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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.
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 that Iohn the Patriarch of Alexandria, as he was at prayer, there appeared vnto him a comely Uirgine▪ hauing on her head a Garland of Oliue Leaues, which named her selfe Mercy, promising him if he would take her to Wife, hee should prosper well: After that day this Patriarch was so mercifull to the poore, that he counted them his Maisters, and himselfe as Steward vnto them.
- 1Poli: li. 5. ca. 10.
Gregory withstood the pride of John, Patriarch of Constantinople, which would be the Universal and Chief Bishop of all others, calling him the fore-runner of Antichrist, he brought in the Title of the Pope, Seruus seruorum Dei.
Gregory withstood the pride of Iohn, Patriarke of Constantinople, which would be the Uniuersall and Cheefe Bishop of all others, calling him the fore-runner of Antichrist, he brought in the Title of the Pope, Seruus seruorum Dei.