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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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The Pope fearing him, being in great reputation amongst all men, least he should diminish his authority, he ordained his Vicar to reform this matter. But the said Hierome withstood him always: wherefore he was accursed, yet he left not off preaching, but threatened Italy, with the indignation of GOD, and prophesied that the Land should be overthrown, for the pride and wickedness of the people, and for the untruth and hypocrisy of the Clergy, which came to pass when King Charles came to Rome, and besieged Pope Alexander that he was forced to make composition with him.
The Pope fearing him, being in great reputation amongst all men, least hee should diminish his authoritie, hee ordained his Uicar to reforme this matter. But the said Hierome withstood him alwaies: wherefore hee was accursed, yet he left not off preaching, but threatned Italy, with the indignation of GOD, and prophesied that the Land should bee ouerthrowne, for the pride and wickednesse of the people, and for the vntruth and hypocrisie of the Clergy, which came to passe when King Charles came to Rome, and besieged Pope Alexander that hee was forced to make composition with him.
Because the said Hierome would not leave preaching, he was commanded to appear before the Pope to give account of his new learning, but he went not. Then was he again forbidden to preach, and his learning condemned as false and seditions, whereby he left off preaching: But when the people •ore hungered for Gods Word, and were instant upon him that he would preach again,1 he began again to preach in Florence; many exhorted him to the contrary, but he regarded it not but went forward freely.
Because the said Hierome would not leaue preaching, hee was commanded to appeare before the Pope to giue account of his new learning, but hee went not. Then was hee againe forbidden to preach, and his learning condemned as false and seditions, whereby he left off preaching: But when the people •ore hungred for Gods Word, and were instant vpon him that hee would preach againe,