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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
Book 11 › The Martyrdom of WILLIAM HUNTER.Book 11 › The Martyrdome of VVILLIAM HVNTER.
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The Martyrdom of WILLIAM HUNTER.
The Martyrdome of VVILLIAM HVNTER.
The said Hunter was at all times brought before the Bishop of London, with the aforesaid Thomas Tomkins, and had the same Articles, Reasons and persuasions objected as the said Thomas Tomkins had and they made both the same answers, saving that Boner used these words only to Hunter: Will you abjure and return to the Catholic Church: He answered, I will stand to that which I have said: And further he said it is false Doctrine & belief, to believe that Christs true body is in the Sacrament, which is only in heaven, and that his friends and kindred were deceived if they otherwise believed, I will continue in the truth that is taught me as long as I live, •or if I do otherwise I shall perish both body and soul, and I had rather my body perish, then my soul. Whereupon he was condemned, and after carried to Burnt-wood, where he suffered most joyfully. He was a very young man, borne of good parents, of whom he was not only instructed ⟨p. 264⟩to godliness, but confirmed unto death, a rare example to be had in admiration of all parents, where the natural affection of parents were overcome with godliness, w•o like the holy mother in the Maccabees, encouraged their son as much as they could to go through valiantly, rejoicing with wonderful gladness, and either of them drank unto him, confirming him in the Lord, I cannot tell whether I should praise the virtue of the Son or of the Parents.