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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
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.
Pusices, seeing an old Father shrink in the sight of the Martyr•, said; shut thine eyes, be strong, and shortly thou shalt see God, wherefore the King caused an hole to be made in his neck, and thereout pulled his tongue, and so he was put to death, and his Daughter, a Virgin, died with him in Christs cause, the number of them that were martyred in Persia, was 15000. This coming to Constantine's ears, moved him, he granted Sapores his Ambassadors all they requested, thinking thereby to move him to favour the Christians, and wrote to them to take compassion on the Innocents, and showed how the hand of God had been against Tyrants of the Church.
Pusices, séeing an old Father shrinke in the sight of the Martyr•, said; shut thine eies, be strong, and shortly thou shalt sée God, wherefore the King caused an hole to be made in his necke, and thereout pulled his tongue, and so he was put to death, and his Daughter, a Uirgine, died with him in Christs cause, the number of them that were martyred in Persia, was 15000. This comming to Constantines eares, mooued him, he graunted Sapores his Ambassadors all they requested, thinking thereby to mooue him to fauour the Christians, and wrote to them to take compassion on the Innocents, and shewed how the hand of God had béene against Tyrants of the Church.
Benjamin, for preaching Christ, was thrust under the nails with twenty sharp pricks, when he laughed at it, a sharp Reed was thrust into his yard, and a long thorny stalk up into his body until he died. Under Julianus Apostate, Emilianus was burned, Domitius was slain in his Cave: Theodorus singing a Psalm, was tormented from morning to night, hardly escaped with life, and being asked how he could abide the torments, said, at first I felt some pain, but after there stood a young man by me, who so refreshed me, that it grieved me more when I was let down from the Engine then before.
Beniamin, for preaching Christ, was thrust vnder the nailes with twenty sharpe prickes, when hee laughed at it, a sharpe Réede was thrust into his yard, and a long thorny stalke vp into his body vntill hee died. Under Iulianus Apostata, Emilianus was burned, Domitius was slaine in his Caue: Theodorus singing a Psalme, was tormented from morning to night, hardly escaped with life, and being asked how hee could abide the torments, said, at first I felt some paine, but after there stood a young man by me, who so refreshed me, that it greeued me more when I was let down from the Ingine then before.