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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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When as Cromwell was dead, Gardiner Bishop of Winchester, being at liberty to exercise his cruelty, it is to be wondered what troubles he raised, and least he should loose his occupation by delays: He first assaults Robert Barnes, Thomas Gerrard, and William Hierome, whom he caused to be put to execution two days after Cromwell; and first of Barnes Doctor of Divinity.
WHen as Cromwell was dead, Gardiner Bishop of Winchester, being at liberty to exercise his cruelty, it is to be wondred what troubles hee raised, and least he should loose his occupation by delayes: Hee first assaults Robert Barnes, Thomas Gerrard, and William Hierome, whom hee caused to be put to execution two daies after Cromwell; and first of Barnes Doctor of Diuinitie.
There was sent down a Sergeant at Arms to Cambridge, who arrested Doctor Barnes in the Convocation house: and they determined to make privy search for Luther's Books, and all the Germans works, but they that were suspected had word thereof, and the Books were conveyed away before they came, and he was brought to Cardinal Wolsey in Westminster: At last he spake with the Cardinal in his Chair of State, kneeling on his knees: Then said the Cardinal, What Master Doctor▪ had you not scope sufficient in the Scriptures to teach the people: but my golden shows, my poleaxes, my pillars, my golden Cushions, my crossee did so much offend you, that you made us Ridiculum caput amongst the people, we were jollily that day laughed to scorn: Verily, it was a ⟨p. 199⟩Sermon more fitter to be preached on a Stage, then in a Pulpit: At last you said, I wore a pair of red Gloves, I should say bloody Gloves, that I should not be cold in the middest of my Ceremonies: He answered, he spake nothing but the truth, according to the Scriptures, and the old Doctors: Then he delivered the Cardinal six sheets of Paper to corroborate his saying: He receiving them said, we perceive you intend to stand to your Articles, and show your learning: Yea said Barnes, by Gods Grace, and your Lordships favour: He answered, such as you bear us and the Catholic Church, little favour: whether do you think it more necessary that I should have this royalty, because I represent the Kings person in all High Courts of this Realm to the terror of all rebellions, Treasons, & all the wicked members of this Common-wealth, or to be as simple as you would have us to sell these things, and give them to the poor, which shortly would piss it against the walls, and pull his Majesty from his dignity: He answered, I think it necessary to be sold and given to the poor, for it is not comely for your calling, and the King is not maintained by your pomp, and poleaxes, but by God, which saith per me Reges regnant: Then the Cardinal said to Doctor Gardiner, and Master Fox, Lo Master Doctors, here is the learned and wise man that you told me of: Then they kneeled and desired his Grace to be good unto them, for he would be reformable: Then said he for your sakes, and the University, we will be good unto him: