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Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…
Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful soldiers that the Devil either by his grand captains the emperors, or by his most dearly beloved sons and heirs the popes, have most cruelly martyred for the truth. With all the poisoned doctrines wherewith that great read dragon hath made drunken the kings and inhabitants of the earth; with the confutations of them together with all his traitorous practises and designs, against all Christian princes to this day, especially against our late Queen Elizabeth of famous memory, and our most religious Sovereign Lord King James. Faithfully abstracted out of the Book of martyrs, and divers other books. By Thomas Mason preacher of Gods Word.Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull souldiers that the Diuell either by his grand captaines the emperours, or by his most deerly beloued sonnes and heyres the popes, haue most cruelly martyred for the truth. With all the poysoned doctrins wherewith that great redde dragon hath made drunken the kings and inhabitants of the earth; with the confutations of them together with all his trayterous practises and designes, against all Christian princes to this day, especially against our late Queen Elizabeth of famous memorie, and our most religious Soueraigne Lord King Iames. Faithfully abstracted out of the Book of martyrs, and diuers other books. By Thomas Mason preacher of Gods Word.
London: printed by George Eld and Ralph Blower, 1615
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Cobh. I know none holier then Christ and his Apostles, and that determination is none of theirs: for it standeth not with the Scriptures but is clean contrary. It hath been the Churches but since she received the great poison of worldly possessions, and not before. Then they asked him if he believed not the determination of the Church. He answered no: for it is no God. In is but thrice mentioned in the Creed, in God the Father, and in God the Son, and in God the holy Ghost: the birth, death, burial, resurrection and ascension hath none In for belief, but in him. Neither hath the Church the Sacraments, the forgiveness of sins, or resurrection, or eternal life any other In then in the holy Ghost. Then one of the Lawyers said, But what is your belief concerning holy Church? I believe the Scriptures be true, all that is grounded upon them I believe, and I know it is Gods pleasure I ⟨p. 135⟩should so do: but your Lordly laws and idle determinations I do not believe; for you are none of Christs Church, as your deeds show, but very Antichrists, obstinately set against his law and will: your laws are nothing for Christs glory, but for your own vain-glory and abominable covetousness. They said in great •ume this was an exceeding heres•e not to believe the determination of holy Church.
Cobh. I know none holier then Christ and his Apostles, and that determination is none of theirs: for it standeth not with the Scriptures but is cleane contrary. It hath beene the Churches but since shee receiued the great poyson of worldly possessions, and not before. Then they asked him if hee beleeued not the determination of the Church. Hee answered no: for it is no God. In is but thrice ment•oned in the Creed, in God the Father, and in God the Sonne, and in God the holy Ghost: the birth, death, buriall, resurrection and ascension hath none In for beleefe, but in him. Neither hath the Church the Sacraments, the forgiuenesse of sinnes, or resurrection, or eternall life any other In then in the holy Ghost. Then one of the Lawyers said, But what is your beleefe concerning holy Church? I beleeue the Scriptures bee true, all that is grounded vpon them I beleeue, and I know it is Gods pleasure I ⟨p. 135⟩should so doe: but your Lordly lawes and idle determinations I doe not beleeue; for you are none of Christs Church, as your déeds shew, but very Antichrists, obstinately set against his law and will: your lawes are nothing for Christs glorie, but for your owne vaine-glorie and abhominable couetousnesse. They said in great ume this was an exceeding herese not to beleeue the determination of holy Church.