New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-07

Lr Don had succeeded in sencng the most timd other
voices courageous we're raised in the provinces The
City Of Exeter a; that tune in great agitation plscsrds
had been discovered on the gates Of the cathedral contain
ing Of The prir ciples OF the doctrine" While
these sbasphemies, the Bishop and all his doctors
hot Goals says the chrOnicer preaching IN the
most fery style On the OlOvng Sunday daring the
two who had been the buses: OF al the city IN
searching for the author OF the bills struck by the
appearance Of person seated them Surely this
fellow is the herehe they said. But their neighbours de-
vOOp for he did MT take his eyes of his book quite put
them ont they not perceive that he was reading the
New Testament in Latin.
This man Thomas Bepnet was indeed the ofsnde- Be
ing convered At Cambridge by the preaching OF Bney.
whose friend he Was he had gone to rorug0 for fear Of
the persecution, and thence Exeter and after marrying 20
svoid unchasty AS be says he became schoomAster.
Quiet, humble courteous TO everybody and somewhat
tiud Bennett had lived years IN that city without his
faith being discovered At last his conscience being
awakened be resolved 10 s.en by night the cathedral
gates certain evangelical placsrds Everybody viii read
the writing" he thought, and nobody will know the
writer" He did as ne had proposed.
Not long after the Sunday which be bad been nearly
discovered the prepared gea; pageant and made
ready 70 pronounce against the unknown hereto the great
curse with book, bell and candle The cathedral was
crowded and Bennett himself was amor the pe Itators In
the middle stood great cross on which lighted tApers were
placed and around gathered all the Francicans and
Dominicaus Of Exeter One Of the priests having deliver
ed sermon on the words Iherc IS al GccHTsea nag a
tn midst Of thee Irae the bishop drew the
and pronounced the against the offender He0Ok
Of the and said Let the NJ Of the unknown her
piins OF hehre this candle quenched and put
out and with that he put ont the candle Then taking OF
second be continued and le; pray 20 God he be
alive that his eyes be put out and that al the Of
hs body nav fail him. the light Of the candle
gone e1'inguishpg the second candle After, this, one
the prsst- up to the and struck H. when the
noi.e made in Hing eschong along the roof fright
ened the spectators that they uttered shrek OF terror
and held up their hands 70 Heaven as If 70 pray that the
divine curse might not fall on them Bennett witness Of
this comedy, could not forbear smiling. WhA' are you
laughing az p asked his neghbors here IS the hereto
here the hereto hold him fast This created great
fusion among the crowd, some shouting. some cApping
their hand- others running 10 and fro but owing 20 the
tumui. Benne. 'ceeded IN making his escape.
The accommodation did but increase his desire to ~
tack the ROmsh superstons and accordingly before five
clock the next morning ~ was in the month Of October
1891 his serysnboy fastened up again by his orders on
the cahe dra gates pacards similar 20 those which had
been torn down 10 Glanced that citizen going 90 early
the boy and running up to him. caugh. hold Of
him and pulled down the papers dthendrsggngh boy
with one hand and with thu pcards in the ohsr he went
the mayor of the city Benuets servant was recognised
BIZ master wssmmediatey arrested and put in the stocks
with as much favor as dog would ind SAYS Fo1e.
Exeter seemed determined to make itself the champion
Of overwhelmingly England For whole week not only
the bishop but al the priests and ars Of the city visited
Bennei night and day But they tried 10 vain to prove %
him that the Roman Church the true God has
given grace & BE- Of better church he said. DO
you rot know that is bull upon II Peter!' The
church that j. built upon man. he replied, is thedeyls
church and God - His cell continually throngd
with vsers and in default Of arguments the most igno
of the friars called the prisoner hereto and pH
him At length they brought 20 him leaned doctor of
theology who they uppOs ed would nalbly convert him.
Our Gods ways, said the oa,or gravely But
he discovered thst IheOogans can do nothing against
the word Of the Lord He only is my way" replied Ben
net "who saith, am The ray tte truth. and the iis In
his ray viii walk his truth will embrace his ever
lasting hte will SEEK
He condemned 10 be burnt; snd More having
Transmitted the order de c0mJureA0 with the speed
the Priests placed Bennet in the hands OF the Sheriff the
18th Of January 1891 by whom III conducted 10 the
Lverydoe field withoutthe city, where the stake was pre-
II ~ ~. r .affn In
briefly exhorted The people but with such unon That me
sherif clerk he heard him, exclaimed Truly this Is
a servant Of God" Two persons, however, seemed IN
moved They were Thomas Carew and John Barn house
both holding the station of gentlemen. Going mp 10 the
martyr they exclaimed in threatening voice. Say, Pre-
co- s0Hcfgsq Ma, ian Il Oaes soHct0s Dei" 81 know
other advocate but Jesus Christ replied Bennett B0ne
house enrsged at these words that he took farA-
bush upon pike, and setting on fire, thrust into the
nayrs face, excamng Accused hereto, pray to our
Lady, or ! will make you do it, Alas !" replied Bennett
PATIENTLY trouble me not" and then holding up his
hands, be pray eds Father, forgive them The exc "
TONERS imm odatey set fire 20 the wood and the most "a
paical Of the spectators both and women seized
with Undesirable fury tore up stakes AMI bushes, and
whstever they could lay their hands and flung them all
into the flames increase their violence Bennett lining
up his to heaven, exclaimed " Lord, receive my
spirit" Thus died in the sixteenth century tho disciples
Of the Reformation sacrificed by Henry VIII.
The new volume issued by the Messrs. Carter is
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COMMENTARIES on THE LAWS or THE ANCIENT
HEBREWS By K. c. Wines syo PIP 60 Geo r Putnam
kCo.
The present volume is the commencement of large
work intended by the author to eucidate the civil
poty and Jurisprudence of the Jewish nation and thus
to indicate the Mosaic institutions from the objections
that have been advanced against their wisdom and ha
nanity IL consists Of the substance of a course Of
lesures which have been delivered with considerable
in several theological seminares and in many of
II principal cities of the Union This accounts for
the popular east of the work and its freedom from the
profound Investigations which usually considered
essential in treatise devoted any branch of biblical
literature Regarded in this point Of view, il is highly
credabe to the industry and good of the author
Ii sets forth with sufficient clesrness the general Prn-
cipes and provisions of the Hebrew Constitution, and
accompanies them with the obvious reflections which
the subject suggests. To extensive scholarship II
makes no pretensons and for this reason IL il better
adapted 10 the use for which il is designed sweep
ing assertion occasionally escapes the author, which
cites suspicion the accuracy of bis Information
For instance he remarks the whole tribe Of German
ratioualsts transeendent4iss and psnthests affect TO
regard the Mosaic history tissue OF fables gross in
conception clumsy in execution, and revolving In NOR
ais" We have often been told by those familiar with
the works of the writers alluded that they
Iassed in their tributes to the wisdom and beauty Of
the Hebrew Scriptures, although they cal in question
their plenary inspiration The assertion OF Mr.. Wines
is the more extraordinary as be Audes the essay Of
Schiller on the legation Of Moses with marked respect,
though it overfows sith the spirit Ofratiooalsm while