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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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They defended their Constitutions by these reasons, if it were lawful to the Apostles to make a decree besides the commandment of Christ, that the people should abstain from things offered to Idols & blood, it is lawful for their successors as ⟨p. 196⟩oft as need requireth to do the same: but the Apostles made no new decree, but to warn them how to rule themselves amongst their Brethren, least they should abuse their liberty to the offence of others: and contrary, Peter in the same council pronounceth God to be tempted, if any yoke be laid upon the neck of the Disciples: and S. James saith, the Gentiles that are converted unto God, are not to be troubled with extern decrees, and outward Elements.
They defended their Constitutions by these reasons, if it were lawfull to the Apostles to make a decree besides the commaundement of Christ, that the people should abstain frō things offered to Idols & blood, it is lawful for their successors as ⟨p. 196⟩oft as néede requireth to do the same: but the Apostles made no new decree, but to warne them how to rule themselues amongst their Brethren, least they should abuse their liberty to the offence of others: and contrary, Peter in the same councel pronounceth God to be tempted, if any yoake be laid vpon the necke of the Disciples: and S. Iames saith, the Gentiles that are conuerted vnto God, are not to be troubled with externe decrées, and outward Elements.
And by the 23. of Matthew, The Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses Chair, whatsoever they command to observe, keep; but do not after their doings. Christ taught his Disciples, that he saw nothing in the doing of the Scribes and Pharisees to be followed, yet they should not refuse to do those things which they did teach by the word, but not what they taught of their own head.
And by the 23. of Mathew, The Scribes and Pharises sit in Moses Chaire, whatsoeuer they command to obserue, keep; but do not after their doings. Christ taught his Disciples, that he saw nothing in the doing of the Scribes and Pharises to be followed, yet they should not refuse to do those things which they did teach by the word, but not what they taught of their owne head.