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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.
Bish. Thou art gone from the Catholic Church, where was thy Church before King Edwards days? I asked, where was the Church in Elijah his time, and in Christs time? He said, Elijah only complained of the ten Tribes. I said there was no Prophet at that time in the other two Tribes, then the Bishop commanded me to be carried unto a more strait Prison, declaring that he would find a means at his return, to weed such wolves out of the way. After the Chancellor, a Prebendary called Tensea came to him, and exhorted him by all means possible to submit himself unto the Church.
Bish. Thou art gone from the Catholick Church, where was thy Church before King Edwards daies? I asked, where was the Church in Elias his time, and in Christs time? He said, Elias only complained of the ten Tribes. I said there was no Prophet at that time in the other two Tribes, then the Bishop commanded me to be caried vnto a more strait Prison, declaring that he would finde a meanes at his returne, to wéede such wolues out of the way. After the Chancelor, a Prebendary called Tensea came to him, and exhorted him by all meanes possible to submit himselfe vnto the Church.
Robert. I would gladly submit my self unto the Church, which submitteth it self to Gods word: but how (quoth he) can you come to the knowledge of the word of God, but as you be led by the Church. I answered, the Church is not above the word of God, because it declareth it, no more then John Baptist is above Christ, by showing Christs coming unto the people, or if you should tell one this is the King, and therefore you should say, you were above the King.
Robert. I would gladly submit my selfe vnto the Church, which submitteth it selfe to Gods word: but how (quoth he) can you come to the knowledge of the word of God, but as you be led by the Church. I answered, the Church is not aboue the word of God, because it declareth it, no more then Iohn Baptist is aboue Christ, by shewing Christs comming vnto the people, or if you should tell one this is the King, and therefore you should say, you were aboue the King.