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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.
Cowbridge.
This Cowbridge came of a good stock, his ancestors even from Wycliffe's time hitherto, had been always favourers of the Gospel,1 and addicted to the setting forth thereof in English: He was borne in Colchester; his Father was head Bailiff thereof; he was burned at Oxenford, for affirming that every poor Priest, being never so poor and needy, being of a good conversation, hath as great power and authority in the Church of God, and ministration of the Sacraments as the Pope or any other Bishops: they almost starved him whilst he was in prison in Bocardo: and a little before his examination they promised him meat, if at his execution he would say such things as they would minister unto him, which he promised to do: whereupon he was well cherished, and recovered some part of his sense. When he was come to execution, contrary to their expectation, often times calling upon the Name of the Lord Jesu•, with great quietness and meekness he yielded his spirit into the han•s of the Lord.
THis Cowbridge came of a good stocke, his auncestors euen from Wickliffes time hetherto, had been alwaies fauourers of the Gospell,1 and addicted to the setting sorth thereof in English: Hee was borne in Colchester; his Father was head Bayly thereof; hee was burned at Oxenford, for affirming that euery poore Priest, being neuer so poore and needy, being of a good con•ersation, hath as great power and authoritie in the Church of God, and ministration of the Sacraments as the Pope or any other Bishops: they almoststerued him whilst hee was in prison in Bocardo: and a little before his examination they promised him meate, if at his execution he would say such things as they would minister vnto him, which he promised to do: whereupon he was well cherished, and recouered some part of his sense. When he was come to execution, contrary to their expectation, often times calling vpon the Name of the Lord Iesu, with great quietnesse and méeknesse he yéelded his spirit into the hans of the Lord.