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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.
In this time was Bede, a man of worthy memory, he was a Priest of the Monastery of Peter and Paul, at Wire; at 7. years old, he was committed to the education of Benedict▪ as before; at 19. years old •e was made Deacon, and at 30, Priest. He wrote 37. Volumes; in his Treatise upon Samuel, he said; If my exposition bring no utility to the readers,1 yet it conduceth not a little to my self, that whilst my cogitation was upon them, I had little mind of the slippery enticements of the world: he continued in diligent study, until the age of 62. years, and in his latter end, whilst he was sick seven weeks, he translated the Gospel of Saint John into English.
In this time was Beda, a man of worthy memory, he was a Priest of the Monastery of Peter and Paul, at Wire; at 7. yeares old, he was committed to the education of Benedict▪ as before; at 19. yeares old •e was made Deacon, and at 30, Priest. He wrote 37. Uolumes; in his Treatise vpon Samuel, he said; If my exposition bring no vtilitie to the readers,1 yet it conduceth not a little to my selfe, that whilst my cogitation was vpon them, I had little minde of the slippery intisements of the world: hee continued in diligent study, vntill the age of 62. yeares, and in his latter end, whilst he was sicke seauen weekes, he translated the Gospell of Saint Iohn into English.
- 1735.
Celulphus, king of Northumberland, when he had reigned 8. years was made a M••ke in the Abbey of Farne▪ where, by his means, Licence was given to the Monks of that house to drink wine, or Ale, which before, by the institution of the aforesaid Aydanus, drunk nothing but milk and water.