A07225:1693
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.
I would something put you in mind of the Christian Religion, which so long as I was in authority I did always diligently set forth, and I rejoice therein, sith now the state of Christian Religion cometh most near to the order of the Primitive Church, which I esteem as a great benefit of God to me, and unto you: most heartily exhorting you all, that you will most thankfully embrace it, & set out the same in your living, which if you do not, no doubt great calamity will follow.
I would something put you in minde of the Christian Religion, which so long as I was in authoritie I did alwaies diligently set forth, and I reioice therein, sith now the state of Christian Religion commeth most neere to the order of the Primatiue Church, which I esteeme as a great benefit of God to me, and vnto you: most heartily exhorting you all, that you will most thankefully imbrace it, & set out the same in your liuing, which if you do not, no doubt great calamitie will follow.
Upon these words there was heard a terrible noise, as it had been of some great tempest from above, as if a great deal of Gun-powder, being enclosed in an armoury, having caught fire, had violently broke out: or as if a great company of horsemen had been running together upon them, whereby the people were so amazed, that they ran away; s•me into Ditches and Puddles, and some into the houses; others with their Halberds fell unto the ground: Crying out, Jesus save us, Jesus save us: and those which tarried in their places knew not where they were: It happened here even as when the officers of the High Priests came to take Christ: They run back and fell to the ground, in so great slaughter of Dukes within this few years, there were never so many weeping eyes at one time, and the people seeing Sir Anthony Browne ride to the Scaffold: they conjectured that the King had sent his Uncle pardon, therefore with great rejoicing they cast up their caps, and cried out pardon, pardon, is come, God save the king. Thus the good Duke, although he was destitute of mans help, yet he saw before his departure in what great love and favour he was with all men.