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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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Touching their Arguments, that these words were spoken to none but Peter, this will easily be dissolved, if we know why Christ gave this name Peter to him, whose name was Simon, having respect only to the constant profession which he made of Christ, as God changed the name of Abraham from Abram, which took the name of the multitude, which should come forth of his seed: so Peter took his name of the constant confession of Christ, which indeed is the true Rocks upon which the Church is builded, and not Peter, no otherwise then Abraham was not the multitude himself, whereof he took his name: and the Church if it had been builded upon Peter, should have been builded but upon a weak foundation, who was overcome with the words of a little wench, so constantly to deny Christ, so any man may understand how these Romish builders do wrest the scriptures to their pleasures. And when they allege out of the 20. chapter of S. John, feed my sheep, it is a childish Argument, for to feed sheep, is not to bear dominion over the whole Church: and Peter exhorts all Bishops, to feed their flocks; therefore there was no authority given unto Peter more then to others, or that Peter did equally communicate the authority which he had received unto others, and did not reserve it to himself, to be transported to the Bishops of Rome.
Touching their Arguments, that these words were spoken to none but Peter, this will easily be dissolued, if we know why Christ gaue this name Peter to him, whose name was Simon, hauing respect onely to the constant profession which hee made of Christ, as God changed the name of Abraham from Abram, which tooke the name of the multitude, which should come forth of his seede: so Peter took his name of the constant confession of Christ, which indeede is the true Rocks vpon which the Church is builded, and not Peter, no otherwise then Abraham was not the multitude himselfe, whereof he tooke his name: and the Church if it had béene builded vpon Peter, should haue béene builded but vpon a weake foundation, who was ouercome with the words of a litle wench, so constantly to deny Christ, so any man may vnderstand how these Romish builders doe wrest the scriptures to their pleasures. And when they alledge out of the 20. chapter of S. Iohn, feed my sheep, it is a childish Argument, for to feed shéep, is not to beare dominion ouer the whole Church: and Peter exhorts all Byshops, to feed their flocks; therefore there was no authority giuen vnto Peter more then to others, or that Peter did equally communicate the authority which he had receiued vnto others, and did not reserue it to himselfe, to be transported to the Bishops of Rome.