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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.
When the Pope was abolished out of England, and that there was divers tumults about Religion, and it seemed good to the King to appoint a Convocation to which Cromwell came, and found all the Bishop• attending his coming, and all did obeisance unto him, as to their Vicar general; and he saluted them every one in their degree, and sate down in the highest place. Then Cromwell in the name of the King, spake words to this effect.
When the Pope was abolish•d out of England, and that there was diuers tumults about Religion, and it séemed good to the King to appoint a Conuo•ation to which Cromwell came, and found all the Bishop• attending his comming, and all did obeysance vnto him, as to their Uicar generall; and he saluted them euery one in their degrée, and sate downe in the highest place. Then Cromwell in the name of the King, spake words to this effect.
The King thanks you •o: your diligence, the cause why he hath willed you to assemble, is that you should estab•sh certain controversies touching the state of Faith, and Christian Religion, which are now in controversy, not only in this Realm: but also amongst all other Nations of the world, for he willeth not that there should be any public change in this Realm of Religion, except by the consent of you and the whole Parliament, wherein you may easily perceive his ⟨p. 198⟩profound wisdom & great leve towards you: Wherefore he desireth you in Christs name, that leaving blindness, contentions▪ you would discuss those things amongst you which pertain to religion; and the Church having only respect unto the Scriptures, neither will he any longer suffer the Scriptures to be wrested by any one of you; neither to be oppressed with the Popes Decrees, or authority of the Doctors or Councils; neither will he allow any Doctrine grounded only upon Antiquity and Custom, having no other foundation in Scriptures, such as you call unwritten verities, you owe this duty chiefly to Christ; and next of necessity unto the Church, and yet you shall not be unrewarded at the Kings hands if he perceive you do your duty as you ought in establishing concord in the Church: The which to bring to pass the only method is to discuss all things according to the Canons of Gods word: whereunto the Kings Majesty doth exhort you, and heartily desire you: the Bishops gave thanks unto the King for his zeal unto the Church, and his exhortation worthy so Christian a Prince.