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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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Thomas Moon of Lud•ey was apprehended, and the Articles aforesaid laid against him, especially that he had received, comforted, and supported diverse, upon which he being con••ct, was forced to abjure, and receive like penance. Robert Grigges, of Martham was brought before the Bishop for the Articles aforesaid, especially for affirming that the Sacrament of confirmation by the Bishop did avail nothing to salvation, that it was no sin to withstand the ordinances of the Church of Rome, that holy bread and water were but trifles, and that they were the worse for the conjurations and characters made over them, he was forced to abjure and suffer penance as aforesaid.
Thomas Moone of Lud•ey was apprehended, and the Articles aforesaid laid against him, especially that he had receiued, comforted, and supported diuerse, vpon which hee being con••ct, was forced to abiure, and receiue like penance. Robert Grigges, of Martham was brought before the Bishop for the Articles aforesaid, especial•y for affirming that the Sacrament of confirmation by the Bishop did auaile nothing to saluation, that it was no sinne to withstand the ordinances of the Church of Rome, that holy bread and water were but trifles, and that they were the worse for the con•urations and characters made ouer them, he was forced to abiure and suffer penance as aforesaid.
John Finch of Colchester, was taken in Ipswich, and brought before the Bishop, and being convicted of the aforesaid Articles, was enjoined penance three whippings three several Sundays in solemn Procession about the Cathedral Church of Norwich, and three whippings about the Market place, three principal market days; his head, neck, and •eete bare, his body covered only with a short shirt, with a taper of wax of a pound weight in his hands, which the next Sunday after his penance, he should offer unto the Trinity, and every Ash Wednesday, and Monday, and Thursday three year after, he should appear before the Ordinary, in the Cathedral Church, to do open penance amongst other penitontiares.