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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.
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.
Celulphus, king of Northumberland, when hee had raigned 8. yeares was made a M••ke in the Abey of Farne▪ where, by his meanes, Licence was giuen to the Monks of that house to drinke wine, or Ale, which before, by the institution of the aforesaid Aydanus, drunke nothing but milke and water.
Cuthbert, 1Archbishop of Canterbury, collected a great Synod, where these decrees were enacted, that Bishops should be more diligent in seeing to their Office, then in admonishing the people, and live in peace one with another, and once a year go about all the Parishes of their Diocese. That they should admonish Abbots, and Monks, to live Regularly, and Prelates not to oppress their inferiors, but love them▪ that none should be admitted to Orders, before his life was examined: that the reading of holy Scriptures shou•d be more frequented in Monasteries: that Priests should not dispose secular businesses: that they should take no money for baptizing: that they should teach the Lords prayer and Creed in the English tongue: that they should join in their Ministry after one uniform manner: that they should sing in the Church with a modest voice: that the Sabbath be reverently observed: that the 7. Canonical Powers be observed every day: that the Rogation days should not be omitted: that a Festival day for all Saints should be celebrated, and a Feast of S. Gregory an• S. Austin, our Patron, should be observed▪ that the fasts of the 4. times should be kept: that Churchmen should not give themselves to drunkenness: that the Communion should not be neglected of the Clergy, nor […]: that Laymen should be examined, and well tried, before they become Monks: that Monks should not live amongst Lay-men: that public prayer should be made for Kings, and Princes.