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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.
Likewise the other Dream of John Huss as before: how that some abolished the Images of Christ in his Church of Bethlehem: but next day new Painters painted the same, and more Images of Christ, and fairer, and the Painters with the multitude of the people said, now let the Bishops and Priests put out these Images if they can, whereby much people rejoiced, and I arising up felt my self to laugh: he interpreted the painting of Christs picture, his preaching of Christ which should be destroyed, and the other Painters new Preachers, whose Doctrines the Bishops and Priests should not be able to resist.
Likewise the other Dreame of Iohn Husse as before: how that some abolished the Images of Christ in his Church of Bethelem: but next day new Painters painted the same, and more Images of Christ, and fairer, and the Painters with the multitude of the people said, now let the Bishoppes and Priests put out these Images if they can, whereby much people reioiced, and I arising vp felt my selfe to laugh: he interpreted the painting of Christs picture, his preaching of Christ which should be destroyed, and the other Painters new Preachers, whose Doctrines the Bishops and Priests should not bee able to resist.
By these and such like prophesies it was evident, that the time of restoring the Church was not far, as also the hearts of the people, which at that time were inflamed so with hatred against the pomp and pride of Rome, and there contempt and derision began to arise on every side, for there detestable doings were not so secret, but they were seen and abhorred. Whereupon grew many proverbs of derision: as, what is this to see the world round about, for that these shaveling priests none may rout.
By these and such like prophesies it was euident, that the time of restoring the Church was not farre, as also the hearts of the people, which at that time were inflamed so with hatred against the pompe and pride of Rome, and there contempt and derision beganne to arise on euery side, for there de•estable doings were not so secret, but they were seene and abhorred. Wherevpon grew many prouerbes of derision: as, what is this to see the world round about, for that these shauelling priests none may rout.