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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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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.
MY lord, said Dr. Ridley, you know my mind fully herein; and as for the doctrine which I have taught, my conscience assureth me that it was sound, and according to God's word (to his glory be it spoken); which doctrine, the Lord God being my helper, I will maintain so long as my tongue shall wag, and breath is within my body, and in confirmation thereof seal the same with my blood.
BROOKS. Well, it were best, Mr. Ridley, not to do so, but to become of the church with us. For you know this well enough, that whosoever is out of the catholic church cannot be saved. Therefore I say once again, that while you have time and mercy ⟨p. 902⟩offered you, receive it, and confess with us the pope's holiness to be the chief head of the same church.
RIDLEY. I marvel that you will trouble me with any such vain and foolish talk. You know my mind concerning the usurped authority of that Romish antichrist. As I confessed openly in the schools, so do I now, that both by my behaviour and talk I do no obedience at all unto the bishop of Rome, nor to his usurped authority, and that for divers good and godly considerations. And here Dr. Ridley would have reasoned with the said Brooks, bishop of Gloucester▪ concerning the bishop of Rome▪ authority, but could not be suffered, and yet he spake so earnestly against the pope therein, that the bishop told him, if he would not hold his peace, he should be compelled against his will. And seeing, saith he, that you will not receive the queen's mercy now offered unto you, but stubbornly refuse the same, we must, against our wills, proceed according to our commission to degrading, taking from you the dignity of priesthood. For we take you for no bishop, and therefore we will the sooner have done with you: so committing you to the secular power, you know what doth follow.
RIDLEY. Do with me as it shall please God to suffer you, I am well content to abide the same with all my heart.
BROOKS. Put off your cap, and put on you this surplice.
RIDLEY. Not I truly.
BROOKS. But you must.
RIDLEY. I will not.
BROOKS. You must, therefore make no more ado but put this surplice upon you.
RIDLEY. Truly if it come upon me, it shall be against my will.
