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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 now your friends have learned of St. John, That every one that confesseth Jesus Christ in the f•esh, is of God: and I have lea•ned of St. Paul, that there have been, not among the heathen, but among the christians, which confess Christ with their mouth, and deny him with their acts: so that St. Paul should appear to expound St. John, saying that I will not affirm any thing as of myself, but leave it to your friends to show you, Whether they who in deeds deny Christ, are by the bare confession of the mouth, of God: for your friends know well enough by the same St. John, He who is of God sinneth not: and there both have been, and now be, too many, who with the mouth only confess Christ to be come in the flesh; but will not effectually hear the word of God▪ by consenting to the same, notwithstanding that St. John saith, He who is of God, heareth God's word; you hear not, because you are not of God: and many shall hear, I never knew you, which shall not only be christened, but also shall prophesy, and do powerful things in the name of Christ; and St. Paul said, there would come ravening wolves who will not spare the flock; meaning of them who should with their lips confess Christ in the flesh, and usurp by succession the office, which Christ calleth false prophets, and biddeth us beware of them, saying, They shall come in sheep's clothing, and yet they may wear both satin, silk, and velvet, called afterwards naughty servants, not feeding but smiting their fellow-servants, eating and drinking with the drunken, who shall have their portion with hypocrites. They are called servants, I suppose, because they confess Christ in the flesh; and naughty they are called, because they deny him in their deeds, not giving meat in due season, and exercising mastership over the flock. And yet your friends reason as though there could none bark and bite at true preachers, but they that be unchristened, notwithstanding that St. Augustine, upon the same epistle of St. John, calleth such confessors of Christ, Antichrists, according to the doctrine of St. Paul, Hate that which is evil; and so making division, not between christened and unchristened, but between christians and antichristians, when neither tongue nor pen can divide the antichristian from their blind folly. And I wish you would cause your friends to read over St. Augustine upon the epistle of St.
BUT now your friends have learned of St. John, That every one that confesseth Jesus Christ in the f•esh, is of God: and I have leaned of St. Paul, that there have been, not among the heathen, but among the christians, which confess Christ with their mouth, and deny him with their acts: so that St. Paul should appear to expound St. John, saying that I will not affirm any thing as of myself, but leave it to your friends to shew you, Whether they who in deeds deny Christ, are by the bare confession of the mouth, of God: for your friends know well enough by the same St. John, He who is of God sinneth not: and there both have been, and now be, too many, who with the mouth only confess Christ to be come in the flesh; but will not effectually hear the word of God by consenting to the same, notwithstanding that St. John saith, He who is of God, heareth God's word; you hear not, because you are not of God: and many shall hear, I never knew you, which shall not only be christened, but also shall prophesy, and do powerful things in the name of Christ; and St. Paul said, there would come ravening wolves who will not spare the flock; meaning of them who should with their lips confess Christ in the flesh, and usurp by succession the office, which Christ calleth false prophets, and biddeth us beware of them, saying, They shall come in sheep's clothing, and yet they may wear both sattin, silk, and velvet, called afterwards naughty servants, not feeding but smiting their fellow-servants, eating and drinking with the drunken, who shall have their portion with hypocrites. They are called servants, I suppose, because they confess Christ in the flesh; and naughty they are called, because they deny him in their deeds, not giving meat in due season, and exercising mastership over the flock. And yet your friends reason as though there could none bark and bite at true preachers, but they that be unchristened, notwithstanding that St. Augustine, upon the same epistle of St. John, calleth such confessors of Christ, Antichrists, according to the doctrine of St. Paul, Hate that which is evil; and so making division, not between christened and unchristened, but between christians and antichristians, when neither tongue nor pen can divide the antichristian from their blind folly. And I wish you would cause your friends to read over St. Augustine upon the epistle of St.