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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 › Bishop LATIMER appeareth before the Commissioners.
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LATIMER. I beseech your lordship, license me to sit down.
LINCOLN. At your pleasure, Mr. Latimer, take as much ease as you will.
LATIMER. Your lordship gently exhorted me in many words to come to the unity of the church. I confess (my lord) a catholic church, spread throughout all the world, in which no man may err, without which unity of the church no man can be saved, but I know perfectly by God's word that this church is in all the world, and hath not its foundation in Rome only, as you say; and methought your lordship brought a place out of the scriptures to confirm the same, that there was a jurisdiction given to Peter, in that Christ bade him govern his people. Indeed, my lord, St. Peter did his office well and truly, in that he was bid to govern: but since the bishops of Rome have taken a new kind of government. Indeed they ought to govern, but how, my lord? not as they will themselves: but this government must be hedged in ⟨p. 892⟩and ditched in••. They must rule, but according to the word of God. BUT the bishops of Rome have turned the rule according to the word of God, into the rule according to their own pleasures, and as it pleaseth them best▪ as there is a book set forth which hath divers points in it, and amongst others, this point is one which your lordship went about to prove by this word, and the argument which he bringeth forth for the proof of that matter is taken out of Deuteronomy, where it is said; If there ariseth any controversy among the people, the priests of of the order of Levi shall decide the matter, according to the law of God; so it must be taken. This book perceiving this authority to be given to the priests of the old law, taketh occasion to prove the same to be given to the bishops and other the clergy of the new law: but in proving this matter, whereas it was said there, as the priests of the order of Levi should determine the matter, according to God's law, that (according to God's law) is left out, and only is recited, as the priests of the order of Levi shall decide the matter, so it ought to be taken of the people; a large authority, I ensure you. What gelding of scripture is this? what clipping of God's coin? with which terms the audience smiled. This is much like the ruling which your lordship talked of. Nay, nay, my lords, we may not give such authority to the clergy, to rule all things as they will. Let them trust themselves within their commission. Now, I keep my lord, I do not rail yet.