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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.
Patrick Hamilton a Scottish man, he was of the Kings blood and family, beei•• of the most ancient and Noble stock and name in Scotland, was of the University of Marpurge in Germany, he openly proceeding so entreated and judged of matters of the Church, with such praise as passed the expectation of his age, that he made the common people and learned to admire him: Francis Lambert in his Preface D• •icatory maketh mention of him, then he took a companion with him, and ret•• ned home to Scotland, he was not able to suffer the filthiness and blindness of the Country, he was accused of Heresy, and after disputed constantly with the Cardinal ⟨p. 175⟩and his Band: he confessed Christ to be his only Advocate, excluding the merits of Saints, acknowledged free justification by the merits of Christ, and denied Purgatory: At last he was condemned, and the same day after dinner burned: The King being but a Child by the Testimony of his blood, he left the verity o• of God, fixed in the hearts of many.
Patricke Hamelton a Scottish man, hee was of the Kings bloud and family, beei•• of the most ancient and Noble stocke and name in Scotland, was of the Uniuersity of Marpurge in Germany, he openly procéeding so intreated and iudged of matters of the Church, with such praise as passed the expectation of his age, that he made the common people and learned to admire him: Francis Lambert in his Preface D• •icatory maketh mention of him, then he tooke a companion with him, and ret•• ned home to Scotland, he was not able to suffer the filthinesse and blindnesse of the Countrey, he was accused of Heresie, and after disputed constantty with the Cardinall ⟨p. 175⟩and his Band: he confessed Christ to be his onely Aduocate, excluding the merits of Saints, acknowledged frée •ustification by the merits of Christ, and denied Purgatory: At last he was condemned, and the same day after dinner burned: The King being but a Child by the Testimonie of his bloud, hee left the verity o of God, fixed in the hearts of many.