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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. It is true, that where so many be gathered together in Christs name, it is not credible, but two or three be gathered together in his name, but if there be an hundred good, & two h•ndreth bad, being the Decrees & Ordinances go according to most voices, what can the less number of voices prevail: It is a common proverb, often the greater part overcometh the better: but it is impossible that any such Council of good men allowed such a Mass as ours was of late, in a strange tongue, and stuffed with so many absurdities, errors, and superstitions: for as there is no agreement betwixt light and darkness, Christ and Belial: so superstition and sincere religion, will-worship, and pure worship in spirit and truth, can never agree together.
Ridley. It is true, that where so many be gathered together in Christs name, it is not credible, but two or three be gathered together in his name, but if there be an hundreth good, & two h•ndreth bad, being the Decrees & Ordinances goe according to most voices, what can the lesse number of voices preuaile: It is a common prouerbe, often the greater part ouercommeth the better: but it is impossible that any such Councell of good men allowed such a Masse as ours was of late, in a strange tongue, and stuffed with so many absurdities, errors, and superstitions: for as there is no agreement betwixt light and darknes, Christ and Beliall: so superstition and sincere religion, will-worship, and pure worship in spirit and truth, can neuer agree together.
Latimer. Touching general Councils, I refer you to your own experience in our Parliaments, and Convocations: the most part in my time did bring forth the six Articles, because then the King would so have it: After the most part did repeal the same, because our good Josiah would so have it: The same Articles now again the most part hath restored, because the Queen will have it; after this sort most commonly are mens proceedings.
Latimer. Touching generall Councels, I refer you to your owne experience in our Parliaments, and Conuocations: the most part in my time did bring forth the six Articles, because then the King would so haue it: After the most part did repeale the same, because our good Iosias would so haue it: The same Articles now again the most part hath restored, because the Queene will haue it; after this sort most commonly are mens proceedings.