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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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RIDLEY. Do therein as it shall please you, I am well content with that, and more than that the servant is not above his master. If they dealt so cruelly with our Saviour Christ, as the scripture maketh mention, and he suffered the same patiently, how much more doth it become us his servants? And in saying these words they put upon the said Dr. Ridley a surplice, with all the trinkets appertaining to the mass. And as they were putting on the same, Dr. Ridley did vehemently inveigh against the Romish bishop, and all that foolish apparel, calling him Antichrist, and apparel foolish and abominable, yea, too foolish for a device in a play, insomuch that Brooks was exceeding angry with him, and bade him hold his peace, for he did but rail. Dr. Ridley answered him again, and said, So long as his tongue and breath would suffer him, he would speak against their abominable doings, whatsoever happened unto him for so doing.
RIDLEY. Do therein as it shall please you, I am well content with th•t, and more than that the servant is not above his master. If they dealt so cruelly with our Saviour Christ, as the scripture maketh mention, and he suffered the same patiently, how much more doth it become us his servants? And in saying these words they put upon the said Dr. Ridley a surplice, with all the trinkets appertaining to the mass. And as they were putting on the same, Dr. Ridley did vehemently inveigh against the Romish bishop, and all that foolish apparel, calling him Antichrist, and apparel foolish and abominable, yea, too foolish for a device in a play, insomuch that Brooks was exceeding angry with him, and bade him hold his peace, for he did but rail. Dr. Ridley answered him again, and said, So long as his tongue and breath would suffer him, he would speak against their abominable doings, whatsoever happened unto him for so doing.
BROOKS. Well, you had best hold your peace, lest your mouth be stopped. At which words one Edrige, the reader then of the Greek lecture, standing by, said to Dr. Brooks, Sir, the law is that he should be gagged, therefore let him be gagged. At which words Dr. Ridley looking earnestly upon him that so said, shook his head at him, and made no answer; but said with a sigh, Oh well, well, well. SO they proceeded in their doings, yet nevertheless Dr. Ridley was ever speaking things not pleasant to their ears, although one or other bade him hold his peace, lest he should be caused against his will. BUT when they came to that place where Dr. Ridley should hold the chalice and the wafer cake (called singing-bread) they bade him hold the same in his hands: Dr. Ridley said, They shall not come into my hands; for if they do, they shall fall to the ground for me. Then there was one appointed to hold them in his hand, while bishop Brooks read a certain thing in Latin, touching the degradation of spiritual persons, according to the pope's law. THEN they put a book in his hand, and read another thing in Latin, the effect whereof was, "We do take from thee the office of preaching the