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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.
In the year 1516. the aforesaid French King received from Pope Leo a Jubilee, and pardons to be sold, and so in England under the pretence of war against the Turk, they persuaded the people, that whosoever would give ten shillings should deliver his soul from the pain of Purgatory, but if it lacked any thing of ten shillings it would profit them nothing: at that time Martin Luther was in Germany, who vehemently inveighed against these indulgences, against whom John Eckius put forth himself, they disputed before the people, at last either of their arguments were sent to Paris to be judged by the Sorbonists, the judgment was long protracted: In the mean time Pope Leo condemned Luther for Heresy and excommunicated him, he appealed to the next Council.
In the yeare 1516. the aforesaid French King receaued from Pope Leo a Iubile, and pardons to be sould, and so in England vnder the pretence of warre against the Turke, they perswaded the people, that whosoeuer would giue tenne shillings should deliuer his soule from the paine of Purgatory, but if it lacked any thing of tenne shillings it would profit them nothing: at that time Martin Luther was in Germany, who vehemently inueyed against these indulgences, aga•nst whom Iohn Eckius put forth himselfe, they disputed before the people, at last eyther of their arguments were sent to Paris to bee iudged by the Sorbonists, the iudgment was long protracted: In the meane time Pope Leo condemned Luther for Heresie and excommunicated him, he appealed to the next Councell.
Pope Leo commanded Luther's books to be burned openly, Luther also burned the Popes decrees and Decretals in the University of Wittenberg.
Pope Leo commanded Luthers bookes to bee burned openly, Luther also burned the Popes decrees and Decretalls in the Uniuersity of Wittenberge.