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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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That those that have received Ecclesiastical orders, being free from the punishment of Secular Magistrates, do presume in sinning, and are maintained therein by the principal estates of the Clergy. They attempt the chastity of Matrons and Virgins, and by gifts and flattering, they bring to pass, and by their secret confessions, that many, which otherwise would live honest, have been overcome and moved to sin: and often they keep wives from their husbands, and daughters from their Fathers, threatening them with fire and sword that require them. They offend likewise daily, in robbery, murders, accusing of Innocents, burning, rapine, theft and counterfeiting Coin; besides many other mischiefs, and the Bishops cannot openly punish them, except he disgrade them; and they are bound by their Charters, that they dare not punish them; therefore necessity and Justice doth require, that the said privileges of the Clergy should be abrogated, and that they should have the same judgement as the Laity for such offences.
That those that haue receiued Ecclesiasticall orders, being free from the punishment of Secular Magistrates, doe presume in sinning, and are maintained therein by the principall estates of the Cleargy. They attempt the chastity of Matrons and Uirgins, and by gifts and flattering, they bring to passe, and by their secret confessions, that many, which otherwise would liue honest, haue beene ouercome and moued to sinne: and often they keepe wiues from their husbands, and daughters from their Fathers, threatning them with fire and sword that require them. They offend liuewise daily, in robbery, murders, accusing of Innocents, burning, rapine, theft and counterfeiting Coyne; besides many other mischiefes, and the Bishops cannot openly punish them, except hee disgrade them; and they are bound by their Charters, that they dare not punnish them; therefore necessity and Iustice doth require, that the said priuiledges of the Cleargy should bee abrogated, and that they should haue the same iudgement as the Layty for such offences.
That Christians are excommunicated for vain and profane causes, for desire of filthy lucre, whereby the weak in faith are burdened, and brought to despair, where a man ought to be excommunicated only for heresy.