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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
Book 4 › ¶The Sentence of the Councell of Brixia against Hildebrand.
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After him followed Pascalis the 2.1 he putting on a purple Vesture and a tyre on his head, was brought upon a white Palfrey, into Lateran, where a Sceptre was given him, and a girdle about him, which having seven Keys, with seven Seals, to token the seven powers by the seven graces of the holy Ghost of binding, loosing, shutting opening, sealing, resigning and Judging, which the Emperor Henry the 4. hearing of, thought to come to Italy to salute the new Pope, but understanding the Popes mind against him, changed his purpose. This Pascalis deposed all such Abbots, and Bishops, as the Emperor had set up; and banished many that strived, at that time, for the Papacy, and made an Army against Clement, whom the Emperor made Pope, as aforesaid, and being put to flight, not long after d••d. About the same time, the Bishop of Fluence began to teach and Preach of Antichrist then to be borne, as Sabeli•us […]. Pascalis put to silence the said Bishop, and condemned his Books, by a Council, which he assembled at Tre•as. Married Priests, in this Council, were condemned for Nicholaitans. All Lay-men, that gave Spiritual Dignities, were condemned of Simony. The Statu•e of Priests Tithes was renewed, counting the selling thereof sin against the holy Ghost. He renewed the excommunication of Hildebrand against Henry the Emperor, caused certain Bishops to deprive him of his Crown, and to place his sonn• Henry the 5. in his Fathers room; these Bishops required of the Emperor his Diadem▪ P••ple, •ing, and other ornaments of his Crown: when the Emperor would know the reason, they alleged, the Popes pleasure, and for selling Spiritual Livings: but these Bishops being demanded of him, could not deny but he took nothing of them, they being preferred by him: well, said he, you requi•e me well, and admonishing them of their Oath and allegiance, as he sate in his Throne, they pluck away all his Cu•periall Ornaments. The good Emperor, being destitute, said, Videat Deus & Judicat.