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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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If then I should revoke these, I can do none other but augment force to their tyranny, and not only open windows but wide gates to such an infernal impiety, the which will extend more wide and with more liberty then yet she durst, and by the testimony of this my retractation, their insolent and malicious Kingdom shall be made most licentious, and less subject to punishment, If I Luther should do this by the authority of your most excellent majesty.
If then I should reuoke these, I can doe none other but augment force to their tyrannie, and not only open windowes but wide gates to such an infernall impietie, the which will extend more wide and with more libertie then yet she durst, and by the testimonie of this my retractation, their insolent and malitious Kingdome shall be made most licentious, and lesse subiect to punishment, If I Luther should do this by the authoritie of your most excellent maiestie.
The third sort of my books I have written against private persons, such as with tooth and nail labour to protect the Romish tyranny, and deface true religion, which I have taught and professed; I confess, against these I have been more violent then my profession required: if I should recant these, it would come to pass that tyranny and impiety shall reign, s•pported by my means.
The third sort of my books I haue written against priuat persons, such as with tooth and nayle labor to protect the Romish tyrannie, and deface true religion, which I haue taught and professed; I confesse, against these I haue been more violent then my profession required: if I should recant these, it would come to passe that tyranny and impietie shall raigne, s•pported by my meanes.