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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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THE prelates of the church having the cure and charge of your souls ought to compel you, and your prince to punish and correct your not doing of the same, unto whom, as St. Paul saith, the sword is given by God's ordinance for that purpose; you shall also further understand, that the king's highness, forasmuch as it was reported unto him that there is engendered in divers of his subjects, an opinion, that it is his grace•s duty t• ⟨p. 868⟩cause the scripture of God to be translated into the English tongue to be communicated unto the people, and that the prelates, and also his highness, do wrong in hindering of the same, his highness willed therefore every man there present in the said assembly, freely and frankly to show and open unto him what might be proved, and conferred by scripture, and holy doctors in that behalf, to the intent that his highness (as he there openly protested) might conform himself thereunto, minding to do his duty towards his people, as he would they should do their duties towards him: in which matter, after the scripture declared, holy doctors and authors alleged and read, and all things said, which might be on both sides, and for both parties spoken, deduced, and brought forth, finally it appeared, that the having of the whole scripture in English, is not necessary to christian men; but that without having any such scripture, endeavouring themselves to do well, and to apply their minds to take and follow such lessons as the preacher that teacheth them, and so learned by his mouth, may as well edify spiritually in their souls, as if they had the same scriptures in English.
THE prelates of the church having the cure and charge of your souls ought to compel you, and your prince to punish and correct your not doing of the same, unto whom, as St. Paul saith, the sword is given by God's ordinance for that purpose; you shall also further understand, that the king's highness, forasmuch as it was reported unto him that there is engendered in divers of his s•bjects, an opinion, that it is his grace•s duty t• ⟨p. 868⟩cause the scripture of God to be translated into the English tongue to be communicated unto the people, and that the prelates, and also his highness, do wrong in hindering of the same, his highness willed therefore every man there present in the said assembly, freely and frankly to shew and open unto him what might be proved, and conferred by scripture, and holy doctors in that behalf, to the intent that his highness (as he there openly protested) might conform himself thereunto, minding to do his duty towards his people, as he would they should do their duties towards him: in which matter, after the scripture declared, holy doctors and authors alledged and read, and all things said, which might be on both sides, and for both parties spoken, deduced, and brought forth, finally it appeared, that the having of the whole scripture in English, is not necessary to christian men; but that without having any such scripture, endeavouring themselves to do well, and to apply their minds to take and follow such lessons as the preacher that teacheth them, and so learned by his mouth, may as well edify spiritually in their souls, as if they had the same scriptures in English.