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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.
After this Gregory the first, succeeded Sylvester the second; he sate 4. years, […] month and 8. days Pope. By the testimony of Stella, Benno, and Platina, and many others, he was a Sorcerer, and was exalted to the Papacy by the Devil, upon this condition, that after his death, he should give himself to the Devil. He demanded of the Devil how long he should enjoy his Popedom. He answered, Until thou say Mass in Jerusalem thou shalt live. At length the Pope▪ in Lent, saying Mass in the Temple of the Holy Cross, which Church (unknown to him) was called Jerusalem▪ then he knew he should dye; then repenting, he confessed his fault before all the people.
After this Gregory the first, succeeded Siluester the second; he sate 4. yeares, 〈…〉 moneth and 8. dayes Pope. By the testimony of Stella, Benno, and Platina, and many others, he was a Sorce•er, and was exal•ed to the Papacy by the Deuill, vpon this condition, that after his death, he should giue himselfe to the Deuill. He demaunded of the Deuill how long he should •nioy his Popedome. Hee answered, Untill thou say Masse in Ierusalem thou shalt liue. At length the Pope▪ in Lent, saying Masse in the Temple of the Holy Crosse, which Church (vnknowne to him) was called Ierusalem▪ then hee knewe hee should dye; then repenting, hee confessed his fault before all the people.
•f•er him succeeded John the 19. which brought in the Feast of All-Souls to be celebrated next after All-Saints day, by the means of Odilo, Abbot of Cl•nake. This Abbot, thinking that Purgatory should be in Mount E•na, dreamed upon a time that he, by his Mases, had delivered diverse Soues from thence; saying, that he heard the voices and lamentations of Devils,