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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.
And though •race be promised in many places to the keepers of Gods precepts, yet such reward shall never be attained of us, but by the grace and benefit of him which worketh all things in all creatures.
And though •race be promised in many places to the kéepers of Gods precepts, yet such reward shall neu•r be attained of vs, but by the grace and benefit of him which worketh all things in all creatures.
We should not do works for love of reward, nor for dread of pain, but because they do please God: and if we only aim at the contenting of his pleasure, reward undoubtedly would ensue good deeds, as heat inseparably followeth fire. Thus we should serve God for love, as children, and not for reward and dread as servants.
We should not doe works for loue of reward, nor for dread of paine, but because they doe please God: and if we only ayme at the contenting of his pleasure, reward vndoubtedly would insue good déeds, as heat inseparably followeth fire. Thus wee should serue God for loue, as children, and not for reward and dread as seruants.
We have no free-will nor ability of our selves to do the will of God, but as Isaiah saith, We are subject and thrall unto sin: and Paul saith, By the grace of God we are set at liberty.
We haue no frée-will nor abilitie of our selues to doe the will of God, but as Esay saith, We are subiect and thrald vnto sinne: and Paule saith, By the grace of God we are set at libertie.