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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.
After Austine had baptized 10000. in a River called Swale by York, on a Christmas day, perceiving his end to draw near, ordained Laurencius his Successor: by his Baptizing in Rivers it followeth there was then no use of Fonts, and the Rites of baptizing in Rome was not then so ceremonial, nor had so many trinkets as it hath since: and not long after Austine died,1 after he had sitten Arch-bishop 15. or 16. years. About this time also Gregory died, who was called the basest of all the Bishops before him, and the best of all that came after him.
After Austine had baptized 10000. in a Riuer called Swale by Yorke, on a Christmas day, perceiuing his end to draw neere, ordained Laurencius his Successor: by his Baptizing in Riuers it followeth there was then no vse of Fonts, and the Rites of baptizing in Rome was not then so ceremoniall, nor had so many trinkets as it hath since: and not long after Austine died,1 after he had sitten Arch-bishop 15. or 16. yeares. About this time also Gregory died, who was called the basest of all the Byshops before him, and the best of all that came after him.
- 1604
Ranulphus Cestrensis writeth,1 that John the Patriarch of Alexandria, as he was at prayer, there appeared unto him a comely Virgin▪ having on her head a Garland of Olive Leaves, which named her self Mercy, promising him if he would take her to Wife, he should prosper well: After that day this Patriarch was so merciful to the poor, that he counted them his Masters, and himself as Steward unto them.
Ranulphus Cestrensis writeth,1