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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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THEN after the bishop of Lincoln mentioned Cyril, who (as he said) made against Mr. Ridley, in the sacrament, even by Philip Melanchthon's own alleging in his ••mmon places, and forthwith called for Melanchthon, but in vain, because all such books were burned a little before, wherefore he passed it over.
THEN after the bishop of Lincoln mentioned Cyril, who (as he said) made against Mr. Ridley, in the sacrament, even by Philip Melancthon's own alledging in his ••mmon places, and forthwith called for Melancthon, but in vain, because all such books were burned a little before, wherefore he passed it over.
CYRIL also in another place proving to the Jews that Christ was come, useth this reason, Altars are erected in Christ's name in Britain, and in far countries: Ergo, Christ is come. But we may use the contrary of that reason; Altars are plucked down in Britain: Ergo, Christ is not come. A good argument a contrariis. I will stand to it in the schools by and with any man. You see what a good argument this your doctrine maketh for the •ews, to prove that Christ is not come.
DR. RIDLEY smiling, answered, Your lordship is not ignorant that this word Altar in the scripture signifieth as well the altar whereupon the Jews were wont to make their burnt sacrifices, as the table of the Lord's supper. Cyril meaneth there by this word Altars, not the Jewish altar, but the table of the Lord, and by that saying (Altars are erected in Christ's name, Ergo, Christ is come) he meaneth, that the communion is administered in his remembrance: Ergo, Christ is come: for the strength of his argument is, because the remembrance of a thing cannot be, except itself be part: then could not all countries celebrate the communion in remembrance of Christ's passion, except Christ had been come and suffered. As for the taking down of the altars, it was done upon just considerations, for that they seemed to come too nigh to the Jewish usage. Neither was the supper of the Lord at any time better administered, or more duly received, than in those latter days when all things were brought to the rites and usage of the primitive church.