A07225:1897
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.
The twentieth of January he was brought to Gardiner's house,1 at Saint Mary-Overies, where the Bishop of Winchester with other Bishops, moved M Hooper earnestly, to forsake his evil and corrupt doctrine, preached in King Edwards days, and to return to the unity of the Catholic Church, and to acknowledge the Popes Holiness the supreme head thereof, according to the determination of the whole Parliament, promising that as he himself and other his Brethren, had received the Popes blessing, and Queen Mary's mercy, even so mercy was ready to be showed to him, and others, if he would arise with them, and condescend to the Popes Ho••nes.
The twentith of Ianuary he was brought to Gardiners house,1 at Saint Mary-Oueries, where the Bishop of Winchester with other Bishops, moued M Hooper earnestly, to forsake his euill and corrupt doctrine, preached in King Edwards daies, and to returne to the vnity of the Catholike Church, and to acknowledge the Popes Holines the supreame head thereof, according to the determination of the whole Parliament, promising that as he himselfe and other his Brethren, had receiued the Popes blessing, and Queene Maries mercy, euen so mercy was ready to be shewed to him, and others, if hee would arise with them, and condiscend to the Popes Ho••nes.
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Master Hooper answered, for so much as the Pope taught doctrine contrary to Christs doctrine, he is no member of Christs Church, much less the head thereof, therefore he could not condescend to any such usurped Jurisdiction, neither doth he esteem that Church to be the Catholic Church of Christ, for the true Church heareth only the voice of Christ her Spouse, and flieth the voice of Strangers. I desire the Queens mercy, if mercy may be had with safety of conscience, and without displeasure of GOD: answer was made, that the Queen would show no mercy to the Popes Enemies, then he was sent to the