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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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After they had consulted, the Official said, Though thou doest not deserve to have opportunity given thee to determine, yet the Emperor of his mere clemency g•anteth thee one day: to morrow at this time thou shalt render before him; conditionally, thou do not exhibit thine opinion in writing, but pronounce the same with lively voice.
After they had consulted, the Officiall said, Though thou doest not deserue to haue opportunity giuen thée to determine, yet the Emperour of his méere clemencie g•anteth thée one day: to morrow at this time thou shalt render before him; conditionally, thou do not exhibit thine opinion in writing, but pronounce the same with liuely voyce.
At which time, when he was appointed to answer, he answered to this effect; All my books are not of one sort: there be some in which I have so simply and Evangelically entreated of the religion of faith and honest conversation, that my very enemies are compelled to confess they be profitable, and worthy to be read of all Christians; and the Popes Bull judgeth certain of my books inculpable: if I should revoke these, I should condemn that truth which friends and foes confess.
At which time, when he was appointed to answer, he answered to this effect; All my books are not of one sort: there be some in which I haue so simplie and Euangelically intreated of the religion of faith and honest conuersation, that my very enemies are compelled to confesse they be profitable, and worthy to be read of all Christians; and the Popes Bull iudgeth certaine of my books inculpable: if I should reuoke these, I should condemne that truth which friends and foes confesse.