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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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ROBERT SMITH being asked by Boner when he was Confessed: He answered, not since the time he had discretion: I am not commanded of God to show my sins to any of that sinful number whom ye call Priests: He was a Painter, and he told the Bishop he had used his vocation better then he had used his Bishopric: He said he never used the Sacrament, nor never would, because it hath not Gods ordinance, but rather it is directed to mock GOD: I count it a detestable Idol, and not GOD, but contrary to GOD and truth: Then the Bishop said, he should be burned: He answered, he must not think thereby to quench the Spirit of GOD, nor make your matter good for your sore is too well seen to be healed so privily with blood, even the Children have all your deeds in derision: so that though ⟨p. 286⟩you patch up one place with authority, yet it shall break out in forty to your shame: Then the Bishop said by my truth if thou wilt be shriven, I will tare this paper of thy examination: I answered, it would be too much to his shame, to show it unto men of discretion.
ROBERT SMITH beeing asked by Boner when hee was Confessed: Hee answered, not since the time he had discretion: I am not commaunded of God to shew my sinnes to any of that sinfull number whom yee call Priests: He was a Painter, and hee told the Bishop hee had vsed his vocation better then hee had vsed his Bishoprick: Hee said hee neuer vsed the Sacrament, nor neuer would, because it hath not Gods ordinance, but rather it is directed to mocke GOD: I count it a detestable Idoll, and not GOD, but contrarie to GOD and truth: Then the Bishop said, hee should be burned: He answered, hee must not thinke thereby to quench the Spirit of GOD, nor make your matter good for your sore is too well seene to bee healed so priuily with bloud, euen the Children haue all your deeds in derision: so that though ⟨p. 286⟩you patch vp one place with authoritie, yet it shall breake out in fortie to your shame: Then the Bishop said by my truth if thou wilt be shrieuen, I will tare this paper of thy examination: I answered, it would be too much to his shame, to shew it vnto men of discretion.