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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 the Cardinal which did not greatly fear any power of Kings, but only feared the Gospel of Christ to be preached, least it should detect their Hypocrisy and deceits. Whereupon he caused the said Bilney and Arthur to be cast into prison, then they were brought before the Cardinal and • number of Bishops into the Charter-house of Westminster: then the Cardinal required of them, wherefore they had taught the people the opinions of Luther, which are condemned, and whether he had not once made an oath, not to preach or defend any of Luther's opinions, but to impugn the same. He said, He had made such an Oath, but not lawfully: After he was sworn to make true answer, and not to reveal his examinations.
Then the Cardinall which did not greatly feare any power of Kings, but onelie feared the Gospell of Christ to be preached, least it should detect their Hypocrisie and deceits. Whereupon he caused the said Bilney and Arthur to bee cast into prison, then they were brought before the Cardinall and • number of Bishops into the Charter-house of Westminster: then the Cardinall required of them, wherefore they had taught the people the opinions of Luther, which are condemned, and whether he had not once made an oath, not to preach or defend any of Luthers opinions, but to impugne the same. He said, He had made such an Oath, but not lawfullie: After hee was sworne to make true answere, and not to reueale his examinations.
1 It was laid against him that he preached, though Preachers be restrained now adays: yet he had warranty by the Word of God, where he said; Go into all the world and preach the Gospel. By which authority, every man that hath the gift may preach, and the Pope nor any other can make any law to the contrary, which he confessed.
1 It was laid against him that he preached, though Preachers bee restrained now adaies: yet he had warranty by the Word of God, where he said; Goe i•to all the world and preach the Gospell. By which authority, euery man that hath the gift may preach, and the Pope nor any other can make any law to the contrary, which he confessed.