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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.
MARTIN LUTHER.
MARTIN LVTHER.
Thus proceeding in our Story (by the aid of Christ) we approach unto the time of Martin Luther; at what time it pleased God by his great mercy to reform the desolate ruins of religion by the industry of this Luther, sent & set up by the mighty spirit of Christ, to abolish the abuses and pride of Antichrist, which so long had abused the simple flock of Christ.
THus proceeding in our Storie (by the ayde of Christ) we approach vnto the time of Martin Luther; at what time it pleased God by his great mercie to reforme the desolate ruines of religion by the industrie of this Luther, sent & set vp by the mightie spirit of Christ, to abolish the abuses and pride of Antichrist, which so long had abused the simple flocke of Christ.
Many prophesies went before of this time, as of the aforesaid prophecy of John Hus and Jerome of Prague, that a hundred years come and gone they should give account to God and him. This prophecy was in the year one thousand four hundred and fifteen; so to this time one thousand five hundred and sixteen was just an hundred years.
Many prophesies went before of this time, as of the aforesaid prophesie of Iohn Hus and Ierome of Prage, that a hundred yeares come and gone they should giue account to God and him. This prophesie was in the yeare one thousand foure hundred and fifteene; so to this time one thousand fiue hundred and sixteene was iust an hundred yeares.