A07225:1981
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.
William Pygot, Steven Knight, and John Lawrence.
William Pygot, Steuen Knight, and Iohn Lawrence.
AT the same time that Tomkins and Hunter were examined as before these three likewise were examined before Boner; the same reasons, Articles and persuasions that were used to them, were used unto these also, and they made all answers alike: and when by neither flattery nor threatening they could be brought from the truth, they were condemned, and were carried into Essex to be burned: William Pigot burned at Braintree.
AT the same time that Tomkins and Hunter were examined as before these three likewise were examined before Boner; the same reasons, Articles and perswasions that were vsed to them, were vsed vnto these also, and they made all answeres al•ke: and when by neither flatterie nor threatning they could bee brought from the truth, they were cond•mned, and were carried into Essex to bee burned: William Pigot burned at Braintree.
Steven Knight was burned at Mauld•n, who at the stake kneeled down and said this prayer: O Lord Jesus, for whose love I •eave this life, and desire bitter death, with the loss of all earthly things, ather then to abide the blasphemy of thy name, or to obey men breaking thy Commandments, where I might live in wealth to worship a false God, I chose rather the torment of this body, and have counted all things but dung that I might wins thee: which death i dearer to me then thousands of Gold and Silver: such love hast thou laid up in my breasts that I huger for thee As the wounded Dear desireth the soy, snd hy holy comforter, to aid, comfort, and strengthen me a weak piece of earth, empty of all strength of it self, of thy great love thou ast bidden me to this banquet, accounted me worth to drink of […] own cup, amongst thine eletgive me strength against this hine element which is most irksome to my sight, that it may be sweet and pleasant to my mind, that I may pass through this fire into thy osoe according unto thy promise: accept this sacrifice, for thy dear Son Jesus Christ his sake, for whose Testimony I offer it with all my heart; forgive me my sins as I forgive the world: sweet Saviour spread thy wings over me: O holy Ghost by whose inspiration I am come hither, conduct me to everlasting life: Lord into to thine hands commend my spirit, Amen.