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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.
Between the time of King Lucius, and the entering of the Saxons, there reigned after Lucius Severus a Romaine: after him Bassianus, a Romaine; after him Cerausius, a Britain; after him Alectus, a Romaine; after him Asclepiodotus, a Britain; after him Coilus, a Britain; after him Constantius, a Roman; after him Constantinus, a Britain, by Helena his Mother, the Daughter of King Coilus, and Wife of Constantius. Constantine first made the walls of London and Colchester: when the Romans ruled it, it was ruled by Infidels, and when the Britons ruled, by Christians; yet no persecution was raised in it, until the tenth persecution, which was so cruel, that all our English Chronicles report, that all Christianity almost in the whole land was destroyed, Churches subverted, and the Scriptures burned, as before is showed.
Betwéene the time of King Lucius, and the entring of the Saxons, there raigned after Lucius Seuerus a Romaine: after him Bassianus, a Romaine; after him Cerausius, a Brittaine; after him Alectus, a Romaine; after him Asclepiodotus, a Brittaine; after him Coilus, a Brittaine; after him Constantius, a Romain; after him Constantinus, a Brittain, by Helena his Mother, the Daughter of King Coilus, and Wife of Constantius. Constantine first made the wals of London and Colchester: when the Romaines ruled it, it was ruled by Infidels, and when the Brittains ruled, by Christians; yet no persecution was raised in it, vntill the tenth persecution, which was so cruell, that all our English Chronicles report, that all Christianity almost in the whole land was destroyed, Churches subuerted, and the Scriptures burned, as before is shewed.
It is worthy to be noted, that Constantine, that worthy Emperor, was not only a Britain borne, but his Mother Helena, Daughter of King Coilus a Britain, but also by the help of the Britons Army, which Constantine took with him, with great victories he obtained the peace of the Universal Church, having three legions with him out of this Realm, of chosen Soldiers.
It is worthy to be noted, that Constantine, that worthy Emperor, was not onely a Brittaine borne, but his Mother Helena, Daughter of King Coilus a Brittaine, but also by the helpe of the Brittaines Army, which Constantine tooke with him, with great victories he obtained the peace of the Uniuersall Church, hauing thrée legions with him out of this Realme, of chosen Souldiers.