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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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BUT as to my presumption and arrogancy; either I am certain or uncertain that it is truth that I preach. If it be truth, why may I not say so, to ⟨p. 858⟩encourage my hearers to receive the same mo•• •• dently, and pursue it more studiously? If […] uncertain, why dare I be so bold as to preach it▪ And if your friends, in whom you trust so greatly, be preachers themselves, after their sermon, I pray you ask them whether they be certain and sure that they have taught you the truth or no, and send me word what they say, that I may learn to speak after them. If they say they be sure, you know what followeth: if they say they be unsure, when shall you be sure, that have so doubtful and unsure teachers? And you yourself, whether are you certain or uncertain that Christ is your Saviour, and so forth of other articles that you are bound to believe? Or whether are you sure or unsure, that civil ordinances are the good works of God, and that you do God service in doing of them, if you do them for a good intent? If you are uncertain, take heed he i• your sure friend that heareth you say so, and then with what conscience do you doubt, seeing, Whatsoever is not of faith is sin? But contrary say you, God alone knoweth certain truth, and you have it but through a glass darkly; and there are some who have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge: and to call this or that truth, it requireth a deep knowledge, considering that to you unlearned, what you take for truth may be otherwise, nor having a sense exercised to discern good and evil, as you reason against me, and so you do best to know surely nothing for truth at all, but to wander meekly here and there, with every wind of doctrine, &c. Our knowledge here, you say, is but through a glass darkly: what then? Ergo, it is not certain and sure.
BUT as to my presumption and arrogancy; either I am certain or uncertain that it is truth that I preach. If it be truth, why may I not say so, to ⟨p. 858⟩encourage my hearers to receive the same mo•• •• dently, and pursue it more studiously? If uncertain, why dare I be so bold as to preach it And if your friends, in whom you trust so greatly, be preachers themselves, after their sermon, I pray you ask them whether they be certain and sure that they have taught you the truth or no, and send me word what they say, that I may learn to speak after them. If they say they be sure, you know what followeth: if they say they be unsure, when shall you be sure, that have so doubtful and unsure teachers? And you yourself, whether are you certain or uncertain that Christ is your Saviour, and so forth of other articles that you are bound to believe? Or whether are you sure or unsure, that civil ordinances are the good works of God, and that you do God service in doing of them, if you do them for a good intent? If you are uncertain, take heed he i your sure friend that heareth you say so, and then with what conscience do you doubt, seeing, Whatsoever is not of faith is sin? But contrary say you, God alone knoweth certain truth, and you have it but through a glass darkly; and there are some who have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge: and to call this or that truth, it requireth a deep knowledge, considering that to you unlearned, what you take for truth may be otherwise, nor having a sense exercised to discern good and evil, as you reason against me, and so you do best to know surely nothing for truth at all, but to wander meekly here and there, with every wind of doctrine, &c. Our knowledge here, you say, is but through a glass darkly: what then? Ergo, it is not certain and sure.