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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.
A Scholar borne at Abbeville, in King Lewis his Palace, took away the Host from the Priest at Mass and brake it in pieces, and trod it under his feet. He was burned in the Swine-market, the pieces of the Host and the pavement whereon it was trodden, were gathered and laid up amongst the Treasures of the Palace.
A Scholler borne at Abbevile, in King Lewis his Pallace, tooke away the Host from the Priest at Masse and brake it in peeces, and trode it vnder his feete. He was burned in the Swine-market, the peeces of the Host and the pauement whereon it was trodden, were gath•red and laid vp amongst the Treasures of the Pallace.
After Adrianus the sixth, who succeeded Julius, came Pope Clement 7. whose life is in one verse described; Bellorum hic fomes, cunctorum lerna malorum, 1he was poisoned with divers of his Cardinals & familiars with the smoke of torches. In his time wrote Nicholas Michiavellus, who proveth; that through y• ambition of Popes proceedeth almost all evils & wars amongst Christian men, and that before the year 500. in all politic affairs, the Bishop of Rome ever obeyed the Emperors and Kings, & that the Cardinals, in the first beginning of them, were nothing but Popish Priests: but after they invaded the Temporal and Spiritual Jurisdiction, usurping above Kings and Emperors. By three manner of ways the Roman Bishops did creep up, by excommunications, by indulgences, and force of Arms.
After Adrianus the sixt, who succeeded Iulius, came Pope Clement 7. whose life is in one verse described; Bellorum hic fomes, cunctorum lerna malorum, 1he was poisoned with diuers of his Cardinals & familiars with the smoak of torches. In his time wro•e Nicholas Michiauellus, who proueth; that through y• ambition of Popes procéedeth almost all euils & wars amongst Christian men, and that before the yeare 500. in all politick affaires, the Bishop of Rome euer obayed the Emperors and Kings, & that the Cardinals, in the first beginning of them, were nothing but Popish Priests: but after they inuaded the Temporall and Spirituall Iurisdiction, vsurping aboue Kings and Emperors. By thrée manner of waies the Romain Bishops did créep vp, by excommunications, by indulgences, and force of Armes.