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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 12 › Letter: LETTER From Mr. LATIMER to Sir EDWARD BAYNTON. Knt.
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if he would have rigorously followed whatsoever was alleged and proved, and have given sentence after relation of the accusers, then good St. Paul must have borne a faggot at Paul's Cross, my lord of London being his judge. O, it had been a godly sight to have seen St. Paul with a faggot on his back, even at Pauls Cross, my lord of London, bishop of the same, sitting under the cross. Nay, verily I dare say, my lord would sooner have burned him, for St. Paul did not mean that christian men might break the law, and do whatsoever they would, because they were not under the law: but he did mean, that christian men might keep the law, and fulfil the law, if they would, because they were not under the law, but under Christ, by whom they were divided from the tyranny of the law, and above the law, that is to say, able to fulfil the law, to the pleasure of him that made the law, which they could never do of their own strength, and without Christ: so that to be under the law after […], is to be weak to satisfy the law, and w••t could St. Paul do with all, though his adversaries would so take it? But peradventure my […] would say, that men will not take the […] otherwise than they mean therein. W•ll said; as though St. Paul's […] ▪ ⟨p. 853⟩as it appeareth in the third chapter of the Romans, where he saith, Our unrighteousness commendeth and maketh more excellent the righteousness of God, which soundeth to many as though they should be evil, that good should come of it, and by unrighteousness to make the righteousness of God more excellent. So St. Paul was reported to mean; yet he did mean nothing so, but showed the inestimable wisdom of God, who can use our haughtiness to the manifestation of his unspeakable goodness; not that we should do naughtily to that end and purpose. Now my lord will not think (I dare say) that St. Paul was to blame that he spake no more circumspectly, more warily, or more plainly, to avoid evil offence of the people; but rather he will blame the people, for not taking better heed, and not giving more attendance to St. Paul's speaking, for the better understanding thereof:
if he would have rigorously followed whatsoever was alledged and proved, and have given sentence after relation of the accusers, then good St. Paul must have borne a faggot at Paul's Cross, my lord of London being his judge. O, it had been a godly sight to have seen St. Paul with a faggot on his back, even at Pauls Cross, my lord of London, bishop of the same, sitting under the cross. Nay, verily I dare say, my lord would sooner have burned him, for St. Paul did not mean that christian men might break the law, and do whatsoever they would, because they were not under the law: but he did mean, that christian men might keep the law, and fulfil the law, if they would, because they were not under the law, but under Christ, by whom they were divided from the tyranny of the law, and above the law, that is to say, able to fulfil the law, to the pleasure of him that made the law, which they could never do of their own strength, and without Christ: so that to be under the law after , is to be weak to satisfy the law, and wt could St. Paul do with all, though his adversaries would so take it? But peradventure my would say, that men will not take the otherwise than they mean therein. Wll said; as though St. Paul's