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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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Then one said doest thou think it necessary after death to pray for thee or say Mass for thee: He said so long as the soul is in my body pray for me that God would give me grace & patience, with all humility to suffer death with a true faith: but when my soul is from my body I have no need of your prayers: He was desired of certain to show some sign of belief when he was in the fire: He answered, so long as I can speak, I will call upon Jesus; I have never seen the like constancy of a man, his countenance never changed colour: he went cheerfully to the fire and said this day will I confess my God before the whole world: when he was in the fire, he still •ryed Jesus, Jesus; and so joyfully yielded up his spirit.
Then one said doest thou think it necessary after death to pray for thée or say Masse for thée: He said so long as the soule is in my body pray for me that God would giue me grace & patience, with all humility to suffer death with a true faith: but when my soule is from my body I haue no néed of your prayers: He was desired of certaine to shew some signe of beliefe when he was in the fire: Hee answered, so long as I can speake, I will call vpon Iesus; I haue neuer séene the like constancie of a man, his countenance neuer changed colour: he went chéerefully to the fire and said this day will I confesse my God before the whole world: when he was in the fire, he stil •ryed Iesus, Iesus; and so ioyfully yéelded vp his spirit.
Leonard Keyser of Bavaria was burned for the Gospel, h• being a Student […] Wittenberg; was sent for by his Brethren, if ever he would see his father […] he should come with speed: and as he was coming, by the commandment of the Bishop of Passaw, he was taken by his Mother and Brethren: His Articles were first that faith justifieth: secondly, that works are the fruits of faith: Thirdly, that the Mass is no Sacrifice or Oblation: That Confession, Satisfaction, the vow of Chastity, Purgatory, difference of days: for affirming only two sacrifices, ⟨p. 168⟩