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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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About this time there was a Council bolden at Ste•ne-halt, for the right observing of Easter day.1 King Osway began with an Oration, that it was necessary •or such as served one God, to live in an uniform order, and such as looked for one kingdom in Heaven, should not differ in celebration of heavenly Sacraments: then, by his commandment, Colman Bishop, said he received the order of keeping Easter the 14. day of the first Month, from his Ancestors, Forefathers, and from John Evangelist: to which▪ at the Kings commandment, Wilfride answered, Easter is kept always on the Sunday, as we keep it in Rome, where Peter and Paul taught, in Italy, France. Africa, Egypt, Greece▪ and in all the world. I will not reprove Saint John which kept the rights of Moses Law according to the letter, the Church being yet Jewish in many points, they could not reject Images invented of the Devil, which all believers ought of necessity to detest, least they should offend the Jews; therefore Saint Paul circumcised Timothy, therefore he shaved his head, and Sacrificed in the Temple: all this was done only to eschew the offence of the Jews. Therefore •ames said to Paul; Thou •eest brother how many thousand Jews do believe yet all are zealous of the old Law; yet, since the Gospel was preached, it is not lawful for the faithful to be circumcised, nor to offer Sacrifices of carnal things to God: but Peter remembering that the Lord did rise from death the first day after the Sabbath, instituted Easter on that day, and not ⟨p. 26⟩according to the Law, and though your forefathers were holy men, what is their fewness, being but a corner of an Island, to be preferred before the universal Church of Christ? Then said the King; Did the Lord give the kingdom of Heaven unto Peter? And they both answered, yea; then the King concluded: being Saint Peter is the Door-keeper of Heaven, I will obey his Orders in every point, least when I come to the gates of Heaven he shut them against me, and with this simple reason they consented.
About this time there was a Counsell bolden at Stene-halt, for the right obseruing of Easterday.