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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.
The History of THOMAS CROMWELL, Earle of Essex.
The History of THOMAS CROMVVELL, Earle of Essex.
Thomas Cromwell became the most secret and dear Councillor unto the King, after he was made Earle of Essex: He alone through the singular dexterity of his wit and Counsel brought to pass that which no Prince or King throughout all Europe, dare or can bring to pass: For whereas Brittany was most superstitious of all Nations: he brake off and repressed all the poli•ies and malice of the Fr•ers, Mon•es and Religions, and subverted there houses throughout all the Realm; and brought the Arch-bishops, and Bishops; yea Cranmer and the Bishop of Winchester to an Order, though he were the Kings chief Councillor, preventing their enterprises and complaints, specially in those things which tended to the decay of good men, which favoured the Gospel, unto whom Cromwell was ever a shield against the pestiferous enterprises of Winchester, between whom there was continual emulation both being great with the King; one much feared, th' other beloved; but Winchester seemed such a man to be borne only for the destruction of the good, and Cromwell by thy Divine providence appointed a help to preserve many, it were to tedious to declare how many good men through this mans help have been relieved; whereof a great number being deprived of their patron by his fall perished, and many yet alive which are witness of these things: Jehu, the sharp punisher of superstitious Idolatry was not much unlike this man.
THomas Cromwell became the most secret and deare Councelor vnto the King, after he was made Earle of Essex: He alone through the singular dextritie of his wit and Councell brought to passe that which no Prince or King throughout all Europe, dare or can bring to passe: For whereas Brittany was most superstitious of all Nations: he brake off and repressed all the poliies and malice of the Frers, Mones and Religions, and subuerted there houses throughout all the Realme; and brought the Arch-bishops, and Bishops; yea Cranmer and the Bishop of Winchester to an Order, though he were the Kings chiefe Councelor, preuenting thir enterprises and complaints, specially in those things which tended to the decay of good men, which fauoured the Gospell, vnto whom Cromwell was euer a shield against the pestiferous enterprises of Winchester, betwéen whom there was continuall emulation both being great with the King; one much feared, th' other beloued; but Winchester séemed such a man to be borne onely for the destruction of the good, and Cromwell by thy Diuine prouidence appointed a help to preserue many, it were to tedious to declare how many good men through this mans help haue béen reléeued; whereof a great nmber beeing depriued of their patron by his fall perished, and many yet aliue which are witnes of these things: Iehu, the sharpe punisher of superstitious Idolatry was not much vnlike this man.