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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.
One Mucius, to declare his obedience to the Abbot, did not stick at the commandment of the Abbot, to cast his son into the water, not knowing whether any were there to save him from drowning, preferring the Abbots commandment before the commandment of God. And Basilius Magnus, and Nazeanzenus, with immoderate austerity, did so pluck down themselves, that when they were called to be Bishops, they were not able to sustain the labour thereof.
One Mucius, to declare his obedience to the Abbot, did not sticke at the commaundement of the Abbot, to cast his sonne into the water, not knowing whetherany were there to saue him from drowning, preferring the Abbots commaundement before the commaundement of God. And Basilius Magnus, and Nazeanzenus, with immoderate austeritie, did so plucke downe themselues, that when they were called to bee Bishoppes, they were not able to sustaine the laboure thereof.
After these Monks, followed Monks of the middle Age, who increased both in number and Superstition, from their dens in Wildernesses, the approached to great towns, where they had solemn Monasteries, founded by Kings, Queens, Kings Daughters, and rich Consuls, for the remedy of their Souls remission, and the redemption of their sins, the good of their Fathers pos•erities, of their Country, and the Honour of our Lady, and lightly it was for some murder, or great sin.
After these Monks, followed Monkes of the middle Age, who increased both in number and Superstition, from their dennes in Wildernesses, the approched to great townes, where they had solemn• Monasteries, founded by Kings, Queenes, Kings Daughters, and rich Consuls, for the remedie of their Soules remission, and the redemption of their sinnes, the good of their Fathers pos•erities, of their Country, and the Honour of our Lady, and lightly it was for some murder, or great sinne.