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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.
In King Henrys days, this John fell into a despair of himself, upon the occasion of these words in the 7. to the Hebrews, For it cannot be, that they which were once illuminated and have tasted the heavenly gift &c.
In King Henries daies, this Iohn fell into a dispaire of himselfe, vpon the occasion of these words in the 7. to the Hebrewes, For it cannot be, that they which were once illuminated and haue tasted the heauenly gift &c.
The Bishop sending a warrant for this John, the Mayor of Coventry sent him a privy watch-word, who with his Brother William conveyed himself away, but the Sheriff found Robert lying sick in bed, and although the Sheriff would fain have dismissed him, saying; He was not the man for whom they were sent, yet fearing the stout words of the Officer, he put him in Prison until the Bishops coming.
The Bishop sending a warrant for this Iohn, the Mayor of Couentry sent him a priuy watch-word, who with his Brother William conuayed himselfe away, but the Sheriffe found Robert lying sicke in bed, and although the Sheriffe would faine haue dismissed him, saying; Hee was not the man for whom they were sent, yet fearing the stout words of the Officer, he put him in Prison vntill the Bishops comming.
Robert. Being brought before the Bishop of Coventry, he asked me wherefore I wou•d not come to Church, I said I would not come thither as long as Mass was used in their Churches, though I had 500. lives and might save them all by going: and I asked if they could find any thing in the Scriptures, whereby they could defend the Mass.
Robert. Being brought before the Bishop of Couentry, he asked me wherefore I woud not come to Church, I said I would not come thither as long as Masse was vsed in their Churches, though I had 500. liues and might saue them all by going: and I asked if they could finde any thing in the Scriptures, whereby they could defend the Masse.