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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 eight Persecution.
Cyprian was an African borne in Carthage, an Idolater, and given to Magic, he was converted to the Faith, by Ceci•a Priest, by hearing the Prophet Jonah, as soon as he was converted, he gave his goods to the poor: not long after he was Priest, he was bishop of Carthage, he had the government of the whole East Church▪ and Church of Spain, he was called the Bishop of Christian men: he loved to read Tertullian, and called him his Master. In the time of Decius and Gallus he was banished, in the time of Valerianus he returned again: but after, he was found in a Carden, and his head stricken off. At this time Zistus Bishop of Rome, with six of his Deacons, more beheaded: one Laurence a Deacon, seeing the bishop go to execution, cried to him, Dear Father, whether goest thou without thy dear son? He answered, within three days thou shalt suffer in more painful manner then I, which fell out accordingly: for Laurence having distributed the goods of the poor, by the charge of the bishop, the Emperor hearing thereof, commanded him to render the Treasure to him▪ but after three days respite, in stead thereof, he presented unto him a sort of poor Christians, as the Treasure of the Church; whereupon he commanded Laurence to be broiled on a gridiron, where after he had suffered a great space, he said this side is roasted enough, turn up Tyrant, try whether roasted or raw be better meat. A Soldier of Rome was converted to the Faith by the constant pro••••ion of this Laurence, and desired to be baptized of him, but the Judge called him, and scourged, and be headed him.
CIprian was an African borne in Carthage, an Idolater, and giuen to Magicke, he was conuerted to the Faith, by Ceci•a Priest, by hearing the Prophet Ionas, as sOOne as he was conuerted, he gaue his goods to the poore: not long after he was Priest, he was bishop of Carthage, he had the gouernment of the whole East Church and Church of Spaine, he was called the Bishop of Christian men: he loued to read Tertullian, and called him his Master. In the time of Decius and Gallus he was banished, in the time of Valerianus he returned againe: but after, he was found in a Carden, and his head stricken off. At this time Zistus Bishop of Rome, with sixe of his Deacons, more beheaded: one Laurence a Deacon, seeing the bishop goe to execution, cryed to him, Deare Father, whether goest thou without thy deare sonne? He answered, within three daies thou shalt suffer in more painefull manner then I, which fell out accordingly: for Laurence hauing distributed the goods of the poore, by the charge of the bishop, the Emperour hearing thereof, commaunded him to render the Treasure to him but after thrée daies respite, in sleede thereof, hee presented vnto him a sort of poore Christians, as the Treasure of the Church; whereupon hee commaunded Laurence to bee broyled on a gridyron, where after hee had suffered a great space, hee said this side is rosted enough, turne vp Tyrant, try whether rosted or raw be bettermeate. A Souldier of Rome was conuerted to the Faith by the constant proion of this Laurence, and desired to be baptized of him, but the Iudge called him, and scourged, and be headed him.