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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.
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.
After, Maximinian took all the power that was left of fighting Men, to subdue France, and after sent for 100000. Soldiers more at once, at which time Conanus his Partner sent for 11000. Virgins out of Britain, which were drowned ⟨p. 21⟩and spoiled by the way by Infidels, because they would not pollute themselves with them.
After, Maximinian tooke all the power that was left of fighting Men, to subdue France, and after sent for 100000. Souldiours more at once, at which time Conanus his Partner sent for 11000. Uirgines out of Brittaine, which were drowned ⟨p. 21⟩and spoyled by the way by Infidels, because they would not pollute themselues with them.
Thus Britain being destitute of strength, had been oppressed by Guanus and Melga, had not Guethl••us Arch-bishop of London, and Constantinus, Brother to Aldranus, defended the Realm and State of Religion.