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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
Book 1 › Persecution 7: ¶The seventh Persecution.Book 1 › Persecution 7: ¶The seauenth Persecution.
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.
In this time suffered one Christopherus a Canaanite, 12. cubits high; also Meneates a Florentine, and Agatha a holy virgin in Sicily, who suffered imprisonment, was beaten, racked, famished, railed on, tormented with sharp shells and […] co•es, and her breasts were cut from her body. Amongst others also suffered 40. virgins by diverse kinds of deaths; Triphon a very holy and constant man of Nice, after much torments, suffered death by the sword.
In this time suffered one Christopherus a Cananite, 12. cubits high; also Meneates a Florentine, and Agatha a holy virgine in Sicily, who suffered imprisonment, was be•ten, racked, famished, rayled on, tormented with sharpe shels and 〈…〉 co•es, and her breasts were cut from her body. Amongst others also suffered 40. virgines by diuerse k•nds of deathes; Triphon a very holy and constant man of Nice, after much torments, suffered death by the sword.
Decius erected a Temple at Ephesus, and compelled all the city to do Sacrifice; 7. of his Soldiers refused, and they hi• themselves in Mount Celius in caves; the Emperor caused them to be rammed up with stones, and so they w•re Martyred.
Decius erected a Temple at Ephesus, and compelled all the citie to dee Sacrifice; 7. of his Souldiers refused, and they hi• themselues in Mount Celius in caues; the Emperour caused them to be rammed vp with stones, and so they w•re Martired.