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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 this godly young Prince was peaceably established in his Kingdom, and had a godly, wise, and zealous Council about him, especially the Duke of Somerset, he earnestly desired the advancement of the true honour of God, and planting of sincere Religion, and the suppressing of all Idolatry, Superstition, and hypocrisy throughout his Dominions: Following the good example of the good King Josiah, and being he found most of his Laws repugnant to his zealous enterprise: He by the advice of his wise and Honourable Council, of his own regal authority, did prosecute his godly purpose, until by consent of the whole estate of Parliament he might establish, a more free and uniform order, and those certain wi•e, learned, and discreet personages for Commissioners, generally to visit all the Bishoprics of this Realm, to understand and redress the abuses of the same: and divided them into several companies, and assigned them several Dioceses to be visited, appointing to every company, one or two godly Preachers which should preach to the people at every Sessions, the true Doctrine of the Gospel of Christ, and exhort them to all love and obedience of the same: and earnestly dehort them from their old superstition, and wonted Idolatry: and that they might the more orderly be directed in this their Commission, there were delivered unto them certain injunctions, and Ecclesiastical orders drawn out by the Kings learned Council, the which they should both inquire of, and also command in his Majesties behalf, to be thenceforth observed of every person to whom they did severally appertain within their several circuits: the which Injunctions if thou beest disposed for to read, I leave thee for brevity to the Book at large.
When this godly yong Prince was peaceably established in his Kingdome, and had a godly, wise, and zealous Councell about him, especially the Duke of Sommerset, he earnestly desired the aduancement of the true honour of God, and planting of sincere Religion, and the s•ppressing of all Idolatry, Superstition, and hypocrisie throughout his Dominions: Following the good example of the good King Iosias, and being he found most of his Lawes repugnant to his zealous enterprise: He by the aduice of his wise and Honorable Councell, of his own regall authoritie, did prosecute his godly purpose, vntill by consent of the whole estate of Parliament he might establish, a more free and vniforme order, and those certaine wi•e, learned, and discreet personages for Commissioners, generally to visit all the Bishopricks of this Realme, to vnderstand and redresse the abuses of the same: and diuided them into seuerall companies, and assigned them seuerall Diocesses to be visited, appointing to euery company, one or two godly Preachers which should preach to the people at euery Sessions, the true Doctrine of the Gospell of Christ, and exhort them to all loue and obedience of the same: and earnestly dehort them from their old superstition, and wonted Idolatry: and that they might the more orderly be directed in this their Commission, there were deliuered vnto them certaine iniunctions, and Ecclestasticall orders drawne out by the Kings learned Councell, the which they should both inquire of, and also command in his Maiesties behalfe, to be thenceforth obserued of euery person to whom they did seuerally appertaine within their seuerall circuits: the which Iniunctions if thou beest disposed for to reade, I leaue thee for breuitie to the Booke at large.