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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
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THE SECOND BOOK Containing the next 300. years.
THE SECOND BOOKE Containing the next 300. yeares.
BY these Persecutions hitherto, we may understand that what the fury of Satan and rage of men could devise to do by death or torments, all was to the utmost attempted to extinguish the Name and Religion of Christ, yet notwithstanding the wisdom of the world and the strength of men, Christ hath the upper hand as thou seest.
BY these Persecutions hitherto, we may vnderstand that what the fury of Sathan and rage of men could deuise to do by death or torments, all was to the vtmost attempted to extinguish the Name and Religion of Christ, yet notwithstanding the wisedome of the world and the strength of men, Christ hath the vpper hand as thou seest.
Now because the tying up of Satan giveth the Church rest▪ we will leave the affairs of the Universal Church, and prosecute the Histories of our Country of England and Scotland, beginning with King Lucius, with whom the Faith began first in this Realm.
Now because the tying vp of Sathan giueth the Church rest▪ we will leaue the affaires of the Uniuersall Church, and prosecute the Histories of our Country of England and Scotland, beginning with King Lucius, with whom the Faith began first in this Realme.