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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.
Oliph. If thou wilt not recant I will pronounce sentence.
Mill. You shall know that I will not recant: for I am corn and not chaff, I will not be blown away with the wind, nor burst with the flail, but I will abide both.
Mill. You shall know that I will not recant: for I am corne and not chaffe, I will not be blowne away with the winde, nor burst with the flaile, but I will abide both.
When sentence was pronounced, and he to be delivered to the temporal Judge, his constancy so moved the hearts of many, that the Provost of the Town Patrick Learmond, though he were Steward of the Bishops regality, refused to be his temporal Judge: and the Bishops Chamberlain being therewith charged, would not take upon him so ungodly an office: the Bishops servants could get never a cord in the whole town for money to tie him to the stake withal, nor a Tar barrel to burn him when he came to the stake. He said to Oliphant, Put me up with thy hands, and take part in putting me to death, for by Gods law I am forbidden to lay hands on my self. Then he put him up with his hands; and he ascended gladly, saying, Introibo ad altare Dei, and desired he might speak to the people, which was denied him, they saying he had spoken too much already. Then some of the young men committed the burners, and the Bishops their Masters to the Devil, and bade him speak what he pleased.
When sentence was pronounced, and he to be deliuered to the temporall Iudge, his constancie so moued the hearts of many, that the Prouost of the Towne Patricke Learmond, though he were Steward of the Bishops regalitie, refused to bee his temporall Iudge: and the Bishops Chamberlaine being therewith charged, would not take vpon him so vngodly an office: the Bishops seruants could get neuer a cord in the whole towne for money to tye him to the stake withall, nor a Tarre barrell to burne him when he came to the stake. He said to Oliphant, Put me vp with thy hands, and take part in putting me to death, for by Gods law I am forbidden to lay hands on my selfe. Then he put him vp with his hands; and he ascended gladly, saying, Introibo ad altare Dei, and desired he might speake to the people, which was denied him, they saying he had spoken too much already. Then some of the yong men committed the burners, and the Bishops their Masters to the Diuell, and bade him speake what he pleased.