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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.
The Emperor came to Strasbourg,1 and commanded the Protestants to be present at Mass which they refused to do: and he called the Prince Elector of Saxony to bear the Sword before him at the Mass; and the Divines resolved, because he was sent for, to bear the Sword and not to hear Mass: therefore he might there present himself. There was an Assembly holden, and divers Decrees made against the Protestants; and Faber and Eckius forged confutations against them, with divers other troubles.
The Emperour came to Strawsborough,1 and commanded the Protestants to be present at Masse which they refused to do: and he called the Prince Elector of Saxony to beare the Sword before him at the Masse; and the Diuines resolued, because he was sent for, to beare the Sword and not to heare Masse: therefore hee might there present himselfe. There was an Assembly holden, and diuers Decrées made against the Protestants; and Faber and Eckius forged confutations against them, with diuers other troubles.
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At this time the new Testament was newly translated, and imprinted by William Tyndale; wherewith the Bishop of London was grieved, and devised how he might destroy it. The Bishop being at Antwerp, and desirous to bring this purpose to pass, communed how he would buy the New Testaments. One Packington, which was a favourer of Tyndale, but made the Bishop otherwise believe, said, My Lord, I can do more in this matter then most Merchants: for I know them that have bought them of Tyndale, and for money I will assure you to have every book of them that is printed and unsold. He •ade him get them, and he would pay for them: for he intended to burn every book of them at Pauls Cross. He hereupon declared the matter to William Tyndale: so the Bishop had all the books. After this Tyndale corrected the same again, and had them the second time newly reprinted; so they came abundantly into England. The Bishop sent for Packington to know the reason thereof: he said he bought all that were there, and these were new printed.