A07225:1614
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.
Now during the time the Commissioners were in their circuits,1 about diligent execution of their godly and zealous orders of the King and Council, desiring a further reformation, as well in Ecclesiastical as in Civill government, appointed a Parliament to be summoned on the fourth of November, in the first year of his reign, which continued until the twenty four day of December then next following.
Now during the time the Commissioners were in their circuits,1 about diligent execution of their godly and zealous orders of the King and Councell, de•iring a further reformation, as well in Ecclesiasticall as in Ciuill gouernment, appointed a Parliament to be summoned on the fourth of Nouember, in the first yeare of his raigne, which continued vntill the twenty foure day of December then next following.
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Whereby he caused to be enacted, that all Acts of Parliaments and Statutes, touching, mentioning, or any wise concerning Religion, or opinions, to wit; the Statute of the first year of Richard the second, and the statute made in the second year of the reign of Henry the fifth, and the statute mad• in the fifteenth year of the reign of Henry the eight, concerning the punishments and reformation of Heretics and Lollards: and the six Articles made in the thirty one year of Henry the eight, and the statute made in the thirty three year of Henry the eight, against ⟨p. 222⟩the books of the old and new Testament in English, and the printing and uttering of English or books writings, and preaching the Scriptures, an another Statute in the 35. year of Henry the eight touching the qualification of the Statte of six Articles, and al and every other Act or Acts of Parliament concerning Doctrine or matters of Religion, should from thenceforth be repealed and of none effect, by occasion whereof all his godly subjects abiding within the Realm had free liberty to profess the gospel, and those beyond Sea were not only licensed to return home but encouraged boldly and faithfully to travel in their calling, so that God was much glorified and the people edified.