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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thomas Rhedon a Frenchman,1 a Carmelites Friar, which take their name of Mount Carmelus, came with the Venetian Ambassadors into Italy, trusting that he should find there some, by whose good life he might be edified, but the success of the matter did frustrate his hope, for he found nothing but hypocrisy, and gold and silver in stead of heavenly gifts; pomp and pride reigned in place of godliness, in steed of learning and study, flo•h•ulnesse and superstition, and for Apostlolike simplicity tyranny and haughtiness; they did so pass all measure and patience, that he could by no means refrain his tongue, in so great corruption of the Church, and by continual preaching, got great envy and hatred. The Rulers began to consult together, by what means they might circumvent this mans life, for it is a continual custom amongst the Prelates, that if any man displease them, and speak any thing which is hurtful so their lucre, by and by they frame Articles of some heresy against him, overwhelm him with suspicion, seek to entangle him with questions, and so condemn him, and destroy him. This is their godliness and peaceable order: they gathered these Articles against him. That the Church lacketh reformation: That it shall be punished, and reformed: That […], Jews, Turks, and Moors shall be converted unto Christ in the latter days: And that abominations are used at Rome: That the unjust excommunication of the Pope is not to be feared, and those which do not observe the same, do not ⟨p. 145⟩sin: Eugenius was Pope, then this good man Thomas Rheden was taken and brought before him, and from thence to prison, and after sundry grievous torments was brought before the Judges, and was condemned to be burned four years after he came to Rome.
Thomas Rhedon a Frenchman,1 a Carmelits Frier, which take their name of Mount Carmelus, came with the Uenitian Embassadors into Italy, trusting that hee should finde there some, by whose good life hee might bée edified, but the successe of the matter did frustrate his hope, for hee found nothing but hypocritie, and golde and siluer in stead of heauenly gifts; pompe and pride raigned in place of godlinesse, in stéed of learning and studie, flohulnesse and superstition, and for Apostlolike simplicity tyranny and hautinesse; they did so passe all measure and patiencs, that hee could by no meanes refraine his tongue, in so great corruption of the Church, and by continual preaching, got great enuie and hatred. The Rulers began to consult together, by what meanes they might circumuent this mans life, for it is a continuall custome amongst the Prelates, that if any man displease them, and speake any thing which is hurtfull so their lucre, by and by they frame Articles of some heresie against him, ouerwhelme him with suspition, seeke to intangle him with questions, and so condemne him, and destroy him. This is their godlnesse and peaceable order: they gathered these Articles against him. That the Church lacketh reformation: That it shall be punished, and reformed: That , Iewes, Turkes, and Moores shall be conuerted vnto Christ in the latter daies: And that abhominations are vsed at Rome: That the vniust excommunication of the Pope is not to be feared, and those which doe not obserue the same, doe not