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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.
There were four Persecutions in England, before Austen came into England: the first under Diocletian; the second, by the invading of Gnarius and Melga, one captain of the Huns, the other of the Picts, after they had slaughtered 11000. Virgins, as before made a rode into Britain, hearing it wanted strength, and murdered Christians and spoiled Churches without mercy: the third by the Saxons, who destroyed Christs Saints and the Churches, until Aurelius Ambrosius restored again the Churches: the fourth, Gurmundus King of the Africans joined with the Saxons, and wrought much grievance to the Christians of the Land, which persecution remained to the time of Ethelbert the fifth King of Kent.
There were foure Persecutions in England, before Austen came into England: the first vnder Dioclesian; the second, by the inuading of Gnarius and Melga, one captaine of the Hunnes, the other of the Picts, after they had slaughtered 11000. Uirgines, as before made a rode into Brittaine, hearing it wanted strength, and murdered Christians and spoiled Churches without mercy: the third by the Saxons, who destroyed Christs Saints and the Churches, vntill Aurelius Ambrosius restored again the Churches: the fourth, Gurmundus King of the Affricans ioyned with the Saxons, and wrought much grieuance to the Christians of the Land, which persecution remained to the time of Ethelbert the fift King of Kent.
In the t•me of Ethelbert, the faith was received of the Saxons; by this means Gregory Bishop of Rome, seeing Britain Children to be sold in Rome, very beautiful, understanding what Country they were of, pitied that the Country which was so beautiful, and angelical, so to be subject to the prince of darkness: Wherefore he sent thither Austen with about forty Preachers with him, and when they were appalled and would have turned back again▪ Gregory emboldened and comforted them with his Letter, so they came to the Isle of •henet in Kent, Ethelbert as before was King of Kent, he had married one Berda, a French Woman, upon condition she should use the Christian Religion with one Lebardus her Bishop, Austen sent to the King, signifying he was come from Rome, bringing with him glad tidings to him and all his people of life and salvation, if he would so willingly hearken unto it, as he was gladly come to preach it unto him. The King having heard of this Religion by his Wife, came to the place where Austen was, Austen against his coming erected a Banner of the Crucifire (such then was the grossness of the time) and preached to him the word of God, the King promised they should have all things necessary, and none should molest them and gave them free leave to preach to his subjects, and convert whom they might to the Faith.