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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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In the beginning of the Reign of Queen Anne, he and others came again into England, and continued a faithful Preacher in the City of London, and in her Graces time well entertained and promoted; and after sent by King Henry the eight, Ambassador to the Duke of Cleave, for the marriage of the Lady Anne of Cleave, between the King and her; and was well accepted until Gardiner came out of France: but then neither Religion nor the Queen prospered, nor Cromwell, ⟨p. 200⟩nor the preachers: Then followed alteration in marriage until he had grafted the marriage into another stock, by the occasion whereof he began his bloody work. Soon after Doctor Barnes, and his Brethren, were carried to the King to Hampton Court to be examined: But the King seeking means of his safety, bad him go home with Gardiner, and confer with him: they not agreeing▪ Gardiner sought opportunity to dispatch Barnes, and the rest, as he had done by the Que•ne the Lady Anne of Cleave, and the Lord Cromwell: and he appointed them three to preach three Sermons at the Spittle, which were baits to minister just occasion of their condemnations: A hen they were sent for to Hampton Court, and from thence carried unto the Tower, and came not thence but to their deaths. Then the Protestants went beyond Sea, Priests were divorced from there Wives, certain Bishops deposed, and other good men denied Christ, and bore Faggots: then they were put to death without judgement; a Papist and a Protestant were laid upon one hurdle and drawn to Smithfield: This was Winchesters devise to colour his tyranny: Then Barnes hid the Sheriff bear him witness he died Christianly, and Charitably, and prayed them all to pray for him, and if the dead may pray for the quick we will pray for you, so they forgave their enemies, and kissed one another, and stood hand in hand at the stake until the ••re came, and so rested in Christ.
In the beginning of the Raigne of Quéene Anne, he and others came againe into England, and continued a faithfull Preacher in the Citie of London, and in her Graces time well entertained and promoted; and after sent by King Henry the eight, Ambassador to the Duke of Cleaue, for the marriage of the Lady Anne of Cleaue, betwéene the King and her; and was well accepted vntill Gardiner came out of France: but then neither Religion nor the Queene prospered, nor Cromwell,