A07225:1953
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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During which trouble King Edward died, and in Queen Mary's time another named Henry, was made Bishop of S. Davids, who sent for the said Robert Farrar, and committed him to prison, and afterward declared unto the said Robert the great clemency, that the King and Queens Highness pleasure was to be offered unto him, if he would submit himself unto the Laws of this Realm, and conform himself unto the unity of the Catholic Church, and seeing the said Robert made him no answer, he ministered unto him these Articles.
During which trouble King Edward died, and in Quéene Maries time another named Henry, was made Bishop of S. Dauids, who sent for the said Robert Farrar, and committed him to prison, and afterward declared vnto the saide Robert the great clemency, that the King and Quéenes Highnesse pleasure was to bee offered vnto him, if he would submit himselfe vnto the Lawes of this Realme, and conforme himselfe vnto the vnity of the Catholike Church, and séeing the said Robert made him no answere, he ministred vnto him these Articles.
First, whether he believe the marriage of Priests to be lawful by the law of God and holy Church.
First, whether he beleeue the marriage of Priests to be lawfull by the lawe of God and holy Church.
Secondly, whether he believed the very body and blood of Christ is really and substantially in the Sacrament, without the substance of bread and wine. Bishop Farrar would not answer, until he saw a lawful Commission, so he was committed again: then he was called again after, and would answer no otherwise then as before; whereupon he was pronounced Contu•nax, and for punishment thereof, to be counted Pro confesso, and committed him again. The next day of appearance, the said Bishop Farrar craved time to answer, and at the time did answer.