A07225:1938
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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When he came to Master Bradford, for they both lay in one Chamber, he told him laughingly, how he had made the Bishop afraid to strike him: that night his Wife, his Son Thomas, and his man John Hull, were suffered to sup with him, after Supper, he thanked GOD, that he had given him strength to abide by his holy Word: Then he said unto his Son; My dear Son, God give thee his Spirit, truly to serve Christ, to learn his word, and to stand by it all thy life: my Son, fear God, fly sin, pray to him, and apply thy book, and see thou be obedient unto thy Mother, cherish the poor, and count that try chief riches, is to be rich in a•mes.
When he came to Maister Bradford, for they both lay in one Chamber, hee told him laughinglie, how he had made the Bishop affraid to strike him: that night his Wife, his Sonne Thomas, and his man Iohn Hull, were suffered to sup with him, after Supper, he thanked GOD, that hee had giuen him strength to abide by his holie Word: Then he said vnto his Sonne; My deare Sonne, God giue thee his Spirit, truly to serue Christ, to learne his word, and to stand by it all thy life: my Sonne, feare God, fly sinne, pray to him, and apply thy booke, and sée thou be obedient vnto thy Mother, cherish the poore, and count that try chéefe riches, is to be rich in a•mes.
Then he said, my dear Wife, be steadfast in the •eare and love of God, be not defiled with Popish Idolatries: we have been faithful yoke-fellows together, the Lord will reward you for your faithfulness towards me, I now must be taken from you; and I would advise you to marry with some honest man that feareth GOD, he will provide such a one for you, and he will be a merciful Father to you, and your Children, whom I pray bring up in the fear of God and learning, and keep them from Romish Idolatry, then with weeping fears they prayed together, and kissed each other.
Then he said, my deare Wife, be steadfast in the •eare and loue of God, be not defiled with Popish Idolatries: wee haue béene faithfull yoke-fellowes together, the Lord will reward you for your faithfulnesse towards me, I now must be taken from you; and I would aduise you to marrie with some honest man that feareth GOD, he will prouide such a one for you, and he will bee a mercifull Father to you, and your Children, whom I pray bring vp in the feare of God and learning, and kéep them from Romish Idolatry, then with wéeping feares they prayed together, and kissed each other.