A07225:1886
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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Saunders told one that lay with him in prison, that in the time of his examination he was wonderfully comforted, and received a taste of the communion of Saints: a pleasant refreshing did issue from every part of his body to his heart, and from thence into all parts again. He continued in prison a year and three months, and then he was sent for before the Lord Chancellor, who offered him his pardon if he would recant; which because he refused, he was condemned upon his opinion against the Sacrament, with his hand in writing unto Bonner, as before is related.
Saunders tolde one that lay with him in prison, that in the time of his examination he was wonderfully comforted, and receaued a taste of the communion of Saints: a pleasant refreshing did issue from euery part of his bodie to his heart, and from thence into all parts againe. He continued in prison a yeare and three moneths, and then he was sent for before the Lord Chancellor, who offered him his pardon if he would recant; which because he refused, he was condemned vpon his opinion against the Sacrament, with his hand in writing vnto Bonner, as before is related.
Then he was carried unto Coventry, and one night he was put into the common Gaole amongst other prisoners, where he slept little, but spent the night in prayer and instruction of others: the next day he was led to execution into the Park without the City, going in old gown and a shirt, bare-footed, and as he went he oftentimes fell flat on the ground and prayed. When he was come nigh to the place▪ the officer told him he was one of them that marred the realm with heresy, wherefore thou hast deserved death, yet if thou wilt revoke thine heresies the Queen hath pardoned thee.
Then he was carried vnto Couentrie, and one night he was put into the common Gaole amongst other prisoners, where he slept little, but spent the night in prayer and instruction of others: the next day he was ledde to execution into the Parke without the Citie, going in olde gowne and a shirt, bare-footed, and as he went he oftentimes fell flat on the ground and prayed. When he was come nigh to the place the officer told him he was one of them that marred the realme with heresie, wherefore thou hast deserued death, yet if thou wilt reuoke thine heresies the Quéen hath pardoned thée.