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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 destruction of Merindall and Cabriers.
IN the year 1218. as is aforesaid, God raised up one Waldo, a rich Merchant of Lyons in France, which having attained perfect knowledge by the word of God, discovered the naughtiness of the Ecclesiastical Ministers, many joined themselves unto them, which were called Waldenses, and being by persecution dispersed into di•ers Countries, there were two towns remaining of their Religion in France, to wit; Merindall and Gabriers.
IN the yeare 1218. as is aforesaid, God raised vp one Waldo, a rich Merchant of Lyons in France, which hauing attained perfect knowledge by the word of God, discouered the naughtines of the Ecclesiastical Ministers, many ioyned themselues vnto them, which were called Waldenses, and being by persecution dispersed into di•ers Countries, there were two towns remaining of their Religion in France, to wit; Merindall and Gabriers.
Certain of the chief of Merindall, were commanded to appear at the Parliament of Provence, they would have retained Advocates to answer for them, who told them, it was not lawful for them to give counsel to them, because they were but Lutherans, but one told them secretly; That they should not appear before the said Court, except they were fully determined to be burned by a little fire made of Chaff, without any further judgement: for the Court had already determined the matter against them; whereupon, and because they had seen many good men served so, having no other cause of condemnation, but that they were reported to be Lutherans, for these causes they did not appear at the day appointed: whereupon, the Parliament gave out an arrest, whereby not only they of Merindal, that were appointed to appear, were condemned to be burned, as attainted of heresy and high Treason, and their goods confiscate unto the King, but also all the inhabitants of Merindall, wherein was fourscore houses to be burned, men, women, and children, & the town to be razed, and the trees cut up 500. paces round about.