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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.
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.
The Papists do earnestly contend, that the Faith of Christ was first brought and received into England from Rome, both in the time of Eleutherius their Bishop, in the year 180. and also in the time of Augustine, whom Gregory sent hither in the year 600. but it is proved otherwise by these seven Arguments.
The Papists doe earnestly contend, that the Faith of Christ was first brought and receiued into England from Rome, both in the time of Eleutherius their Byshop, in the yeare 180. and also in the time of Augustine, whom Gregory sent hither in the yeare 600. but it is proued otherwise by these seauen Arguments.
1 Gildas affirmeth,1 that Britain received the Gospel in the time of Tiberius the Emperor, under whom Christ suffered, & saith farther, that Joseph of Arimathia, was sent of Philip the Apostle from France to Britain, in the year 63. and remained here all his time, and founded the Faith amongst the Britons.
1 Gildas affirmeth,