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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 the possessions temporal, and jurisdiction in temporalities, in the 18. Chapter of Numbers, God said to Aaron, Thou shalt have no portion amongst them, I am thy portion and heritage, thou and the Levites shall have all the tithes of Israel for their ministry; but what heritage is provided for them I do not say but they may possess, but all temporal jurisdiction should be taken from them: when twice there rose a contention, which of Christs disciples should be greatest: he told them they should not have dominion one over another, like the Kings of the Nations, & Christ in the 12. of Luke, answered him that desired him to divide his Brothers inheritance unto him, Who made me a Judge. And in the 8. of John, he refused to give judgement upon the Adulteress: whereby it appeareth, Christ rejected the office of a Judge, as a thing not agreeable to his office. When Moses took upon him the civill government and the priest-hood, he was commanded to resign the Priest-hood to Aaron, for it was against nature one man should suffice both charges, and as long as the face of the true Church did continue, no Priest did usurp the right of the sword. S. Ambrose saith, Emperors rather desired the Office of Priest-hood, then Priests any Empire, then sumptuous Palaces belonged to Emperors, and Churches to Priests. And S. Barnard saith, Peter could not give that which he had not, but he gave to his successors that which he had, carefulness over the Congregation, for this cause the kingdom of heaven is given unto you, why do you invade other mens bounds?
Touching the possessions temporall, and iurisdiction in temporalities, in the 18. Chapter of Numbers, God said to Aaron, Thou shalt haue no portion amongst thē, I am thy portion and heritage, thou and the Leuits shall haue all the tithes of Israell for their ministry; but what heritage is pr•uided for them I doe not say but they may possesse, but all temporall iurisdiction should be taken from them: when twice there rose a contention, which of Christs disciples should be greatest: he told them they should not haue dominion one ouer another, like the Kings of the Nations, & Christ in the 12. of Luke, answered him that desired him to deuide his Brothers inheritance vnto him, Who made me a Iudge. And in the 8. of Iohn, he refused to giue iudgement vpon the Adulteresse: whereby it appeareth, Christ reiected the office of a Iudge, as a thing not agréeable to his office. When Moses tooke vpon him the ciuill gouernment and the priest-hood, he was commaunded to resigne the Priest-hood to Aaron, for it was against nature one man should suffice both charges, and as long as the face of the true Church did continue, no Priest did vsurpe the right of the sword. S. Ambrose saith, Emperors rather desired the Office of Priest-hood, then Priests any Empire, then sumptuous Palaces belonged to Emperors, and Churches to Priests. And S. Barnard saith, Peter could not giue that which he had not, but he gaue to his successors that which he had, carefulnesse ouer the Congregation, for this cause the kingdom of heauen is giuen vnto you, why do you inuade other mens bounds?