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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
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Then he wrote to King Ethelbert▪ first he praised GOD, then the King, by whom it pleased God to work such goodness of the people, then exhorted him to persevere in his profession, and to be zealous therein, to convert the multitude, and destroy Idolatry, and to govern them in holiness of conversation, according to the Emperor Constantinus the Great, comforting him with the promises of life, and reward to come.
Then he wrote to King Ethelbert▪ first hee praysed GOD, then the King, by whom it pleased God to worke such goodnesse of the people, then exhorted him to perseuer in his profession, and to be zealous therein, to conuert the multitude, and destroy Idolatry, and to gouerne them in holinesse of conuersation, according to the Emperor Constantinus the Great, comforting him with the promises of life, and reward to come.
Austine receiving his Pall, as above said, and of a Monk being made an Arch-Bishop, he made two Metropolitans, as Gregory commanded; then Austine assembled the Bishops and Doctors of Britain, in this assembly, he charged the Bishops that they should preach the Word of GOD with him: also, that they should reform certain rites and usages in the Church, especially for keeping of Easter, and baptizing after the manner of Rome, the Scots and Britons would not agree thereto, refusing to leave the custom which they so long time had continued. Bede, Fabianus, & others, write of a miracle wrought upon a Blind Englishman, when the Britons could not help him. Austine kneeling down and praying, restored him to sight before them all, for a confirmation (as these Authors say) of keeping of Easter, I leave the credit of the miracle to the Authors of whom I had it.
Austine receiuing his Pall, as aboue said, and of a Monke being made an Arch-Byshop, hee made two Metropolitanes, as Gregorie commaunded; then Austine assembled the Byshops and Doctors of Brittaine, in this assembly, hee charged the Byshoppes that they should preach the Word of GOD with him: also, that they should reforme certaine rites and vsages in the Church, especially for keeping of Easter, and baptizing after the manner of Rome, the Scots and Brittaines would not agree thereto, refusing to leaue the custome which they so long time had continued. Beda, Fabianus, & others, write of a myracle wrought vpon a Blinde Englishman, when the Brittaines could not helpe him. Austine kneeling downe and praying, restored him to sight before them all, for a confirmation (as these Authours say) of keeping of Easter, I leaue the credite of the myracle to the Authors of whom I had it.