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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
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the means whereby you shall receive this benefit, is by revoking the laws, whereby you have dissevered yourselves from the unity of Christs Church, therefore you, as provident men for the weal of your souls and bodies, powder what is to be done in this weighty cause. The next day the three estates sitting in the Parliament-house, all on their knees exhibited a Supplication to their Highnesses, the King and Queen, that their humble suit, by their Graces intercession and mean▪ might be exhibited unto the Cardinal, declaring themselves sorry and repentant for the Schism committed in this Realm against the Apostolic Sea, promising, in token of their repentance, to be ready unto the uttermost of their power, to do their endeavour for the repealing of the said laws: and we desire that your Majesties will so set forth this our humble suit, that we may obtain from the Sea Apostolic, by the said most Reverend Father, as well particular as universal absolution, and that we may be received into the bosom of Christs Church, so that this whole Realm may in perfect obedience unto the Sea Apostolic serve God and your Majesties, to the furtherance of his honour and glory. The king and Queen delivered it unto the Cardinal, who perceiving the effect thereof to answer his expectation, he received it most gladly: and after he had thanked Almighty God for the prosperous success of his coming from Rome, by the Popes authority he gave them full absolution: Then they went to the Chapel & sung te Deum with great joy of the reconciliation: the report of this was sent to Rome with great speed, as well by the King and Cardinals Letters, which thou mayest see in the Book of Martyrs: Whereupon the Pope caused Processions to be made with great joy for the conversion of England, and praising the Cardinals diligence, and the devotion of the King and Queen, on Christmas Even by his Bulls he set forth, a general pardon to all such as did truly rejoice for the same.
the meanes wherby you shall receiue this benefit, is by reuoking the lawes, wherby you haue disseuered yourselues from the vnity of Christs Church, therefore you, as prouident men for the weale of your soules and bodies, pouder what is to be done in this waightie cause. The next day the three estates sitting in the Parlament-house, all on their knees exhibited a Supplication to their Highnesses, the King and Queene, that their humble sute, by their Graces intercession and meane▪ might be exhibited vnto the Cardinall, declaring themselues sorie and repentant for the Schisme committed in this Realme against the Apostolike Sea, promising, in token of their repentance, to be readie vnto the vttermost of their power, to doe their endeauour for the repealing of the said lawes: and we desire that your Maiesties will so set forth this our humble sute, that we may obtayne from the Sea Apostolike, by the sayd most Reuerend Father, as well particular as vniuersall absolution, and that we may be receiued into the bosome of Christs Church, so that this whole Realme may in perfect obedience vnto the Sea Apostolike serue God and your Maiesties, to the furtherance of his honour and glorie. The king and Queene deliuered it vnto the Cardinall, who perceauing the effect thereof to answere his expectation, hee receiued it most gladly: and after he had thanked Almighty God for the prosperous successe of his comming from Rome, by the Popes authoritie he gaue them full absolution: Then they went to the Chappell & sung te Deum with great ioy of the reconciliation: the report of this was sent to Rome with great speed, as well by the King and Cardinals Letters, which thou maist see in the Booke of Martyrs: Wherevpon the Pope caused Processions to bee made with great ioy for the conuersion of England, and praising the Cardinals deligence, and the deuotion of the King and Queene, on Christmas Euen by his Bulles hee set forth, a generall pardon to all such as did truely reioyce for the same.