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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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At this time suffered Dionysius Bishop of Alexandria, he was banished and scourged, then removed to a more strait place; one Gaius, one Petrus, and one Paulus were afflicted with him notwithstanding; Maximus, Dioscorus, Demetrius, and Lucius, visited the brethren, also Eusebius suffered affliction for the truth, who after was Bishop of laodicea: Faustus long after being an old man, was beheaded▪ but Dionysius survived all these troubles and in great age departed in peace, after he had governed the Church of Alexandria 17. years, and taught School there 16. years, and Maximus succeeded him.
At this time suffered Dionisius Bishop of Alexandria, he was banished and scourged, then remoued to a more strait place; one Gaius, one Petrus, and one Paulus were afflicted with him notwithstanding; Maximus, Dioscorus, Demetrius, and Lucius, visited the brethren, also Eusebius suffered affliction for the truth, who after was Bishop of •aodicia: Faustus long after being an oldman, was beheaded▪ but Dionisius suruiued all these troubles and in great age departed in peace, after he had gouerned the Church of Alexandria 17. yeares, and taught Schoole there 16. yeares, and Maximus succeeded him.
In the same time Priscus, Marcus, and Alexander, who stepped to the Judge, and declared themselves Christians, with a woman, were given to wild beasts.
In the same time Priscus, Marcus, and Alexander, who stepyed to the Iudge, and declared themselues Christians, with a woman, were giuen to wilde beasts.
In Carthage were 300. martyred in a Lime kill for refusing, because they would not Sacrifice to lupiter.