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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.
King Oswald, a Christian, by prayer unto God, with a little company overc•me Cadwallo, and Penda the Britain• King, which with a mighty Host came against him. There is much commendation in writing of this Oswald's zeal in religion, and piety towards the poor; he sent into Scotland for a Bishop called Aydanus, a famous Preacher, as he preached to the Saxons in the Scottish tongue, the King understanding the Scottish tongue, he disdained not to preach and expound the same to his Nobles in the English tongue.
King Oswald, a Christian, by prayer vnto God, with a little company ouerc•me Cadwallo, and Penda the Britain• King, which with a mightie Host came against him. There is much commendation in writing of this Oswalds zeale in religion, and piety towards the poore; he sent into Scotland for a Bishop called Aydanus, a famous Preacher, as he preached to the Saxons in the Scottish tongue, the King vnderstanding the Scotish tongue, he disdained not to preach and expound the same to his Nobles in the English tongue.
King Oswald being at Dinner on Easter day, one brought him word there was a great company of p•re people in the streets which asked alms of him, be commanded the meat prepared for his own Table to be carried unto them, and brake a si••er Platter in pieces and sen• it amongst them: by his means Kinigillus King of the West Saxons was converted to Christs Faith, and after he had reigned 9. years, he was slain by the said Penda, who was after slain by Osway brother to Oswald, and succeeded him in his Kingdom,1 together with his Cousin Oswine.
King Oswald being at Dinner on Easterday, one brought him word there was a great company of pre people in the streets which asked almes of him, be commaunded the meate prepared for his owne Table to be caried vnto them, and brake a sier Platter in pieces and sen it amongst them: by his meanes Kinigillus King of the West Saxons was conuerted to Christs Faith, and after he had raigned 9. yeares, he was slaine by the said Penda, who was after slaine by Osway brother to Oswald, and succeeded him in his Kingdome,