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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.
Marcus Arethusius, because, at the commandment of Constantine, he pulled down a Temple of Idols, and builded a Church for Christians in the place, they stripped him naked, and beat him grievously, then put him in a filthy sink, then they caused Boys to thrust him in with sharp sticks, then they anointed him with Honey and Broth, and hung him in the Sun as meat for Wasps and Flies, then they required somewhat towards the building of the Temple again: he answered, it were as great impiety to confer one half-penny to a matter of impiety, as a great sum.
Marcus Arethusius, because, at the commaundement of Constantine, he pulled down a Temple of Idols, and builded a Church for Christians in the place, they stripped him naked, and beat him gréeuously, then put him in a filthy sincke, then they caused Boyes to thrust him in with sharpe stickes, then they annointed him with Hony and Broath, and hung him in the Sunne as meat for Waspes and Flyes, then they required somewhat towards the building of the Temple againe: he answered, it were as great impiety to conferre one halfe-peny to a matter of impiety, as a great summe.
Constantine reigned about thirty years: he was borne in Britain, his Mothers name was Helena, Daughter of King Coilus; he travailed greatly for the peace of Christians, he set peace amongst the Bishops at dissension; he made provision for Preachers, and caused all to be restored unto the Christians that was taken from them by Persecutors. He wrote to his chief Captain, that Ministers should be freed from all public duties and burdens: He wrote to Eusebius for the edifying of new Churches, and after he had gathered the Nicene Council, for the unity of the Church, he writeth to Alexander and Arius for the same intent.
Constantine raigned about thirty yeares: he was borne in Brittaine, his Mothers name was Helena, Daughter of King Coilus; hee trauailed greatly for the peace of Christians, he set peace amongst the Byshops at dissention; hee made prouision for Preachers, and caused all to bee restored vnto the Christians that was taken from them by Persecutors. He wrote to his chéefe Captaine, that Ministers should be fréed from all publique duties and burthens: He wrote to Eusebius for the edifying of new Churches, and after he had gathered the Nicene Councel, for the vnity of the Church, he writeth to Alexander and Arius for the same intent.