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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.
Ridley. Because no man that layeth hand on the plough, and looketh back is fit for the Kingdom of God. Saint Paul would not suffer Titus to be circumcised, that the truth of the Gospel might remain with us uncorrupt, and if I build again the things which I destroyed, I am a trespasser: And another cause is least I should seem to allow that which I know to be contrary to sound Doctrine, and to be a stumbling stock to the weak, so w• should be to me by whom offence cometh: it were better we were cast into the Sea with a Millstone about our necks.
Ridley. Because no man that layeth hand on the plough, and looketh back is fit for the Kingdome of God. Saint Paul would not suffer Titus to be circumcised, that the truth of the Gospell might remaine with vs vncorrupt, and if I build againe the things which I destroyed, I am a trespasser: And another cause is least I should seeme to allow that which I know to bee contrarie to sound Doctrine, and to be a stumbli•g stock to the weake, so w• should be to me by whom of•ence commeth: it were better wee were cast into the Sea with a Milstone about our neckes.
Anto. What is it in the Mass that so offendeth you, that you will not hear nor see it: have you not in times past said Mass your self.
Anto. What is it in the Masse that so offendeth you, that you will not heare nor see it: haue you not in times past said Masse your selfe.
Rid. I am sorry therefore, and I trust God hath forgiven me, for I did it ignorantly, & these things in the Mass are contrary to Gods Word and offend me. The strange tongue, the want of showing the Lords death, the Sacrament is not communicated unto all under both kinds: the sign is worshipped for the thing signified: Christs passion is injured, by affirming the Mass to purge sins, and there are manifold superstitions, and trifling fondness in the same.