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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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LINCOLN. Your cause and Cyprian's is not one, but clean contrary; for he suffered persecution for the sake of Christ and his gospel; but you are in trouble for your error and false assertions, contrary to the word of God, and the received truth of the church.
LINCOLN. Your cause and Cyprian's is not one, but clean contrary; for he suffered persecution for the sake of Christ and his gospel; but you are in trouble for your errore and false assertions, contrary to the word of God, and the received truth of the church.
MR. LATIMER interrupted him, saying, Yes, verily, my cause is as good as St Cyprian's: for his was for the word of God, and so is mine.
LINCOLN. Also at the beginning and foundation of the church, it could not be but that the apostles should suffer great persecution. Further, before Christ's coming, continually there were very few which truly served God: but after his coming began the time of grace, then began the church to increase, and was continually augmented, until it came unto this perfection, and now hath justly that jurisdiction which the unchristian princes before by tyranny did resist▪ there is a diverse consideration of the state of the church now in the time of grace, and before Christ's coming. But, Mr. Latimer, although we had instructions given us determinately to take your answer to such articles as we should propose, without any reasoning or disputations, yet we hoping by talk somewhat to prevail with you, appointed you to appear before us in the divinity-school, a place for disputations. And whereas then notwithstanding you had license to speak your mind, and were answered to every matter, yet you could not be brought from your errors; we thinking that from that time you would with good conversation ponder your state, gave you a respite from that time yesterday, when we dismissed you, until this time, and now have called you again here in this place, by your answers to learn whether you are the same man you were then or no? Therefore we will propose unto you the same articles which we did then, and require of you a determinate answer, without further reasoning, and he immediately recited the first article.
LATIMER. Always my protestation saved, that by these […] answers it should not be thought that I did condescend and agree to your lordship's authority, in that you are legated by authority of the pope, so that thereby I might seem to consent to his jurisdiction: to the first article I answer now as I did yesterday, that in the sacrament the worthy receiver receiveth the very body of Christ, and drinketh his blood by the spirit and grace. But after a corporal being, which the Romish church prescribeth Christ's body and blood is not in the sacrament under the forms of bread and wine.
LATIMER. Always my protestation saved, that by these 〈…〉 answers it should not be thought that I did condescend and agree to your lordship's authority, in that you are legated by authority of the pope, so that thereby I might seem to consent to his jurisdiction: to the first article I answer now as I did yesterday, that in the sacrament the worthy receiver receiveth the very body of Christ, and drinketh his blood by the spirit and grace. But after a corporal being, which the Romish church prescribeth Christ's body and blood is not in the sacrament under the forms of bread and wine.
THE notaries took his answer affirmatively. For the second article he referred himself to his answers made before.
AFTER this the bishop of Lincoln recited the third article, and required a determinate answer.
LATIMER. Christ made one oblation and sacrifice for the sins of the world, and that a perfect sacrifice; ⟨p. 901⟩neither needeth there to be any other, neither can there be any other propitiatory sacrifice.
THE notaries took his answer affirmatively.
IN like manner did he answer to the other articles, not varying from his answers made the day before.
AFTER his answers were penned by the notaries, and the bishop of Lincoln had exhorted him in like manner to recant as he did Dr. Ridley, and revoke his errors and false assertions, and Mr. Latimer had answered that he neither would nor could deny his master Christ and his verity, the bishop of Lincoln desired Mr. Latimer to hearken to him: and then Mr. Latimer hearkening for some new matter and other talk, the bishop of Lincoln read his condemnation, after which the said three bishops brake up their sessions, and dismissed the audience.
BUT Mr. Latimer required the bishop to perform his promise, in saying the day before that he should have license briefly to declare the cause why he refused the pope's authority.
BUT the bishop of Lincoln said, that now he could not hear him, neither ought to talk with him.
THEN Mr. Latimer asked him, whether it were not lawful for him to appeal from his judgment. And the bishop asked him again, to whom he would appeal. To the next general council, said Mr. Latimer, which shall be truly called in God's name. With that appellation the bishop was content: but he said it would be a long season before such convocation as he meant would be called.
THEN the bishop committed Mr. Latimer to the mayor, saying, Now he is your prisoner, Mr. Mayor. Because the press of the people was not diminished▪ each man looking for farther process, the bishop of Lincoln commanded avoidance, and desired Mr. Latimer to tarry till the press was diminished, lest he should take hurt at his going out, as he did at his entrance. And so Dr. Ridley and Mr. Latimer continued in custody till the 16th day of the said mouth of October.
ON the 15th day in the morning, Dr. Brooks, bishop of Gloucester, and the vice-chancellor of Oxford, Dr. Marshall, with divers other of the chief and heads of the same university, and many others accompanying them, came to the house of Mr. Irish, then mayor of Oxford, where Dr. Ridley, late bishop of London, was close prisoner. And when the bishop of Gloucester came into the chamber where the said Dr. Ridley did he, he told him for what purpose their coming was unto him, saying, That yet once again the queen's majesty did offer unto him by them▪ her gracious mercy, if that he would receive the same, and come home again to the faith which he was baptized in an• revoke his erroneous doctrine that he of late had tau••t abroad, to the destruction of many. And further said, That if he would not recant and become one of the catholic church with them, then they must needs (against their wills) proceed according to the law, which they would be very loth to do, if they might otherwise. But, said he, we have been oftentimes with you, and have requested that you would recant this your fantastical and devilish opinion, which hitherto you have not, although you might in so doing win many, and do much good. Therefore, good Mr. Ridley, consider with yourself the danger that shall ensue both of body and soul, if that you shall so wilfully cast yourself away in refusing mercy offered unto you at this time.
