A07225:1643
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.
Then said Bonner; In good Faith my Lord, I would one thing were had in me•ereverence then it is, What is that said the Archbishop, The blessed Mass (quoth he) you have written well of the Sacrament, I marvel you do no more honour it: The Arch-bishop said; If you think I have wrote well of it, it is because you understand it not. Bonner said, I think I understand it better then you that wrote it: The Archbishop replied, he would easily make a Child of ten years old understand therein as much as you.
Then said Bonner; In good Faith my Lord, I would one thing were had in me•ereuerence then it is, What is that said the Archbishop, The blessed Masse (quoth he) you haue written well of the Sacrament, I maruell you doe no more honour it: The Arch-bishoppe said; If you thinke I haue wrote well of it, it is because you vnderstand it not. Bonner said, I thinke I vnderstand it better then you that wrote it: The Archbishop replyed, he would easily make a Childe of ten yeares old vnderstand therein as much as you.
And when they had called forth Master Latimer, and John Hooper, Preachers, to propound such matter as they had to say against him, he hearing them speak, fell to scorning and taunting them, calling one Goose, and the other Woodcock, and denying their accusation to be true. Whereupon the Arch-Bishop asked him whether he would credit the people there present, and because many of them that were there, were at his Sermon. The Arch-Bishop stood up and read the Article of the Kings authority during his young age, saying unto them; How say you my Masters, did my Lord of London preach this Article, they answered, No, no: Then Bonner deridingly said; Will you believe this fond people.
And when they had called forth Maister Latimer, and Iohn Hooper, Preachers, to propound such matter as they had to say against him, he hearing them speake, fell to scorning and taunting them, calling one Goose, and the other Woodcocke, and denying their accusation to be true. Whereupon the Arch-Byshop asked him whether hee would credit the people there present, and because many of them that were there, were at his Sermon. The Arch-Bishoppe stood vp and read the Article of the Kinges authority during his young age, saying vnto them; How say you my Maisters, did my Lord of London preach this Article, they answered, No, no: Then Bonner deridingly said; Will you beléeue this fond people.