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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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THEN Mr. Latimer interrupted him, saying• Lo, you look for learning at my hands who have gone so long to the school of oblivion, making the bare walls my library, keeping me so long in prison without book, or pen and ink▪ and now you let me lose to come and answer to articles. You deal with me as though two were appointed to fight for life and death, and overnight the one, through friends and favour, is cherished, and hath good counsel given him how to encounter with his enemy. The other, for envy or lack of friends, all the whole night is set in the stocks. In the mor• ing when they shall meet, the one is in strength and lusty; the other is stist in his limbs, and almost deed for feebleness. Think you, that to run through this man with a spear is not a goodly victory?
THEN Mr. Latimer interrupted him, saying• Lo, you look for learning at my hands who have gone so long to the school of oblivion, making the bare walls my library, keeping me so long in priso• without book, or pen and ink▪ and now you let me lose to come and answer to articles. You deal with me as though two were appointed to fight for life and death, and overnight the one, through friends and favour, is cheri•hed, and hath good counsel given him how to encounter with his •nemy. The other, for envy or lack of friends, all the whole night is set in the stocks. In the mor• ing when they shall meet, the one is in strength and lusty; the other is stist in his limbs, and almost deed for feebleness. Think you, that to run through this man with a spear is not a goodly victory?
BUT the bishop of Gloucester interrupting his answer; proceeded, saying: I went not about to recite any places of scripture in that place of my book, for then if I had not recited it faithfully, you might have had just occasion of reprehension: but I only in that place formed an argument a major, in this sense; that if in the old law the priests had power to decide matters of controversy, much more then ought the authority to be given to the clergy in the new law: and I pray you, in this point what avaeth there rehearsal, According to the law of God?