A Critical and Historical Review of Fox's Book of Martyrs, Shewing the Inaccuracies, Falsehoods, and Misrepresentations in that Work of Deception, Volume 1W. E. Andrews, 1824 - Christian martyrs |
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... prison , there to remain without bail or mainprize , until they shall conform and yield themselves to come to some church , " chapel , or usual place of common prayer , " & c . 66 " 6 " 6 Such was the freedom of opinion in matters ...
... prison , there to remain without bail or mainprize , until they shall conform and yield themselves to come to some church , " chapel , or usual place of common prayer , " & c . 66 " 6 " 6 Such was the freedom of opinion in matters ...
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... prison , and was tor- mented in a cruel manner ; for , after being dreadfully scourged , he was compelled to hold fire in his hands , and , at the same time , papers dipped in oil were put to his sides , and set alight . His flesh was ...
... prison , and was tor- mented in a cruel manner ; for , after being dreadfully scourged , he was compelled to hold fire in his hands , and , at the same time , papers dipped in oil were put to his sides , and set alight . His flesh was ...
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... prison to die of hunger , she was fed by a supernatural hand . " We have given this account at length from Fox , to shew how little regard he has for the understandings of his readers , by detailing such ridiculous romancing without a ...
... prison to die of hunger , she was fed by a supernatural hand . " We have given this account at length from Fox , to shew how little regard he has for the understandings of his readers , by detailing such ridiculous romancing without a ...
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... prison , at York , on the 25th of March , 1586. - An eye witness gives the following account of this cruel and unparalleled scene : - " After she had prayed , Fawcet ( one of the sheriffs ) commanded them to put off her apparral , when ...
... prison , at York , on the 25th of March , 1586. - An eye witness gives the following account of this cruel and unparalleled scene : - " After she had prayed , Fawcet ( one of the sheriffs ) commanded them to put off her apparral , when ...
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... prison , and most unjustly condemned to lose all his property , and to have both his ears nailed to the pillory , and to deliver himself by cutting them off with his own hands ; but no sooner was the sentence passed , than a most ...
... prison , and most unjustly condemned to lose all his property , and to have both his ears nailed to the pillory , and to deliver himself by cutting them off with his own hands ; but no sooner was the sentence passed , than a most ...
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Page 153 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings ! and ye would not...
Page 329 - And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God...
Page 153 - Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes : and some of them ye shall kill and crucify ; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city...
Page 3 - And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Page 138 - For the right faith is that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man: God, of the substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and Man, of the substance of his mother, born in the world...
Page 170 - I am the living bread which came down from heaven : if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever : and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Page 138 - Which Faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled : without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
Page 154 - Whilst Alypius, assisted by the governor of the province, urged, with vigour and diligence, the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place, from time to time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen; and the victorious element continuing in this manner obstinately and resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was abandoned.
Page 138 - And the Catholic Faith is this : that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity ; Neither confounding the Persons : nor dividing the substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son : and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one : the glory equal, the Majesty co-eternal.
Page 96 - ... sins, and thereby be in danger to receive of their plagues; and that the Lord may be one and his name one in the three kingdoms.