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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.
William Tyndale in his Apology against Moore maketh mention of Thomas Hitten, a preacher at Maidstone in Kent, whom the Bishops of Canterbury and Rochester kept long in prison, and tormented him with divers torments, yet he continued constant, and at the las• they burned him at Maidstone, for the constant testimony o• Jesus Christ, and of his free grace and salvation.
William Tindal in his Apology against Moore maketh mention of Thomas Hitten, a preacher at Maidstone in Kent, whom the Bishops of Canterbury and Rochester kept long in prison, and tormented him with diuers torments, yet he continued constant, and at the las• they burned him at Maidestone, for the constant testimony o• Iesus Christ, and of his frée grace and saluation.
Thomas Bil•ey of the University of Cambridge, a man of excellent constancy. Cambridge taking root in him, after long barrenness did begin to flourish. He converted many of his fellows to the Gospel: amongst whom was Thomas Arthur, and Master Hugh Latimer, who was Cross-keeper of Cambridge, bringing it on procession days: at last he forsook the University, and went to divers places preaching, associated with Arthur: the authority of Cardinal Woolsey was then great, but his pride •reater, which declared the vanity of his life, and of the lives of the Bishops and Clergy. Bilney with others, marvelling at the incredible insolency of the Clergy, which they could no longer suffer, they began to preach against this dignity, and against the Pope.
Thomas Bil•ey of the Uniuer•itie of Cambridge, a man of excellent constancy. Cambridge taking roote in him, after long barrennes did begin to flourish. He conuerted many of his fellowes to the Gospell: amongst whom was Thomas Arthur, and Maister Hugh Latimer, who was Crosse-kéeper of Cambridge, bringing it on procession daies: at last he forsooke the Uniuersitie, and went to diuers places preaching, associated with Arthur: the authoritie of Cardinall Woolsey was then great, but his pride reater, which declared the vanity of his life, and of the liues of the Bishops and Clergy. Bilney with others, maruelling at the incredible insolency of the Clergy, which they could no longer suffer, they began to preach against this dignity, and against the Pope.