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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.
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.
That Christians are excommunicated for vaine and prophane causes, for desire of filthy luker, whereby the weake in faith are burdened, and brought to dispaire, where a man ought to be excommunicated only for heresie.
That there are so many holidays, that Husbandmen have scarce time to gather the fruits of the earth, which were brought forth with so great travel: and upon these holidays innumerable offences are committed.
That there are so many holydaies, that Husbandmen haue scarce time to gather the fruits of the earth, which were brought forth with so great trauell: and vpon these holidaies innumerable offences are committed.
If any fight or shed blood in any hollowed place, it is interdicted, and cannot have any more service done in it, until all the Citizens, with great pomp and expenses, have caused it to be now consecrated, which charge redound upon the Laity, and none but the Suffragans can baptize Bells, who do affirm, that Bells so baptized, will drive away evil Spirits and Tempests. Whereupon many Godfathers are appointed: and such as be rich, at the baptising, hold the Bell-rope, the Suffragan speaking for them, and they all answer, and name the Bell, it having a new Garment upon it: then they go to sumptuous banquets, to which the Gossips are bidden, the Suffragan and his Chaplains are sumptuously fed, and yet he must have a reward, that in small Villages 100. Florins are often spent about such Christenings.
If any fight or shed blood in any hollowed place, it is interdicted, and cannot haue any more seruice done in it, vntill all the Cittizens, with great pompe and expences, haue caused it to be now consecrated, which charge redound vpon the Laity, and none but the Suffragans can baptize Bels, who do affirme, that Bels so baptized, will driue away euill Spirits and Tmpests. Whereupon many Godfathers are appointed: and such as bee rich, at the baptising, hold the Bell-rope, the Suffragan speaking for them, and they all answere, and name the Bell, it hauing a new Garment vpon it: then they goe to sumptuous banquets, to which the Gossips are bidden, the Suffragan and his Chaplaines are sumptuously fed, and yet he must haue a reward, that in small Uillages 100. Florens are often spent about such Christenings.