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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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after mature deliberation and consultation had, it was there, by a whole consent, no man repugning or gain sa•ing, determined and agreed that the books now being abroad in the English tongue contain false tradition and corrupt doctrine, far different from the true sense of the gospel and catholic understanding of the scripture, only […] pernicious heresies to the destruction of the souls of good christian men, and that the certainty hereof, I can report unto you of mine own knowledge, being one of the said assembly, and hearing and seeing the said opinions read, declared and examined, and by the true sense and meaning of God's learning reproved and rejected: I think therefore my duty is, taking upon me the office of preacher, following the example of our master Christ and St. Paul, as is aforesaid, to warn and admonish you by the words of Christ, as I spake before: Beware of false prophets, &c. and take heed yourself that you be not infected by the contagion and infection of such false apostles, as have in our English tongue set forth books to seduce you from the true knowledge of God's laws, and bring you by their false interpretations of scripture into detestable and abominable heresies, to the destruction of our souls: wherefore you that have the books called, The obedience of a christian man; The sum of scripture; The revelation of Antichrist; The supplication of beggars; The mammon of unrighteousness; The matrimony of Tyndale; The New Testament in English, of the translation which is now printed, and such other books in English, the authors whereof either dare not, or do not put to their names, be pernicious books; detest them, abhor them, keep them not in your hands, deliver them to the superiors such as call for them: and if by reading them heretofore, any thing remaineth in your breasts of that teaching, either forget it, or by information of the truth expel and purge it, to the intent that you being so purified and cleansed of that contagious doctrine and pestiferous traditions, may be fit and apt to receive and retain the true doctrine and understanding of Christ's laws, to the comfort and edification of your souls; thus I move and exhort you in God to do, this is your duty to do.
after mature deliberation and consultation had, it was there, by a whole consent, no man rep•gning or gain sa•ing, determined and agreed that the books now being abroad in the English tongue contain false tradition and corrupt doctrine, far diff•rent from the true sense of the gospel and catholic undestanding of the scripture, only pernicious heresies to the destruction of the souls of good christian men, and that the certainty hereof, I can report unto you of mine own knowledge, being one of the said assembly, and hearing and seeing the said opinions read, declared and examined, and by the true sense and meaning of God's learning reproved and rejected: I think therefore my duty is, taking upon me the office of preacher, following the example of our master Christ and St. Paul, as is aforesaid, to warn and admonish you by the words of Christ, as I spake before: Beware of false prophets, &c. and take heed yourself that you be not infected by the contagion and infection of such false apostles, as have in our English tongue set forth books to seduce you from the true knowledge of God's laws, and bring you by their false interpretations of scripture into detestable and abominable heresies, to the destruction of our souls: wherefore you that have the books called, The obedience of a christian man; The sum of scripture; The revelation of Antichrist; The supplication of beggars; The mammon of unrighteousness; The matrimony of Tindal; The New Testament in English, of the translation which is now printed, and such other books in English, the authors whereof either dare not, or do not put to their names, be pernicious books; detest them, abhor them, keep them not in your hands, deliver them to the superiors such as call for them: and if by reading them heretofore, any thing remaineth in your breasts of that teaching, either forget it, or by information of the truth expel and purge it, to the intent that you being so purified and cleansed of that contagious doctrine and pestiferous traditions, may be fit and apt to receive and retain the true doctrine and understanding of Christ's laws, to the comfort and edification of your souls; thus I move and exhort you in God to do, this is your duty to do.