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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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I refer my cause to my heavenly Father, who will reform things that be amiss, when it shall please him. AT which words they would have been gone, but Mr. Ridley said, My lord I would wish that your lordship would vouchsafe to read over and peruse a little book of Bertram's writing, concerning the sacrament. I promise you, you shall find much good learning therein, if you will read the same with an indifferent judgment. To which Dr. Brooks made no answer, but was going away. Then said Dr. Ridley, Oh, I perceive you cannot away with this manner of talk. Well, as it is to no purpose, I will say no more; I will speak of worldly affairs. I pray you therefore, my lord, hear me, and be a means to the queen's majesty, in behalf of a great many poor men, especially my poor sister and her husband, who standeth there. They had a poor living granted unto them by me when I was in the see of London, which is taken away from them, by him that occupieth the same room, without all law or conscience. HERE I have a supplication to the queen's majesty in their behalf. You shall hear the same read, •o shall you perceive the matter better. Then he read the same, and when he came to the place in the supplication that touched his sister by name, he wept, so that for a little time he could not speak for weeping. But recovering himself, he said; This is nature that moveth me, but I have now done: and with that read out the rest, and delivered the same unto his brother, commanding him to put it up to the queen's majesty, and to sue not only for himself, but also for such as had any leases or grants by him, and were put from the same by Dr. Bonner, then bishop of London. Whereunto Brooks said, Indeed, M•. Ridley, your request in this supplication is very lawful and honest: therefore I must needs in conscience speak to the queen's majesty for them.
RIDLEY. I pray for God's sake do so.