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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
To the reader: THE EPISTLE UNTO THE RBADER.To the reader: THE EPISTLE VNTO THE RBADER.
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.
Even as the Revelation and other places of Scriptures (good Reader) do• foretell Antichrist to come, so this History declareth the fulfilling of those prophecies in all points: all the Martyrs died in this faith, that the Pope is Antichrist. I could bethink my self of no instruction so profitable for the reading of this Book, as to give thee a few rules to manifest unto thee that the Popedom is that Antichrist; which I will endeavour to declare unto thee by these rules following: first, by his outward place of abode; secondly, by his inward and spiritual throne; thirdly, by his doctrine; fourthly, by his conditions; fifthly, by the height, breadth, length and ruin of his Kingdom. I will but open the way unto thee, this Book shall prove by experience my sayings to be true.
EVen as the Reuelation and other places of Scriptures (good Reader) do• foretell Antichrist to come, so this Historie declareth the fulfilling of those prophecies in all points: all the Martyrs died in this faith, that the Pope is Antichrist. I could bethink my selfe of no instruction so profitable for the reading of this Booke, as to giue thee a few rules to manifest vnto thee that the Popedome is that Antichrist; which I will endeuor to declare vnto thee by these rules following: first, by his outward place of abode; secondly, by his inward and spirituall throne; thirdly, by his doctrine; fourthly, by his conditions; fiftly, by the height, breadth, length and ruine of his Kingdome. I will but open the way vnto thee, this Booke shall proue by experience my sayings to be true.
Touching his outward seat, Revel. 17. 18. it is the City that then did reign over the Kings of the earth, which was Rome: the place is also described in the ninth verse, to be compassed about with seven mountains. This Book shall prove that Rome hath seven mountains about it. In the same verse, this City hath had five kings that were then fallen, another King did reign, which was the Emperor, when the Revelation was made, and another was to come afterward. This book shall teach thee, that the seven Kings signify seven manner of Governments in Rome, of which five was fallen, the Emperor then reigned, and after the Pope should reign there: so the Holy Ghost hath pointed out Rome, as plainly as can be, the place of Antichrists Kingdom.