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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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Damasus within 23. days after he was Pope, was poisoned. •hen the Romans, and Cardinals, sent to the Emperor for a Pope, who g•ue them Leo the 9. He kept two Councils, one at Uercellis, where the Doctrine of Beri•garius against the Real presence was condemned: the other was kept at Moguntia, where, amongst many decrees, Priests were utterly excluded from marriage, and that no •ay man •ight give •eni••ce, Bishopric, and Spiritual promotion, Leo being at Worms with the Emperor on Christmas day, he excommunicated the Sub•eacon, for not reading the Epistle in Latin▪ the Archbishop being at Mass, staid and would go• no further, unless his Subdeacon were restored: whereupon the Pope released him. Leo was poisoned by Brazutus, the first year of his Popedom. Victor the •. succeeded him, he kept a Council at Florence, he deposed diverse Bishops and Priests for Simony, and Fornication: of Simony, because they were took their li•ing of Secular m•n for money• for fornication, because they were married. In his second year he was poisoned also▪ by the said Brazutus, by the procurement of Hildebrand his master.
Damasus within 23. daies after he was Pope, was poysoned. •hen the Romaines, and Cardinals, sent to the Emperour for a Pope, who g•ue them Leo the 9. He kept two Councels, one at Uercellis, where the Doctrine of Beri•garius against the Real presence was condemned: the other was k•pt at Moguntia, where, amongst many decrees, Pri•sts were vtterly excluded from mariage, and that no ay man ight giue enice, Bishopricke, and Spirituall promoion, Leo being at Wormes with the Emperour on Christmas day, hee excommunicaed the Subeacon, for not reading the Episte in Latine the Archbishop being at Masse, staid and would go no further, vnlesse his Subdeacon were restred: whereupon the Pope released him. Leo was poysoned by Brazutus, the first yeare of his Popedome. Victor the . succeeded him, hee kept a Councell at Florence, hee deposed diuerse Bishops and Priests for Simony, and Fornication: of Simony, because they were tooke their liing of Secular mn for money for fornication, because they were maried. In his econd yeare he was poysoned also by the said Brazutus, by the procurement of Hildebrand his master.