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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.
This they ground upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Colossians, I fulfil the afflictions of Christ which were wanting in my flesh, for his body which is the church: But Paul referreth to those afflictions wherewith the members are and shall be afflicted, so long as they live in this world, even as Christ was afflicted: and whereas S. James addeth this word, for the Church: he doth not mean for the Redemption of it, but for the edifying of the same, as in the 2. to Timothy, he saith; He suffereth for the elect sake, for by his constancy and steadfastness in troubles, he showeth he contemneth this life, in hope of a better life: whereby he doth confirm and establish the faith of the Church for great fruit, by the afflictions and martyrdom of the faithful, ariseth to the glory of God, in that they subscribe and bear witness unto the truth by their blood, and being the Popes pardons are nothing else then such as he feigneth, he is a manifest deceiver, and a Simonist in selling such merchandise as can in no place help.
This they ground vpon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Collossians, I fulfill the afflictions of Christ which were wanting in my flesh, for his body which is the church: But Paul referreth to those afflictions wherewith the members are and shall be afflicted, so long as they liue in this world, euen as Christ was afflicted: and wheras S. Iames addeth this word, for the Church: he doth not meane for the Redemption of it, but for the edifying of the same, as in the 2. to Timothy, he saith; He suffereth for the elect sake, for by his constancy and stedfastnes in troubles, he sheweth he contemneth this life, in hope of a better life: whereby he doth confirme and establish the faith of the Church for great fruit, by the afflictions and martirdome of the faithfull, ariseth to the glory of God, in that they subscribe and beare witnesse vnto the truth by their blood, and being the Popes pardons are nothing else then such as he faineth, he is a manifest deceiuer, and a Simonist in selling such marchandise as can in no place help.
Touching the marriage of Priests, it is against the word of God, & against Justice to forbid Priests to marry in the 13. to the Hebrews, The band of marriage is undefiled and honourable amongst all men: And in the