lady, and the more, the more acceptable, not minding how they be said, so that they be said: if the Pater Noster which Christ both made and commanded us to use, may be used to Christ's displeasure, much more the Ave Maria, which neither Christ nor our lady bid us say, may be said o her displeasure; and