A07225:1615
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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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 Stat•te of six Articles, and a•l 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.
Whereby he caused to be enacted, that all Acts of Parliaments and Statutes, touching, menci•ning, or any wise concerning Religion, or opinions, to wit; the Statute of the first yeare of Richard the second, and the statute made in the second yeare of the raign of Henry the fift, and the statute mad• in the fiftéenth yeare of the raigne of Henry the eight, concerning the punishments and reformation of Hereticks and Lolards: and the sixe Articles made in the thirty one yeare of Henry the eight, and the statute made in the thirty thrée year of Henry the eight, against ⟨p. 222⟩the bookes of the old and new Testament in English, and the printing and vttering of English or bookes writings, and preaching the Scriptures, an another Statute in the 35. yeare of Henry the eyght touching the qualification of the Stat•te of sixe Articles, and al and euery other Act or Acts of Parliament concerning Doctrine or matters of Religion, should from thenceforth bee repealed and of none effect, by occasion whereof all his godly subiects abiding within the Realme had free libery to professe the gospell, and those beyond Sea wer not onely licensed to retrne home but incouraged bouldly and faithfully to trauell in their calling, so that God was much glorified and the people edified.